Critical Notes

We’re excited to announce that applications to our Emerging Critics Fellowships are now open! The NBCC Emerging Critics Program is an interactive, participatory program guided by the philosophy that critical

We’re happy to announce that the new president of the National Book Critics Circle is Adam Dalva! Adam is the former chair of the John Leonard Prize committee, and his

Members and friends, we just wrapped up the 50th National Book Critics Circle Awards, which were announced at a ceremony in New York last week! If you missed it, you

The NBCC Awards are almost here! We’ll be honoring the best books of 2024 at our ceremony on March 20 at 6:30 p.m. Eastern. We still have tickets available for

Freinds, we’d like to remind you that the NBCC Awards are coming up soon! We still have tickets available for the finalists reading on March 19 and awards ceremony and

Members and friends, as we count down to our NBCC Awards Ceremony on March 20, and in celebration of our 50th anniversary, we’re posting statements and videos from former NBCC

Members and friends, we hope you’re doing well! Our members have been busy this past week with reviews of books by authors including Eric Puchner, Ada Calhoun, Erin Crosby Eckstine,

Members and friends, we hope you’re having a good February so far! Our members have been hard at work with reviews by authors including Jennifer Finney Boylan, Pope Francis, Imani

Members and friends, we hope you’re doing well! This week, our members have been keeping busy with reviews of books by authors including Catherine Airey, Paraic O’Donnell, Lidia Yuknavitch, Sarah

Friends, we hope you’re doing well! Our members have been keeping busy with reviews of books by authors including Geraldine Brooks, Ruth Franklin, K-Ming Chang, Neko Case, and Stuart Murdoch,