Critical Notes

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,

Friends, we hope you’re having a good January! Last week, we announced the finalists for the 2024 National Book Critics Circle Awards. We hope you’ll join us at the awards

Members and friends, it’s almost that time! We’ll be announcing the shortlists for our NBCC Awards this Thursday, Jan. 23, at 10 a.m. Eastern on social media. If you’d like

Members and friends, save the date! We’ll be announcing the shortlists for our NBCC Awards on Thursday, Jan. 23, at 10 a.m. Eastern on social media. If you’d like to

Members and friends, we hope you’re having a great 2025 so far! Our members are ringing in the new year with reviews of books by authors including Brandon Shimoda, Adam

Members and friends, last week, we announced our first-ever longlists for the NBCC Awards! You can find links to the lists on our awards page. Stay tuned—we’ll be announcing our

Members and friends, we’re happy to announce that in honor of our 50th anniversary—and for the first time in our history—we’ll be revealing longlists for our NBCC Awards! The announcements