Critical Notes

Members and friends, we hope you’re doing well and staying safe! This week, our members have reviews of the latest books by Kazuo Ishiguro, Mateo Askaripour, Imbolo Mbue, Patricia Engel,

“But I am the man And I’ll be there. And I may cause the lips    of those who are asleep    to speak. And I may make my notebooks    into sheaves

Members and friends, we hope that all of you affected by last week’s winter storms are doing better and staying safe and warm—we’re keeping you in our thoughts.  In this

Members and friends, we hope you’re doing well and staying safe and warm! This week, our members have reviews of books by authors such as Dantiel W. Moniz, Brandon Hobson,

Members and friends, we hope you’re having a good February so far! Our members have been keeping busy, with reviews of books by Brandon Hobson, Dorthe Nors, Anakana Schofield, Chang-rae

Friends of the NBCC, just a reminder that if you missed last Sunday’s literary celebration, you can find a link to watch it here, and you can read the list

Thanks so much to all of you who joined us last night at our virtual ceremony honoring the winners of the 2019 NBCC Awards and announcing the finalists for the

Members and friends, we’ll be celebrating the winners of the 2019 NBCC Awards, and announcing the finalists for the 2020 NBCC Awards, at a free virtual event on Sunday, January

We hope you’re all doing as well as can be after the events of last week. Please stay safe and stay hopeful as we navigate the difficult days ahead. This

We hope that all of you will be able to join us later this month for a special ceremony honoring our 2019 National Book Critics Circle Award winners and announcing