December 23, 2019
By Carolyn Kellogg
Michelle Newby Lancaster reviewed Christmas in Austin by Benjamin Markovits for Lone Star Literary Life. Erika Dreifus hosted the Dec. 15 Jewish Book Carnival, a project of the Association of Jewish
December 16, 2019
By Laurie Hertzel
Do not forget to vote to choose our new board members. You should have received an email from Survey Monkey by now, with a ballot inside. The deadline for voting
December 9, 2019
By Carolyn Kellogg
Welcome to the latest in news and reviews from the National Book Critics Circle. Heller McAlpin reviewed biographer Deirdre Bair’s Parisian Lives for the Wall Street Journal. The Yellow House by Sarah
December 2, 2019
By Carolyn Kellogg
Tegan and Sara want you to run for the National Book Critics Circle board or submit to be considered for our excellence in reviewing prize. Now’s the time. Join the
November 24, 2019
By Mark Athitakis
The NBCC board for publishing year 2018, photographed at the NBCC awards on March 14, 2019. Members, this is the time of year when you can get deeply involved in
November 18, 2019
By Laurie Hertzel
Members, this is the time of year when you can get deeply involved in the NBCC — choosing the winner of the John Leonard Prize, voting for board members (and
November 11, 2019
By Mark Athitakis
We Need Your Help Selecting the Next Sandrof Award Honoree Each year, the NBCC board selects a person or institution to win the Ivan Sandrof Lifetime Achievement Award, and we’d
November 3, 2019
By Carolyn Kellogg
The latest reviews, interviews and more from our members this week. Clea Simon reviewed Andre Aciman’s Find Me , the follow-up to Call Me by Your Name, for the Boston
October 27, 2019
By Mark Athitakis
Anita Felicelli reviewed Johanna Stoberock’s novel Pigs for On the Seawall, and spotlighted a dozen books that blur genre borders (including NBCC finalist Kazuo Ishiguro’s Never Let Me Go) for Electric Literature. George
October 20, 2019
By Mark Athitakis
NBCC president Laurie Hertzel wrote about the question of whether literary awards should be based on the book alone, or on the author, or some combination, for the Minnesota Star