November 27, 2016
By Elizabeth Taylor
Reception for Michel Chabon’s Moonglow have been glowing. Heller McAlpin reviews the novel for NPR. She also reviews Zadie Smith’s Swing Time for the San Francisco Chronicle. Ellen Akins reviews Chabon's
November 21, 2016
By Bethanne Patrick
The old (purportedly) Chinese curse has come true. We live in interesting times. For the moment, those times are still producing lots of interesting book reviews, as you'll see in
November 14, 2016
By Laurie Hertzel
It's been a week, hasn't it? Books keep us going. Here are your reviews for the last week. And some good news: voting for the #NBCCLeonard award for best
November 7, 2016
By Bethanne Patrick
Greetings to all on a week that's beginning tensely for our nation's politics; check out a few of the assembled reviews to remember that many thinking people make up our
November 1, 2016
By Laurie Hertzel
Your reviews seed this roundup. Please send items, including news about recent publications and honors, to NBCCCritics@gmail.com. (Current members only.) Please send links that do not require a subscription or a
October 9, 2016
By Bethanne Patrick
Greetings, critics and readers. This week we’ve got a good mix of fiction and nonfiction, reviews and interviews. Kerri Arsenault talked to Matt Weiland, lover of soccer and talking rabbits,
October 4, 2016
By Elizabeth Taylor
Autumn brings a bounty of books, and reviews. Ann Patchett’s Commonwealth has been reviewed widely. Eileen Weiner reviews Patchett's novel for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and Alexis Burling reviews the novel for the San Francisco Chronicle and
September 18, 2016
By Carmela Ciuraru
Your reviews seed this roundup. Please send items, including news about recent publications and honors, to NBCCCritics@gmail.com. (Current members only.) Please send links that do not require a subscription or a username and password.
August 29, 2016
By Elizabeth Taylor
Board member Colette Bancroft reviews Colson Whitehead’s Underground Railroad for the Tampa Bay Times. Mike Lindgren reviews William Giraldi’s The Hero’s Body for the Washington Post. Julia M. Klein reviews Luke
August 22, 2016
By Michele Filgate
Newsday books editor and NBCC board president Tom Beer interviews Jacqueline Woodson about Another Brooklyn, her new novel for adults. For her weekly Lit Hub column, NBCC board member Jane Ciabattari