Critical Notes

Members and friends, the NBCC has decided to extend our fundraising drive through the end of the year! As a token of our appreciation, we are sending donors who contribute

This Giving Tuesday, please consider giving to the National Book Critics Circle, which is heading into its 50th anniversary. In light of book bans, shuttered book review sections, reduced compensation

Friends, we hope you’re having a good fall so far! Our members have been keeping busy with reviews of books by authors including Sigrid Nunez, Alice McDermott, Viet Thanh Nguyen,

Members and friends, this Wednesday, Nov. 1, at 7 p.m. Eastern, we’ll be hosting a virtual Translators’ Roundtable event with the translators of five of the six finalists from the

Friends, please mark your calendars for Nov. 1, when we’ll be hosting a virtual Translators’ Roundtable event with the translators of five of the six finalists from the inaugural Gregg

Friends, we hope you’re having a good fall so far! Our members have been spending the season reading and writing, with reviews of new books by authors including Teju Cole,

Friends, we hope you’re having a great fall so far! Our members have been keeping busy reviewing books by authors including Olga Ravn, Jonathan Lethem, Isle McElroy, Michael Lewis, and

Members, we’re excited to announce that submissions for the Nona Balakian Citation for Excellence in Reviewing opened yesterday! We award this $1,000 prize every year to recognize outstanding work by

Members and friends, are you planning to be at the Brooklyn Book Festival this week? If so, we’d love for you to join us at our event, Beyond the Acclaimed