Mary Ann Gwinn's Lit Life article in the Seattle Times looks at a local connection to the Google Books Project: Peter Leonard is a doctoral student in Scandinavian studies at
July 28, 2010
NBCC Roundup July 28, 2010
By Bethanne Patrick
Critical Notes
July 22, 2010
NBCC Roundup July 22, 2010
By Bethanne Patrick
Adam Kirsch in Tablet on The Rebbe: The Life and Afterlife of Menachem Mendel Schneerson and Open Secret: Postmessianic Messianism and the Mystical Revision of Menahem Mendel Schneerson: Faith, it
July 15, 2010
NBCC Roundup, July 14, 2010
By Bethanne Patrick
Ron Charles reviews What Is Left the Daughter, by Howard Norman: An award-winning translator who teaches creative writing at the University of Maryland, College Park, Norman offers a kind of
July 6, 2010
NBCC Roundup, July 6, 2010
By Bethanne Patrick
Ron Charles reviews David Mitchell's The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet in The Washington Post Book World: In the first part of the novel, Mitchell spins out this
June 29, 2010
NBCC Roundup June 29, 2010
By Bethanne Patrick
NB: Please send your links (to reviews, interviews, essays) to Bethanne Patrick, thebookmaven at gmail dot com. At Chapter 16, Margaret Rankl interviews “Mr. Peanut” author Adam Ross: Personally,
June 21, 2010
NBCC Roundup June 21, 2010
By Bethanne Patrick
Thanks, everyone, for your patience over the last few weeks. We're definitely still running the roundup and I'm definitely still collecting links every week, so please keep sending them to
May 4, 2010
Roundup: May 3, 2010
By Bethanne Patrick
The LA Times lead review last weekend was Gregg Barrios on “The Farthest Home Is an Empire of Fire” by John Phillip Santos: His story is initially more compelling than
April 26, 2010
NBCC Roundup April 26, 2010
By Bethanne Patrick
Here's this week's installment in the roundup series featuring the work of NBCC members and curated by NBCC member Bethanne Patrick. Links to member reviews will also be posted on
April 21, 2010
NBCC Roundup
By Bethanne Patrick
Each week on Critical Mass NBCC Bethanne Patrick curates a round up highlighting the work of NBCC members (to submit, send links to thebookmaven@gmail.com). Candace Levy reviews the audiobook version
April 12, 2010
Roundup 25
By Bethanne Patrick
Today Critical Mass launches a new roundup series featuring the work of NBCC members and curated by NBCC member Bethanne Patrick. Links to member reviews will be posted here, on