National Book Critics Circle

National Book Critics Announce Annual Awards

AP | By HILLEL ITALIE | Posted 03.09.2012

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NEW YORK -- Short story writer Edith Pearlman has won the National Book Critics Circle award for fiction. Pearlman was cited Thursday for "Binocular ...

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(Snooty) Literature Critics Criticize Reader's Literary Criticism

David Ropeik | Posted 07.13.2011

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The flaws of customer criticism notwithstanding, the ability of readers to offer their feedback into the great public discussion of literature contributes significantly to an interest in reading, and writing.

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2011 NBCC Award Winners Announced (PHOTOS)

The Huffington Post | Zoe Triska | Posted 05.25.2011

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The 2011 National Book Critics Circle (NBCC) Awards Ceremony was held last night at 6:00 PM at The New School in Manhattan. The finalists were announc...

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Looking For Great Books For Your LIbrary? Try 4 Decades Of NBCC Winners (PHOTOS)

The Huffington Post | Zoe Triska | Posted 05.25.2011

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The National Book Critics Circle (NBCC) Awards have been around since the 1970s and the winners over the decades make an impressive recommended readin...

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National Book Critics Circle Awards Hilary Mantel's 'Wolf Hall'

AP | HILLEL ITALIE | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — Hilary Mantel's "Wolf Hall," winner last year of the Man Booker Prize in London, was honored Thursday night on this side of the Atlan...

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Hindu Group Protests National Book Critics Circle Nominee 'The Hindus' For Bigotry

Los Angeles Times | Carolyn Kellogg | Posted 05.25.2011

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The organization Hindu Janajagruti Samit gathered before a reading of finalists for the National Book Critics Circle awards Wednesday night in New Yor...

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National Book Critics Circle Reviews 30 books In 30 Days

Los Angeles Times | Carolyn Kellogg | Posted 05.25.2011

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The National Book Critics Circle will announce the winners of its book awards on March 11 in New York City. It has begun counting down the days until ...

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Rachel Zucker Doesn't Write Your Mother's Mom Poems

Travis Nichols | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rachel Zucker is a wife, a mother, a teacher, a doula and a grouchy subway rider. Now, she's also a National Book Critics Circle Award finalist.

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National Book Critics Circle Prize Nominees Announced

AP | HILLEL ITALIE | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — Man Booker Prize winner Hilary Mantel and National Book Award finalists Jayne Anne Phillips and Bonnie Jo Campbell were among the nom...

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