Come see us at the @bookcritics.bsky.social booth at #AWP25! We have 50th anniversary stickers!

NBCC President @hspartington.bsky.social: “Never has there been a more urgent need for criticism, for free speech, for writing that questions, talks back to, and interprets other writing.” #NBCCAwards

NBCC President @hspartington.bsky.social: “The National Book Critics Circle affirms the right of every person to see themselves reflected in books. As the NBCC moves into our next chapter, we stand with the organizations fighting to protect our rights to write and read.” #NBCCAwards

Livestream the NBCC Awards tonight at 6:30 PM ET/3:30 PM PT, or join us in person at the New School, 66 w 12th st, New York! Free tickets still available!

NYC friends, we'd love to see you at the ceremony in person this evening! We have tickets available, so feel free to drop by The New School Auditorium at 66 West 12th Street—the ceremony starts at 6:30 p.m. Eastern!

Tickets are still available for the NBCC Finalists' Reading (3/19, 6:30 PM ET), NBCC Awards (3/20, 6:30 PM ET), and NBCC Awards Reception (3/20, 8:30 PM ET). All events are at the New School in New York. wildboundlive.com/events/nbcc2025

Tickets for the NBCC Awards are still available, but the reception will sell out soon. Reserve yours now!

The @bookcritics.bsky.social Emerging Critics Fellowship gave me a community when I was a new critic. It put me in the room with some of literature's most brilliant minds and it gave me the confidence I needed to write with authority. Please apply! nbcc.submittable.com.

NBCC President @hspartington.bsky.social wrote about Highway 99 towns and Manuel Muñoz's "The Consequences" for Alta's California Book Club:

Statement on the Trump Administration’s January 20, 2025 Executive Order Targeting Transgender, Intersex, Nonbinary, and Gender-Nonconforming Americans:

You can register and get tickets for our finalists reading and awards ceremony here: www.wildboundlive.com/events/nbcc2...

We hope you’ll join us at our finalists reading on March 19 and awards ceremony on March 20!

We want to extend our deepest thanks to our friends who have made all of this possible: Wildbound PR, The New School, Purslane, Curious Elixirs, Brooklyn Brewery, Foley Family Wines and Spirits, Morgenstern Books, and Arader Galleries.

Congratulations to all of our finalists and winners! www.bookcritics.org/2025/01/23/n...

We’re excited to announce that in honor of our 50th anniversary, we’ll be joined at the NBCC Awards ceremony by Maxine Hong Kingston!

Congratulations to Sandra Cisneros, the winner of the 2024 Ivan Sandrof Lifetime Achievement Award!

Congratulations to @thirdworldpress.bsky.social, the winner of the 2024 Toni Morrison Achievement Award!

Congratulations to Lauren Michele Jackson, the winner of the 2024 Nona Balakian Citation for Excellence in Reviewing!

Congratulations to Lori Lynn Turner, the winner of the 2024 NBCC Service Award!

We're excited to announce the shortlist for the 2024 John Leonard Prize, given to an outstanding first book in any genre! Congratulations to all of the finalists.

We're excited to announce the shortlist for the 2024 Gregg Barrios Book in Translation Prize! Congratulations to all of the finalists.

We're excited to announce the shortlist for the 2024 NBCC Award for Poetry! Congratulations to all of the finalists.

We're excited to announce the shortlist for the 2024 NBCC Award for Nonfiction! Congratulations to all of the finalists.

We're excited to announce the shortlist for the 2024 NBCC Award for Fiction! Congratulations to all of the finalists.

We're excited to announce the shortlist for the 2024 NBCC Award for Criticism! Congratulations to all of the finalists.

We're excited to announce the shortlist for the 2024 NBCC Award for Biography! Congratulations to all of the finalists.

We're excited to announce the shortlist for the 2024 NBCC Award for Autobiography! Congratulations to all of the finalists.

And that's a wrap for our longlists! Stay tuned for our shortlist reveal on Jan. 23. Thanks so much for reading!

And the grand finale of our @bookcritics.bsky.social longlists, the Barrios Book in Translation Prize. Congrats to these authors and translators. Well done to VP/Barrios @recycledgiraffe.bsky.social and to the Barrios committee!

Congratulations to all of these amazing poets! Great job to chair @davidwoo.bsky.social and the Poetry committee.

Congrats to these phenomenal writers! Great work @jolivingstone.bsky.social and the Nonfiction committee!

Thank you to my friend and colleague @bookcritics.bsky.social VP of Online @michaelschaub.bsky.social for this piece at Kirkus about the NBCC Fiction Longlist! www.kirkusreviews.com/news-and-fea...

As chair of the NBCC Autobiography Award Committee, I’m thrilled to announce our longlist. It’s been a great year in autobiography, and every one of these books tells a vital and interesting personal story in a unique and innovative manner. 👏👏👏🔥🔥🔥

Hello fiction longlist! Our second list dropping today from @bookcritics.bsky.social!

Another great list! Check out the NBCC Biography Longlist. Congratulations to these authors! Well done to Elizabeth Taylor and the Bio committee!

Congratulations to these phenomenal writers! Well done to Autobiography’s awesome chair @mayleechai.bsky.social! It was a pleasure to serve on this committee.

Let's announce some more longlists! Up today from @bookcritics.bsky.social: Autobiography Longlist at 10:00 AM Eastern & Biography Longlist at 2:00 PM Eastern

Thank you, PW! www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...

Miss the first two NBCC Longlists? Read about Criticism here: people.com/national-boo...

Congratulations to this amazing list of fiction writers. Well done to our fiction committee and excellent Fiction chair David Varno.

The National Book Critics Circle is thrilled to announce our longlists for the first time ever! Up first: Criticism!

Big news!