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National Book Critics Circle Awards Announced
The National Book Critics Circle, founded in 1974, consists of
nearly 700 active book reviewers, interested in communicating
with one another about common concerns.
In recent years, the NBCC has made efforts to become a truly
national organization by offering forums in locations outside
of New York.
The centerpiece of NBCC activities is the annual awards for the
best book in five categories: fiction, general nonfiction,
biography/autobiography, poetry, and criticism.
Each year the organization also salutes the most accomplished reviewer,
from within the membership, with the Nona Balakian Citation for
Excellence in Reviewing.
- Best Fiction Award: Being Dead by Jim Crace (Farrar, Straus, & Giroux)
- Best Nonfiction Award: Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing by
Ted Conover (Random)
- Best Biography Award: Hirohito and the Making
of Modern Japan by Herbert P. Bix (HarperCollins)
- Best Poetry Award: Carolina Ghost Wood by Judy Jordan (Louisiana State University Press)
- Best Criticism Award: Quarrel & Quandary by Cynthia
Ozick (Knopf)
The National Book Critics Circle (NBCC) can be found
online at: www.bookcritics.org. In addition to
information about the awards, the website also includes
an online newsletter for book critics, links to book-related
resources and membership information.
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