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National Book Critics Circle 2018 shortlist (for fiction)
In which I fail to speculate why the National Book Critics Circle isn’t a square.
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And the Winnner is… National Book Critics Circle Award
Congratulation to Joan Silber!
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The Ninth Hour by Alice McDermott (Farrar Straus and Giroux)
A Jewish man falls in love with a book about Nuns. Report at 10:00!
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Improvement by Joan Silber (Counterpoint)
A surprise of a novel that with insight and heart shows how we all connect.
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The Finalists for the National Book Critics Circle Have Been Announced…
While I slept the National Book Critics Circle announced its finalists for 2017. The NBCC hands...
Read MoreAnd the Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award For Best Novel is…
… The Sellout by Paul Beatty. I’m late on this one because Beatty (and the other winners) were announced nearly a week ago. I blame the Internet for not telling me sooner. While my favourite novel was Anthony...
Read MoreWeek 7: The Gaping Hole in an otherwise fine list of nominees, Empowerment and Marilyn’s Teeth
Books Read Eileen by Ottessa Moshfegh The Story of My Teeth by Valeria Luiselli All The Birds In The Sky by Charlie Jane Anders Currently Reading Afrosf: Science Fiction by African Writers edited by Ivor W. Hartmann (1) The...
Read MoreWeek 6: A Decision, Racism and more swears than usual
Books Read The Sellout by Paul Beatty The House of Small Shadows by Adam Nevill Currently Reading Eileen by Ottessa Moshfegh (1) The announcement of the BSFA nominees this week (see this post) sparked off another change in how I...
Read MoreWeek 5: A New Podcast, Flying Saucers and Russian Mix Tapes
Books Read After the Saucers Landed by Douglas Lain The Tsar of Love and Techno by Anthony Marra Currently Reading The Sellout by Paul Beatty (1) Last weekend (31 January) Jonathan Strahan, James Bradley and I got together to...
Read MoreAnd the Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award is…
… Marilynne Robinson for Lila. Back in late February I predicted this might be the case saying, However, if I had to pick who was going to win the NBCC, my money would be on Marilynne Robinson’s Lila. It’s not a book that...
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