Save the date! On Tuesday, Sept. 30 at 4 p.m. Pacific/7 p.m. Eastern, please join us on Zoom for "Criticism 101: Book Review Fundamentals," led by Heather Scott Partington, former NBCC president and current treasurer and fiction chair.
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NBCC’s Vice President/Barrios Prize and Co-Vice President/Membership interviewed Harryette Mullen about "Regaining Unconsciousness" for The Brooklyn Rail:
HARRYETTE MULLEN with Mandana Chaffa | The Brooklyn Rail
Harryette Mullen’s incisive eye, linguistic prestidigitation and multilayered connections are in exceptional form in her new collection Regaining Unconsciousness.
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Read @recycledgiraffe.bsky.social’s marvelous interview of translator Hisham Matar and photographer Diana Matar, who worked together on Naguib Mahfouz’s dream book I FOUND MYSELF, in @chicagorevbooks.bsky.social chireviewofbooks.com/2025/07/25/f...
Finding Ourselves in Naguib Mahfouz’s Last Dreams: An Interview with Hisham and Diana Matar - Chicago Review of Books
When awarding the acclaimed Egyptian writer Naguib Mahfouz [1911-2006] the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1988, the Swedish Academy noted how “through works rich in nuance—now clear-sightedly realistic,...
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"It’s terrifying to realize that you’re no longer an authority on yourself." @recycledgiraffe.bsky.social's interview with @richard-siken.bsky.social on his new book "I Do Know Some Things" (@coppercanyonpress.bsky.social) is out now. chireviewofbooks.com/2025/08/27/a...
An Encyclopedia of the Self: An Interview with Richard Siken About "I Do Know Some Things" - Chicago Review of Books
Our interview with Richard Siken about his new collection, "I Do Know Some Things."
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@maris.bsky.social's new collection, out from @eccobooks.bsky.social right now!
Chicago Review of Books@chicagorevbooks.bsky.social · last yr."I don’t want readers to get the idea that my collection is only about anger... There is so much I love and want to fight for." @recycledgiraffe.bsky.social's interview with @maris.bsky.social on her new book “I Want to Burn This Place Down” (Ecco) is out now. chireviewofbooks.com/2025/07/08/b...
I loved talking with @maris.bsky.social about her debut (debut? how?) essay collection, which packs a wallop in a trim package (much like the author herself). You will love this book, too. Thanks to my @chicagorevbooks.bsky.social for the opportunity!
Maris Kreizman@maris.bsky.social · last yr.I loved this interview so much. Thank you, @recycledgiraffe.bsky.social for the chance to gab. chireviewofbooks.com/2025/07/08/b...
Such a joy to talk with @maidervang.bsky.social about this beautiful collection (@graywolfpress.bsky.social) for my beloved @chicagorevbooks.bsky.social.
Chicago Review of Books@chicagorevbooks.bsky.social · last yr.“[Language] may even fail us at times when it’s unable to fully convey what we mean.” @recycledgiraffe.bsky.social's interview with @maidervang.bsky.social, on her book “Primordial” (@graywolfpress.bsky.social) is out now. chireviewofbooks.com/2025/05/08/p...
In this last video of the day, Rebecca Makkai explains the overarching mission of our organization, and truly, how your donations help us continue our work of building a writing community. Stories Matter Foundation is truly for ANYONE who values the power of stories. buff.ly/MaO89HN
Our NEA grant was canceled. Here’s a letter from our development director about what’s happening.
So proud of our @chicagorevbooks.bsky.social and their "Read Your Resistance" initiative. Writing and Reading have always been critical components of any successful movement. chireviewofbooks.com/2025/02/13/i... @storystudiochicago.bsky.social
Introducing "Read Your Resistance" - Chicago Review of Books
I’ve been more tuned into the news lately than is healthy, I’m sure. Each day I hold my breath as I learn what fresh new hell awaits this country. Many have written about how we’re living in unprecede...
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Such an honor to speak with Dr. Eve L. Ewing about ORIGINAL SINS for my beloved @chicagorevbooks.bsky.social.
RoscoeBooks@roscoebooks.bsky.social · 2y ago"My hope is that people will use the book as a launchpad for community conversations, coalition-building, and hard reflection." The best thing we've read today is @recycledgiraffe.bsky.social's interview with Eve L. Ewing in @chicagorevbooks.bsky.social. chireviewofbooks.com/2025/03/03/t...
"My hope is that people will use the book as a launchpad for community conversations, coalition-building, and hard reflection." @recycledgiraffe.bsky.social talks with Eve L. Ewing about "Original Sins" (One World)
"Tell The Truth, Shame The Devil": Eve L. Ewing on "Original Sins" - Chicago Review of Books
Even in an era of multi-hyphenates, Chicago-native Dr. Eve L. Ewing’s achievements are exemplary: scholar, educator, cultural organizer, poet, playwright and comic book author to name a few. Her…
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NBCC Vice President/Barrios Book in Translation Prize @recycledgiraffe.bsky.social interviewed @antonhur.com about his novel "Toward Eternity" for @wwborders.bsky.social:
“Making Space for Each Other”: Anton Hur on Toward Eternity, Translation, and Immortality - Words Without Borders
Mandana Chaffa uses the otherworldly premise of Anton Hur's novel Toward Eternity to discuss Hur's path to translation, community, and immortality.
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What a pleasure it was to talk with Anton Hur (@antonhur.com) about TOWARD ETERNITY (@harpercollins.bsky.social), for the great @wwborders.bsky.social (tremendous thanks to Susan Harris and @ninaperrotta.bsky.social) wordswithoutborders.org/read/article...
“Making Space for Each Other”: Anton Hur on Toward Eternity, Translation, and Immortality - Words Without Borders
Mandana Chaffa uses the otherworldly premise of Anton Hur's novel Toward Eternity to discuss Hur's path to translation, community, and immortality.
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Joy! Announcing the 2024 Barrios shortlist! I'm so proud of our longlist committee & we had a spectacular time reading these books. Congratulations to the writers, translators & publishers! If you're an @bookcritics.bsky.social member in good standing, why don't you join us to determine the winner?
National Book Critics Circle@bookcritics.bsky.social · 2y agoWe're excited to announce the shortlist for the 2024 Gregg Barrios Book in Translation Prize! Congratulations to all of the finalists.
Check out our @bookcritics.bsky.social 2024 finalists: though my heart bleeds Barrios, so extraordinarily proud of all of our titles, and my beloved fellow board members, who are smart, intent, and so collaborative. Read these books!
National Book Critics Circle@bookcritics.bsky.social · 2y agoCongratulations to all of our finalists and winners! www.bookcritics.org/2025/01/23/n...
Literary and arts administrator friends, do take a look at this opportunity at The Flow Chart Foundation: www.flowchartfoundation.org/interim
Job Opportunities at Flow Chart — THE FLOW CHART FOUNDATION
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Squeezing in one last Substack entry for 2024, with my year in reading reflections for the year. I'm planning on returning to monthly craft essays in the new year, so more soon! Thanks for reading, as always!
#46: Reflection Creates Retention (My 2024 Year in Reading)
Happy holidays and Happy New Year!
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And our friend Eric Liebetrau reviewed WOO WOO by the Australian novelist Ella Baxter. www.bostonglobe.com/2024/12/26/a...
In Baxter’s ‘Woo Woo,’ making art while falling apart - The Boston Globe
The Australian novelist satirizes the art world but takes her main character seriously.
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#theatre new podcast episode: wherein i read scenes 1-12 from my play with songs THRUSH. open.spotify.com/show/28W8hp9...
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"it feels as if the play is sitting in front of me and we are having a chat," says a colleague of mine about HUMAN INTEREST STORY. join us for an hour. on demand. with distance over time. handmade theatre/film. vimeo.com/ondemand/hum...
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Meet RK. Here. In this place shared by you and I. RK would like to share a story with you about some things that happened once. Perhaps some of this story…
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I really loved this episode — pretty much everything the hosts said resonated with my experiences and feelings about the election, community, activism, etc.
Mike Sakasegawa@sakeriver.com · 2y agoGood morning, friends. For the last #HeyItsMe of the year, @rachzuck.bsky.social and I are talking through our post-election feelings. www.heyitsmepodcast.com/episodes/epi...
At @vol1brooklyn.bsky.social, I wrote about @naokan.bsky.social's fantastic new novel. www.vol1brooklyn.com/2024/12/20/r...
Revisiting the Comedy of Manners: On “The Default World”
Jhanvi, the protagonist of Naomi Kanakia’s novel The Default World, refers to an ongoing project of hers as a “marriage plot” a few times over the course of the book. This is an eminently accurate …
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Honored & stunned to see Mourning a Breast listed among so many stellar titles, authors & translators 💖 This is for our beloved Xi Xi ✨
National Book Critics Circle@bookcritics.bsky.social · 2y agoWe're excited to announce the longlist for the 2024 NBCC Gregg Barrios Book in Translation Prize! Congratulations to all of the nominees. www.bookcritics.org/2024/12/19/2...
We're excited to announce the longlist for the 2024 NBCC Gregg Barrios Book in Translation Prize! Congratulations to all of the nominees. www.bookcritics.org/2024/12/19/2...
What an honor to run @bookcritics.bsky.social's Barrios Book in Translation Prize celebrating translators & authors! We're so proud of our 2024 longlist: a joyous cornucopia of languages, genres, publishers. Also😍& applause to our AMAZING longlist committee, a mix of member critics & board members!
It is such a beautiful experience, every year. I still can't believe that Bernadette Mayer isn't physically in this world anymore.
Alina Stefanescu@alinaetc.bsky.social · 2y agoOn the solstice this Saturday, Poetry State Forest is doing a live reading marathon-fundraiser of Bernadette Mayer's Midwinter Day which you can watch online, starting at 1 pm. youtube.com/live/ZevDjVg...
