Screaming congratulations to our pal, author, and series editor Hanif Abdurraqib for receiving the @bookcritics.bsky.social 2024 Criticism Award for THERE'S ALWAYS THIS YEAR. Tremendously deserved, please go read it if you haven't already, folks! ✨
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Congratulations to all of the winners of the NBCC Awards! #NBCCAwards www.bookcritics.org/2025/03/20/n...
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Thanks so much to all of our sponsors! #NBCCAwards
“My Friends” by Hisham Matar
The winner of the NBCC Award for Fiction is “My Friends” by Hisham Matar! #NBCCAwards @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social
Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space by Adam Higginbotham
The winner of the NBCC Award for Nonfiction is “Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space” by Adam Higginbotham! #NBCCAwards @avidreaderpress.bsky.social
Candy Darling: Dreamer, Icon, Superstar by Cynthia Carr
The winner of the NBCC Award for Biography is “Candy Darling: Dreamer, Icon, Superstar” by Cynthia Carr! #NBCCAwards @fsgbooks.bsky.social
Patriot: A Memoir, written by Alexei Navalny and translated from the Russian by Arch Tait with Stephen Dalziel
The winner of the NBCC Award for Autobiography is “Patriot: A Memoir,” written by Alexei Navalny and translated from the Russian by Arch Tait with Stephen Dalziel! #NBCCAwards
There's Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension by Hanif Abdurraqib
The winner of the NBCC Award for Criticism is “There's Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension” by Hanif Abdurraqib! #NBCCAwards
The winner of the NBCC Award for Poetry is “Wrong Norma” by Anne Carson! #NBCCAwards @ndbooks.bsky.social
We are so sorry for the technical difficulties on our livestream. A replay of the ceremony will be made available later tonight. #NBCCAwards
Third World Press
Dr. Haki R. Madhubuti
NBCC board member Jacob M. Appel introduces Toni Morrison Achievement Award winner @thirdworldpress.bsky.social. Accepting the award is the publisher’s founder, Dr. Haki R. Madhubuti. #NBCCAwards
Sandra Cisneros
NBCC board member Jacob M. Appel introduces Sandrof Award for Life Achievement winner Sandra Cisneros, calling her “among the leading figures in Chicano American literature and as a beloved champion of marginalized voices crying out to be heard.” Photo by Keith Dannemiller. #NBCCAwards
Lauren Michele Jackson
NBCC board member Colette Bancroft introduces Nona Balakian Citation for Excellence in Reviewing winner Lauren Michele Jackson, praising “her insight, depth, and range.” #NBCCAwards
Feeding Ghosts: A Graphic Memoir by Tessa Hulls
The winner of the John Leonard Prize, given to an outstanding first book in any genre, is “Feeding Ghosts: A Graphic Memoir” by Tessa Hulls! #NBCCAwards @fsgbooks.bsky.social
Lori Lynn Turner
Former NBCC President Tom Beer introduces NBCC Service Award winner Lori Lynn Turner, calling her “our rock—the fixer who knows how the system works and how to get things done.” #NBCCAwards
Gwendolyn Harper’s translation from the Spanish of “A Last Supper of Queer Apostles” by Pedro Lemebel
The winner of the 2024 Barrios Book in Translation Prize is Gwendolyn Harper’s translation from the Spanish of “A Last Supper of Queer Apostles” by Pedro Lemebel! #NBCCAwards @penguinbooksusa.bsky.social
Maxine Hong Kingston: "Aloha, National Book Critics Circle, and aloha to all of you being criticized." #NBCCAwards
Maxine Hong Kingston
NBCC board member @janeciab.bsky.social introduces honored guest Maxine Hong Kingston, calling her “the woman who has changed so many lives through her genius, her brilliant wordplay, her visionary narratives, her inimitable presence.” #NBCCAwards
@hspartington.bsky.social opens the @bookcritics.bsky.social awards tonight at @thenewschool.bsky.social, my favorite literary night of the year! #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
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The winner was announced last night! Check out the 2023 National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction Winner and Finalists.
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Please go buy these books. Nominees of the Greg Barrios Book in Translation Prize from the #nbccawards. And the winner COLD NIGHTS OF CHILDHOOD by the late Turkish writer Tezer Özlü from Transit Books trans by Maureen Freely.
Judy Bloom accepting the Ivan Sandrof Lifetime Achievement Award from the #nbccawards. Telling us how and why freedom of choice in books is so critical. 👏👏👏
Safiya Sinclair accepting the autobiography award from #nbccawards for HOW TO SAY BABYLON. A stunning memoir that everyone should buy!
Tahir Hamut Izgil accepting the John Leonard Prize for a first book from the #nbccawards for WAITING TO BE ARRESTED IN THE NIGHT trans by Joshua L Freeman who interpreted for Izgil.
Congratulations Professor @tomzoellner! @ChapmanU #NBCCAwards
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How IF I HAD TWO WINGS solidified Randall Kenan’s literary legacy. #NBCCAwards
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