Finalists Announced for the National Book Critics Circle Awards

The National Book Critics Circle (NBCC) has announced its finalists for the publishing year 2015 in six categories: Autobiography, Biography, Criticism, Fiction, Nonfiction, and Poetry. The jury, compiled of critics and book review editors, chose five finalists for each category – nominating 30 books in total. Finalists include: Ta-Nehisi Coates, a National Book Award Winner for his biography Between the World and Me; Poet Ada Limón for Bright Dead Things; and, New York Times bestselling author Lauren Groff for her ambitious novel Fates and Furies. The winners will be announced on March 17, 2016 at the New School in New York …

Gabrielle Segal – January 21st, 2016

The National Book Critics Circle (NBCC) has announced its finalists for the publishing year 2015 in six categories: Autobiography, Biography, Criticism, Fiction, Nonfiction, and Poetry. The jury, compiled of critics and book review editors, chose five finalists for each category – nominating 30 books in total. Finalists include: Ta-Nehisi Coates, a National Book Award Winner for his biography Between the World and Me; Poet Ada Limón for Bright Dead Things; and, New York Times bestselling author Lauren Groff for her ambitious novel Fates and Furies. The winners will be announced on March 17, 2016 at the New School in New York City, and the ceremony will be free and open to the public.

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In addition, the NBCC announced the winners for three annual awards. Prolific author, environmentalist, pacifist, and farmer Wendell Berry will receive the Ivan Sandrof Lifetime Achievement Award; Kirstin Valdez Quade will receive the John Leonard Prize which recognizes “outstanding first books in any genre” for her story collection Night at the Fiestas; and, Carlos Lozada, an associate editor and nonfiction book critic for The Washington Post will receive the Nona Balakian Citation for Excellence in Reviewing.