National Book Critics Circle Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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![Book Cover for: They're Going to Love You, Meg Howrey](https://d16057n354qyo4.cloudfront.net/9780593468005.jpg?nextExtension=webp&version=1709848433)
They're Going to Love You
Meg Howrey![National Book Critics Circle](https://d1iyvy95qprisd.cloudfront.net/avatars/twt_76735483.jpeg)
@marthaannetoll reviewed Franklin A. Thomas’ memoir An Unplanned Life for the @washingtonpost and They’re Going to Love You by Meg Howrey for @The_Millions Toll also spoke with Howrey for @FjordReview https://t.co/8KFXYdq32a https://t.co/ftywyjr8NB https://t.co/aKUvd9g7gV
Paperback, 2023
$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book![Book Cover for: Folk Music: A Bob Dylan Biography in Seven Songs, Greil Marcus](https://d16057n354qyo4.cloudfront.net/9780300274103.jpg?nextExtension=webp&version=1721601476)
Folk Music: A Bob Dylan Biography in Seven Songs
Greil Marcus![National Book Critics Circle](https://d1iyvy95qprisd.cloudfront.net/avatars/twt_76735483.jpeg)
Paul Wilner reviewed Greil Marcus’s Folk Music: A Bob Dylan Biography in Seven Songs for @zyzzyvamag. https://t.co/LDrjxDdgor
Paperback, 2023
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book![Book Cover for: Dele Weds Destiny, Tomi Obaro](https://d16057n354qyo4.cloudfront.net/9780593314500.jpg?nextExtension=webp&version=1722038464)
Dele Weds Destiny
Tomi Obaro![National Book Critics Circle](https://d1iyvy95qprisd.cloudfront.net/avatars/twt_76735483.jpeg)
Kathleen Rooney @KathleenMRooney interviewed Tomi Obaro about her debut novel, Dele Weds Destiny, for @ChicagoMag https://t.co/aCEwrkVb1C
Paperback, 2023
$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book![Book Cover for: Legacy of Violence: A History of the British Empire, Caroline Elkins](https://d16057n354qyo4.cloudfront.net/9780307473493.jpg?nextExtension=webp&version=1709848702)
Legacy of Violence: A History of the British Empire
Caroline Elkins![National Book Critics Circle](https://d1iyvy95qprisd.cloudfront.net/avatars/twt_76735483.jpeg)
Adam Hochschild reviewed two books, Legacy of Violence, by Caroline Elkins, and In the Forest of No Joy, by J. P. Daughton, for the @nybooks. https://t.co/iUbIiuBRyp
Paperback, 2023
$24.00$12.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book![Book Cover for: The Sweetest Fruits, Monique Truong](https://d16057n354qyo4.cloudfront.net/9781432875350.jpg?nextExtension=webp&version=1713935532)
The Sweetest Fruits
Monique Truong![National Book Critics Circle](https://d1iyvy95qprisd.cloudfront.net/avatars/twt_76735483.jpeg)
Eric Nguyen reviewed Monique Truong’s novel "The Sweetest Fruits" for diaCRITICS #CriticalNotes https://t.co/DR4pBvQfMV https://t.co/x62p9shR5d
Hardcover, Large Print, 2020
$30.99$15.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book![Book Cover for: Beloved Beasts: Fighting for Life in an Age of Extinction, Michelle Nijhuis](https://d16057n354qyo4.cloudfront.net/9780393882438.jpg?nextExtension=webp&version=1722038464)
Beloved Beasts: Fighting for Life in an Age of Extinction
Michelle Nijhuis![National Book Critics Circle](https://d1iyvy95qprisd.cloudfront.net/avatars/twt_76735483.jpeg)
Former NBCC board member Dan Cryer reviewed Michelle Nijhuis’ "Beloved Beasts: Fighting for Life in an Age of Extinction" for @BGlobeBooks: https://t.co/PhgMEMhmdX
Paperback, 2022
$17.95$8.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book![Book Cover for: Bark to the Future: A Chet & Bernie Mystery, Spencer Quinn](https://d16057n354qyo4.cloudfront.net/9781250843296.jpg?nextExtension=webp&version=1722038464)
Bark to the Future: A Chet & Bernie Mystery
Spencer Quinn![National Book Critics Circle](https://d1iyvy95qprisd.cloudfront.net/avatars/twt_76735483.jpeg)
Judy Reveal reviewed Master of Souls by Irene Nemirovsky, We’ve Got to Try by Beto O’Rourke, Bark to the Future by Spencer Quinn, and Last but not Leashed by Eileen Brady for the New York Journal of Books. https://t.co/zf7MI1jPLc
Paperback, 2023
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book![Book Cover for: Here Is a Body, Basma Abdel Aziz](https://d16057n354qyo4.cloudfront.net/9781649030818.jpg?nextExtension=webp&version=1722038464)
Here Is a Body
Basma Abdel Aziz![National Book Critics Circle](https://d1iyvy95qprisd.cloudfront.net/avatars/twt_76735483.jpeg)
NBCC Emerging Critics Fellow @recycledgiraffe reviewed Basma Abdel Aziz's "Here Is a Body," translated by Jonathan Wright, for @worldlittoday: https://t.co/BX6seIKZKR
Paperback, 2021
$19.95$9.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book![Book Cover for: I'll Show Myself Out: Essays on Midlife and Motherhood, Jessi Klein](https://d16057n354qyo4.cloudfront.net/9780062981608.jpg?nextExtension=webp&version=1722038464)
I'll Show Myself Out: Essays on Midlife and Motherhood
Jessi Klein![National Book Critics Circle](https://d1iyvy95qprisd.cloudfront.net/avatars/twt_76735483.jpeg)
Sarah McCraw Crow reviewed The Shore by Katie Runde; This Time Tomorrow by Emma Straub; and I’ll Show Myself Out by Jessi Klein, all for @bookpage https://t.co/O8mvz2gP3J
Paperback, 2023
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book![Book Cover for: Best Barbarian: Poems, Roger Reeves](https://d16057n354qyo4.cloudfront.net/9781324064459.jpg?nextExtension=webp&version=1709847540)
Best Barbarian: Poems
Roger Reeves![National Book Critics Circle](https://d1iyvy95qprisd.cloudfront.net/avatars/twt_76735483.jpeg)
NBCC member Corey Van Landingham reviewed "Canopy" by Linda Gregerson, "Lion's Paw" by Kathleen Peirce, and "Best Barbarian" by Roger Reeves in a review-essay for @WestBranchMag: https://t.co/bKsYCj2d2N
Paperback, 2023
$15.95$7.97 + Free shipping50% off your first book