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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Life Ceremony: Stories
Sayaka MurataNational Book Critics CircleKathleen Rooney @KathleenMRooney reviewed the short story collection Life Ceremony by Sayaka Murada for @LiberReview https://www.liberreview.com/issue-1-3-people-bathing
Paperback, 2023
$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Billy Summers
Stephen KingNational Book Critics CircleNBCC member @DWilde2 reviewed "Billy Summers" by Stephen King in his Off Radar column for the Central Maine Newspapers: http://ow.ly/vl2N50GEzkg
Paperback, Mass Market, 2023
$11.99$5.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Summer Friend: A Memoir
Charles McGrathNational Book Critics CircleKitty Kelley @KittyKelley reviewed Charles McGrath’s The Summer Friend: A Memoir for the @WIRoBooks https://www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/bookreview/the-summer-friend-a-memoir
Paperback, 2023
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Most Fun Thing: Dispatches from a Skateboard Life
Kyle BeachyNational Book Critics CircleNBCC member Jeff Alessandrelli interviewed skateboarder/writer @kylebeachy about his new essay collection, "The Most Fun Thing: Dispatches from a Skateboard Life," for @fullstopmag: https://www.full-stop.net/2021/12/21/interviews/jeff-alessandrelli/kyle-beachy/
Hardcover, 2021
$27.00$13.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Beautiful World, Where Are You
Sally RooneyNational Book Critics CircleNBCC member @rienfertel reviewed Sally Rooney's "Beautiful World, Where Are You" for The A.V. Club: http://ow.ly/tNkb50Ge3FM
Paperback, 2022
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Stuff Mom Never Told You: The Feminist Past, Present, and Future
Anney ReeseNational Book Critics CircleNBCC member Nell Beram reviewed "Stuff Mom Never Told You: The Feminist Past, Present, and Future" by Anney Reese and Samantha McVey for @ShelfAwareness: https://t.co/JI593TiGFp
Hardcover, 2023
$31.99$15.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
I Love You But I've Chosen Darkness
Claire Vaye WatkinsNational Book Critics CircleNBCC member @racheljowalker reviewed Claire Vaye Watkins' "I Love You but I've Chosen Darkness" for the @LAReviewofBooks: https://t.co/jsDffXPGLn
Paperback, 2022
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Harlem Shuffle
Colson WhiteheadNational Book Critics CircleNBCC member Jeffrey Mannix reviewed Colson Whitehead’s "Harlem Shuffle" for his "Murder Ink" column in @DgoTelegraph. https://www.durangotelegraph.com/second-section/murder-ink/eavesdrop-into-the-underbelly/
Paperback, 2022
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Matchmaker's Gift
Lynda Cohen LoigmanNational Book Critics CircleFran Hawthorne @hawthornewriter reviewed The Matchmaker's Gift by Linda Cohen Loigman for the @NYJournalofBook https://t.co/nuYL6fsBVh
Paperback, 2023
$19.00$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Time of Green Magic
Hilary McKayNational Book Critics CircleNBCC member @SHSmithBooks reviewed Hilary McKay’s "The Time of Green Magic" for @nytimesbooks: https://t.co/5ouRZkCZ3I
Paperback, 2021
$7.99$3.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book