National Book Critics Circle Awards Episodes

Episode Guide

March 31, 2012

2012 Awards

March 31, 2012

National Book Critics Circle Awards are presented in various literary categories, and New York Review of Books editor Robert Silvers receives the Ivan Sandrof Lifetime Achievement Award. Taped March 8, 2012, at the New School in New York City.

January 8, 2011

2010 Finalist: The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson

January 8, 2011

The 1915-70 migration of blacks from the South to the North and West is recounted by Boston University journalism professor Isabel Wilkerson ("The Warmth of Other Suns") at the Atlanta History Center.

January 1, 2011

Finalist: The Killing of Crazy Horse by Thomas Powers

January 1, 2011

The 1877 death of Lakota leader Crazy Horse while in federal custody is discussed with author Thomas Powers ("The Killing of Crazy Horse").

December 4, 2010

2010 Finalist: Empire of the Summer Moon by S.C. Gwynne

December 4, 2010

The history of the Comanches is discussed by S.C. Gwynne ("Empire of the Summer Moon"). From the Texas Book Festival in Austin.

October 10, 2010

Finalist: Charlie Chan by Yunte Huang

October 10, 2010

Hawaiian detective Chang Apana (1871-1933), the inspiration for the Charlie Chan character, is discussed by Yunte Huang ("Charlie Chan").

June 9, 2010

Finalist: Crossing Mandelbaum Gate by Kai Bird

June 9, 2010

Kai Bird, the son of a U.S. foreign-service officer, discusses "Crossing Mandelbaum Gate," about growing up in the Middle East.

April 3, 2010

Finalists Readings

April 3, 2010

National Book Critics Circle Awards finalists read from their nominated works, including Kati Marton ("Enemies of the People"), Eula Biss ("Notes From No Man's Land"), Mary Karr ("Lit") and Wendy Doniger ("The Hindus").

March 28, 2010

Ceremony

March 28, 2010

Authors of books in six categories, including fiction, general nonfiction, autobiography, biography, criticism, and poetry, are honored. Also: Joyce Carol Oates receives the NBCC's Ivan Sandrof Lifetime Achievement Award and Joan Acocella receives the Nona Balakian Citation for Excellence in Reviewing. From the New School in New York City.

March 11, 2007

Biography Finalists Readings

March 11, 2007

The finalists in the biography category read from their nominated works, including winner Julie Phillips (“James Tiptree, Jr.”). Also featured: Debby Applegate (“The Most Famous Man in America”); Taylor Branch (“At Canaan's Edge”); Frederick Brown (“Flaubert”); and Jason Roberts (“A Sense of the World”).

March 11, 2007

Finalists Reading

March 11, 2007

2006 National Book Critics Circle Awards finalists read from the nominated works. Included: Debbie Applegate (“The Most Famous Man in Amerca”); Bruce Bawer (“While Europe Slept”); Taylor Branch (“At Canaan's Edge”); Patrick Cockburn (“The Occupation”); Daniel C. Dennett (“Breaking the Spell”); Kiran Desai (“The Inheritance of Loss”); Dave Eggers (“What is the What”); Ann Fessler (“The Girls Who Went Away”); Daniel Mendelsohn (“The Lost”); and Simon Schama (“Rough Crossings”).

March 11, 2007

Autobiography Finalists Readings

March 11, 2007

The five finalists in the autobiography category read from their works, including winning author Daniel Mendelsohn (“The Lost”). Also: featured: Donald Antrim (“The Afterlife”); Alison Bechdel (“Fun Home”); Alexander Masters (“Stuart”); and Terri Jentz (“Strange Piece of Paradise”).

March 11, 2007

Criticism Finalists Readings

March 11, 2007

Finalists in the criticism category read from their nominated works, including winner Lawrence Weschler (“Everything That Rises”). Also featured: Frederick Crews (“Follies of the Wise”) and Lia Purpura (“On Looking”).

March 11, 2007

Nonfiction Finalists Readings

March 11, 2007

Finalists in the nonfiction category read from their nominated works, including winner Simon Schama (“Rough Crossings”). Also featured: Patrick Cockburn (“The Occupation”); Ann Fessler (“The Girls Who Went Away”); Sandy Tolan (“The Lemon Tree”); and Michael Pollan (“The Omnivore's Dilemma”).

March 12, 2006

Nonfiction and Biography Finalists Readings

March 12, 2006

Nominees for the 2005 National Book Critics Circle Awards in the biography and nonfiction categories read from their nominated works.

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Premiered: March 12, 2006
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Premise: Nominees for the 2005 National Book Critics Circle Awards read from their nominated books. From the New School's Tishman Auditorium in New York City. (more)

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