Finalists for national book critics circle awards announced. Book tv presented coverage of the 2015 national book critics circle awards from the new school in new york city. Founded in 1974, the national book critics circle awards are given annually to honor outstanding writing and to foster a national conversation about reading, criticism and literature. Finalists for the national book critics circle awards are. John mcphee has won the ivan sandrof lifetime achievement award. New isabel wilkerson book, caste, to come out in august. National book critics circle award the prizes librarything. The french economist thomas piketty, the poet claudia rankine and the novelists marilynne robinson and chang raelee are among the 30 finalists for the national book critics circle awards for the best books of 2014. The winners of the 2015 national book critics circle awards were announced on march 17, 2016 at the new school in new york. Browse national book awards honorees, from to the first ceremony in 1950 to the present.
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