Book Critics
Why are print book reviewers and litbloggers fighting over which group
talks about literature better? On the one hand, the battle is less
ferocious than we are led to believe: whenever they are given a chance a
small number of online commentators scream about old media elitists
stomping on the democratic virtues of the Web. A fifth award category for books (Autobiography/Biography) was added for
1983 and divided in two for 2005. Since 2005 there are eight awards.
Six National Book Critics Circle Awards recognize "best books" published
in the United States during the preceding year in six categories:
fiction, nonfiction, autobiography, biography, criticism, and poetry. Annually "the most accomplished reviewer" among its members is recognized by the Nona Balakian Citation for Excellence in Reviewing (from 1991).
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