Nona Balakian Citation for Excellence in Reviewing

The Nona Balakian Citation for Excellence in Reviewing, established in 1991, is an annual literary award presented by the National Book Critics Circle (NBCC) to honor Nona Balakian, one of three NBCC founders.[1][2] The award recognizes an NBCC's members "outstanding work"[1] and has been called "the most prestigious award for book criticism in the country."[3]

Recipients

John Leonard Prize winners and honors
Year Recipient Result Ref.
1991 George Scialabba Winner
1992 Elizabeth Ward Winner
1993 Brigitte Frase Winner
1994 JoAnn C. Gutin Winner
1995 Laurie Stone Winner
1996 Dennis Drabelle Winner
1997 Thomas Mallon Winner
1998 Albert Mobilio Winner
1999 Benjamin Schwarz Winner
2000 Daniel Mendelsohn Winner
2001 Michael Gorra Winner
2002 Maureen N. McLane Winner
2003 Scott McLemee Winner
2004 David Orr Winner
2005 Wyatt Mason Winner
2006 Steven G. Kellman Winner
2007 Sam Anderson Winner [4][5][6]
Adam Kirsch Finalist [5]
Brooke Allen
Ron Charles
Walter Kirn
2008 Ron Charles Winner [7]
Kathryn Harrison Finalist [7]
Laila Lalami
Michael Antman
Todd Shy
2009 Joan Acocella Winner [8][9]
Donna Seaman Finalist [8]
Michael Antman
Wendy Smith
William Deresiewicz
2010 Parul Sehgal Winner [10]
Kathryn Harrison Finalist [10]
Ruth Franklin
Sarah L. Courteau
William Deresiewicz
2011 Kathryn Schulz Winner [11]
William Deresiewicz Finalist [11]
Ruth Franklin
Garth Risk Hallberg
Kathryn Harrison
2012 William Deresiewicz Winner [12][13]
Abigail Deutsch Finalist [12]
Lev Grossman
Garth Risk Hallberg
Kathryn Harrison
2013 Katherine A. Powers Winner [14]
Ruth Franklin Finalist [14]
James Marcus
Roxana Robinson
Alexandra Schwartz
2014 Alexandra Schwartz Winner [15][16]
Charles Finch Finalist [15]
B. K. Fischer
Benjamin Moser
Lisa Russ Spaar
2015 Carlos Lozada Winner [17]
Ruth Franklin Finalist [17]
James Parker
Roxana Robinson
Leo Robson
2016 Michelle Dean Winner [18]
Julia M. Klein Finalist [18]
Christian Lorentzen
Becca Rothfeld
Leo Robson
2017 Charles Finch Winner [19][20]
David Biespiel Finalist [21]
Maureen Corrigan
Ruth Franklin
James Marcus
2018 Maureen Corrigan Winner [22][23]
David Biespiel Finalist [24]
Julia Klein
Becca Rothfield
Wendy Smith
2019 Katy Waldman Winner [25][26]
David Biespiel Finalist [25]
Josephine Livingstone
Wendy Smith
David L. Ulin
2020 Josephine Livingstone Winner [27][28]
Dean Rader Finalist [28]
Jake Cline
Rumaan Alam
Sophie Haigney
2021 Merve Emre Winner [29][30][31]
2022 Jennifer Wilson Winner
2023 Becca Rothfield Winner [18]
Rhoda Feng Finalist [18]
Christoph Irmscher
Sophie Pinkham
Audrey Wollen

References

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  2. ^ "About". National Book Critics Circle. Retrieved 2022-01-28.
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  29. ^ "Announcing the Finalists for the National Book Critics Circle Awards". National Book Critics Circle. 2022-01-21. Retrieved 2022-01-27.
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  31. ^ Stewart, Sophia (2022-01-20). "NBCC Awards Finalists Announced". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 2022-01-27.