The National Book Critics Circle is giving their first-event John Leonard Prize for a debut work to Anthony Marra for A Constellation of Vital Phenomena. Katherine Powers is receiving their annual Nona Balakian Citation for Excellence in Reviewing, and author and translator Rolando Hinojosa-Smith is honored with their Ivan Sandrof Lifetime Achievement Award. Their nominations across five categories look a lot like our consensus Best of the Best of 2013 lists (which include critics picks): Fiction The Goldfinch, Donna Tartt Americanah, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie A Tale for the Time Being, Ruth Ozeki Someone, Alice McDermott The Infatuations, Javier Marias Autobiography Wave, Sonali […]