These Books Are at the Top of My TBR Pile in 2022
Reading life is a marathon, not a sprint, and as soon as we pass a mile marker, the next leg of the race is upon us. That’s how I always feel when January rolls around; there’s no time to bask…
Tom Beer
Finalists for the 2022 NBCC Awards Are Announced
The National Book Critics Circle announced the finalists for their annual literary awards, with the shortlists including Colson Whitehead, Honorée Fanonne Jeffers, Clint Smith and Patrick Radden Keefe. The organization, consisting of more than 600 critics and book critics, announced…
Books for All Ages About Black Women Trailblazers
As we often point out at Kirkus, black history is a subject to be read and studied all year round – not just in the month of February, when it is officially recognized. Nevertheless, many publishers take this opportunity to…
5 Novels by Anne Rice That Every Fan Should Read
The news of Anne Rice’s passing in mid-December came as a shock to fans. Just into her 80s, Rice was still writing novels at a brisk pace; she had released six in the past 10 years, and her most recent,…