Rebecca Morgan Frank

NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE ANNOUNCES FINALISTS FOR PUBLISHING YEAR 2025 - National Book Critics Circle Frances FitzGerald to receive lifetime achievement award New York, NY (Tuesday, January 20)—Today, the National Book Critics Circle announced the finalists in six categories – Autobiography, Biography...

Checkout the full finalist list: www.bookcritics.org/2026/01/20/n...

Empire of AI by Karen Hao: 9780593657508 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books A New York Times Notable Book • Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award • An Instant New York Times Bestseller • Named a Best Book of the Year by Smithsonian, Scientific American,...

Relevant reading from the @bookcritics.bsky.social nonfiction finalist list: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/743569...

My March poetry column is live at Lit Hub just in time for the AWP bookfair.

I grew up with Alex Pretti The kind-hearted ICU nurse shot by ICE agents was my childhood best friend.

I wrote about my childhood friend Alexi Pretti. Please read it and share it and remember him as a human being. @theverge.com

“We didn’t do all that because we are heroes and saviors. We did it because we understand the meaning of our faith: that we are all connected. We join together. We are a part of a people, a body of humanity that is made in the image of a loving and beautiful God that wants all God’s children free.”

Congratulations to the finalists! Did you know that the @bookcritics.bsky.social John Leonard Prize for a first book in any genre is selected by a volunteer committee open to any of our more than 800 members?

Congratulations to the Poets!

Delighted to be co-chairing the Leonard Prize with @ofbooksandbikes.bsky.social! This list comes from both our general membership & the Board, and the members will vote on the winner. (It’s not too late to join @bookcritics.bsky.social.) Cheers to all of these debut authors!

Congratulations to all of the @bookcritics.bsky.social finalists, all live on @literaryhub.bsky.social now!https://lithub.com/here-are-this-years-national-book-critics-circle-award-finalists-2/

Here we go!

It’s a good day to follow @bookcritics.bsky.social. Our finalist lists drop today!

The Danger ICE Poses to the Disabled Community | Nonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice. Disabled people face increased rates of violence, abandonment, and medical neglect in ICE custody.

I wrote about danger ICE poses to the disabled community. We witnessed this just yesterday when ICE agents pulled a disabled woman from her car and violently restrained her as she attempted to get to her doctor's appointment: nonprofitquarterly.org/the-danger-i...

How to Protest Safely in the Age of Surveillance Law enforcement has more tools than ever to track your movements and access your communications. Here’s how to protect your privacy if you plan to protest.

Just days into 2026, the killing of 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good by a federal immigration officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota, has sparked protests around the US.

If you’re planning to protest, here’s how to safeguard your digital security.

I was honored to join my friends Tom Beer and Megan Labrise to talk about 2025 in books for Kirkus Reviews' Fully Booked podcast: www.kirkusreviews.com/podcast/2025...

Looking Ahead to the Most Anticipated Poetry of 2026 My former teacher and mentor Gail Mazur, whose newest collection, World on a String, was recently released from Arrowsmith Press, once told me that as poets we maintain maps in our head within whic…

@poetmorgan.bsky.social showcases some of this year’s most anticipated poetry titles, including collections by Bianca Stone, Diamond Forde, and more!

Thanks for reading, Shara!

Looking Ahead to the Most Anticipated Poetry of 2026 My former teacher and mentor Gail Mazur, whose newest collection, World on a String, was recently released from Arrowsmith Press, once told me that as poets we maintain maps in our head within whic…

Kicking off the new year of the poetry column @literaryhub.bsky.social with the 2026 anticipated poetry book list! Which of these are you most looking forward to? lithub.com/looking-ahea...

Congratulations to the poets and publishers on our 2025 Poetry Award longlist!

Yep- there’s 2025!

Announcing the National Book Critics Circle 2025 Longlist for Criticism

Stay tuned… Our highly anticipated longlists are coming out next week!

Announcing the National Book Critics Circle 2025 Longlist for Fiction

Ancient Algorithms, Hauntings, and Sweet Repetitions: This November in Poetry In the month’s poetry round-up, repetition reigns as poets push at its boundaries through acts of translation and transformation. Katrine Øgaard Jensen throws a translation party full of corruptive…

@poetmorgan.bsky.social recommends new November poetry collections featuring ancient algorithms, hauntings, sweet repetitions, and more!

Mystics, Martyrs, Bats, Blood Sonnets: Seven Poetry Collections to Read in September Poetry Readers, what a month. Copper Canyon delivers a much-anticipated one-two punch with Richard Siken’s I Do Know Some Things and Natalie Shapero’s Stay Dead. Our most recent U.S. Poet Laureate,…

My September poetry column @literaryhub.bsky.social is live! lithub.com/mystics-mart...

Tonight! Stephanie Burt. David Orr. Anahid Nersessian. There is still time to sign up for our poetry criticism event @bookcritics.bsky.social

Looking forward to co-moderating with @davidwoo.bsky.social @bookcritics.bsky.social. Register today for A Conversation on Poetry Criticism! Be part of the convo by bringing your questions for these three critics!

Chicago Sun-Times response to May 18 special section

How about hiring a books editor to make up for this @chicago.suntimes.com? chicago.suntimes.com/press-room/2...

I went into my library's database of Chicago area newspapers to confirm this isn't fake, and it's not.

@chicago.suntimes.com Why the hell are you using ChatGPT to make up book titles? You used to have a books staff. Absolutely no fact checking?

May Poetry! Latest column live @literaryhub.bsky.social! (I am still trying to rebuild over in this new space so shares are much appreciated!)

The Norton Library edition of my translation of the Iliad, with stylish red cover, is now available. It has complete text, maps, notes, introduction and translator's note, and it's yours for under $10 (as are many other tempting Norton Library volumes). wwnorton.com/books/978132...