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NBCC shortlists » Page 2

NBCC shortlists

Last updated: March 21, 2025

    The Best Memoirs: The 2019 National Book Critics Circle Awards Shortlist, recommended by Laurie Hertzel

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    The Best Memoirs: The 2019 National Book Critics Circle Awards Shortlist - Educated: A Memoir by Tara Westover

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    Educated: A Memoir
    by Tara Westover
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    The Best Memoirs: The 2019 National Book Critics Circle Awards Shortlist - The Day That Went Missing: A Family's Story by Richard Beard

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    The Day That Went Missing: A Family's Story
    by Richard Beard
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    The Best Memoirs: The 2019 National Book Critics Circle Awards Shortlist - All You Can Ever Know: A Memoir by Nicole Chung

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    All You Can Ever Know: A Memoir
    by Nicole Chung
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    The Best Memoirs: The 2019 National Book Critics Circle Awards Shortlist - What Drowns the Flowers in Your Mouth: A Memoir of Brotherhood by Rigoberto González

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    What Drowns the Flowers in Your Mouth: A Memoir of Brotherhood
    by Rigoberto González
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    The Best Memoirs: The 2019 National Book Critics Circle Awards Shortlist - Belonging: A German Reckons with History and Home by Nora Krug

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    Belonging: A German Reckons with History and Home
    by Nora Krug
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    The Best Memoirs: The 2019 National Book Critics Circle Awards Shortlist - Old in Art School: A Memoir of Starting Over by Nell Painter

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    Old in Art School: A Memoir of Starting Over
    by Nell Painter

    • An increasing diversity of voices and willingness to experiment has heralded a new golden age of autobiography, says literary critic Laurie Hertzel. Here she highlights the very best: the six memoirs recently shortlisted for the National Book Critics Circle Awards.

  • The Best Memoirs: The 2019 National Book Critics Circle Awards Shortlist - Educated: A Memoir by Tara Westover
  • The Best Memoirs: The 2019 National Book Critics Circle Awards Shortlist - The Day That Went Missing: A Family's Story by Richard Beard
  • The Best Memoirs: The 2019 National Book Critics Circle Awards Shortlist - All You Can Ever Know: A Memoir by Nicole Chung
  • The Best Memoirs: The 2019 National Book Critics Circle Awards Shortlist - What Drowns the Flowers in Your Mouth: A Memoir of Brotherhood by Rigoberto González
  • The Best Memoirs: The 2019 National Book Critics Circle Awards Shortlist - Belonging: A German Reckons with History and Home by Nora Krug
  • The Best Memoirs: The 2019 National Book Critics Circle Awards Shortlist - Old in Art School: A Memoir of Starting Over by Nell Painter

The Best Memoirs: The 2019 National Book Critics Circle Awards Shortlist, recommended by Laurie Hertzel

An increasing diversity of voices and willingness to experiment has heralded a new golden age of autobiography, says literary critic Laurie Hertzel. Here she highlights the very best: the six memoirs recently shortlisted for the National Book Critics Circle Awards.

The Best Memoirs: The 2019 National Book Critics Circle Awards Shortlist, recommended by Laurie Hertzel
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