{"id":14925,"date":"2015-01-20T00:11:40","date_gmt":"2015-01-20T04:11:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/?p=14925"},"modified":"2015-03-12T18:12:43","modified_gmt":"2015-03-12T22:12:43","slug":"national-book-critics-circle-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/2015\/01\/20\/national-book-critics-circle-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"National Book Critics Circle Awards Finalists"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"tiled-gallery type-rectangular tiled-gallery-unresized\" data-original-width=\"1200\" data-carousel-extra='{&quot;blog_id&quot;:1,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/mookseandgripes.com\\\/reviews\\\/2015\\\/01\\\/20\\\/national-book-critics-circle-awards\\\/&quot;,&quot;likes_blog_id&quot;:&quot;6298455&quot;}' itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\" > <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 1200px; height: 359px;\" data-original-width=\"1200\" data-original-height=\"359\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 240px; height: 359px;\" data-original-width=\"240\" data-original-height=\"359\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"236\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"355\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"14930\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/A-Brief-History-of-Seven-Killings.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"420,634\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"A Brief History of Seven Killings\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/A-Brief-History-of-Seven-Killings.jpg?fit=199%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/A-Brief-History-of-Seven-Killings.jpg?fit=420%2C634&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/A-Brief-History-of-Seven-Killings.jpg?w=236&#038;h=355&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/A-Brief-History-of-Seven-Killings.jpg?w=420&amp;ssl=1 420w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/A-Brief-History-of-Seven-Killings.jpg?resize=199%2C300&amp;ssl=1 199w\" width=\"236\" height=\"355\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"236\" data-original-height=\"355\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"A Brief History of Seven Killings\" alt=\"A Brief History of Seven Killings\" style=\"width: 236px; 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height: 355px;\" \/> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 241px; height: 359px;\" data-original-width=\"241\" data-original-height=\"359\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"237\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"355\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"14931\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Euphoria.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2048,3072\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Euphoria\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Euphoria.jpg?fit=200%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Euphoria.jpg?fit=683%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Euphoria.jpg?w=237&#038;h=355&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Euphoria.jpg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Euphoria.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Euphoria.jpg?resize=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 683w\" width=\"237\" height=\"355\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"237\" data-original-height=\"355\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Euphoria\" alt=\"Euphoria\" style=\"width: 237px; height: 355px;\" \/> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 239px; height: 359px;\" data-original-width=\"239\" data-original-height=\"359\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"235\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"355\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"14929\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/On-Such-a-Full-Sea.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1400,2114\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"On Such a Full Sea\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/On-Such-a-Full-Sea.jpg?fit=199%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/On-Such-a-Full-Sea.jpg?fit=678%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/On-Such-a-Full-Sea.jpg?w=235&#038;h=355&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/On-Such-a-Full-Sea.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/On-Such-a-Full-Sea.jpg?resize=199%2C300&amp;ssl=1 199w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/On-Such-a-Full-Sea.jpg?resize=678%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 678w\" width=\"235\" height=\"355\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"235\" data-original-height=\"355\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"On Such a Full Sea\" alt=\"On Such a Full Sea\" style=\"width: 235px; height: 355px;\" \/> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <\/div>\n<p><strong>Fiction<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em><strong>An Unnecessary Woman<\/strong><\/em>, by Rabih Alameddine<\/li>\n<li><em><strong>A Brief History of Seven Killings<\/strong><\/em>, by Marlon James<\/li>\n<li><em><strong>Euphoria<\/strong><\/em>, by Lily King<\/li>\n<li><em><strong>On Such a Full Sea<\/strong><\/em>, by Chang-rae Lee<\/li>\n<li><em><strong>Lila<\/strong><\/em>, by Marilynne Robinson<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"tiled-gallery type-rectangular tiled-gallery-unresized\" data-original-width=\"1200\" data-carousel-extra='{&quot;blog_id&quot;:1,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/mookseandgripes.com\\\/reviews\\\/2015\\\/01\\\/20\\\/national-book-critics-circle-awards\\\/&quot;,&quot;likes_blog_id&quot;:&quot;6298455&quot;}' itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\" > <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 1200px; height: 358px;\" data-original-width=\"1200\" data-original-height=\"358\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 234px; height: 358px;\" data-original-width=\"234\" data-original-height=\"358\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"230\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"354\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"14937\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/The-Essential-Hits-of-Shorty-Bon-Bon.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"391,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"The Essential Hits of Shorty Bon Bon\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/The-Essential-Hits-of-Shorty-Bon-Bon.jpg?fit=196%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/The-Essential-Hits-of-Shorty-Bon-Bon.jpg?fit=391%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/The-Essential-Hits-of-Shorty-Bon-Bon.jpg?w=230&#038;h=354&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"230\" height=\"354\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"230\" data-original-height=\"354\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"The Essential Hits of Shorty Bon Bon\" alt=\"The Essential Hits of Shorty Bon Bon\" style=\"width: 230px; 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height: 354px;\" \/> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 252px; height: 358px;\" data-original-width=\"252\" data-original-height=\"358\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"248\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"354\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"14934\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Abide.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"175,250\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Abide\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Abide.jpg?fit=175%2C250&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Abide.jpg?fit=175%2C250&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Abide.jpg?w=248&#038;h=354&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"248\" height=\"354\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"248\" data-original-height=\"354\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Abide\" alt=\"Abide\" style=\"width: 248px; height: 354px;\" \/> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 240px; height: 358px;\" data-original-width=\"240\" data-original-height=\"358\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"236\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"354\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"14936\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Citizen-An-American-Lyric.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"267,400\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Citizen An American Lyric\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Citizen-An-American-Lyric.jpg?fit=200%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Citizen-An-American-Lyric.jpg?fit=267%2C400&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Citizen-An-American-Lyric.jpg?w=236&#038;h=354&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Citizen-An-American-Lyric.jpg?w=267&amp;ssl=1 267w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Citizen-An-American-Lyric.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w\" width=\"236\" height=\"354\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"236\" data-original-height=\"354\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Citizen An American Lyric\" alt=\"Citizen An American Lyric\" style=\"width: 236px; height: 354px;\" \/> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 234px; height: 358px;\" data-original-width=\"234\" data-original-height=\"358\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"230\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"354\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"14935\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Once-in-the-West.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"225,346\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Once in the West\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Once-in-the-West.jpg?fit=195%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Once-in-the-West.jpg?fit=225%2C346&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Once-in-the-West.jpg?w=230&#038;h=354&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Once-in-the-West.jpg?w=225&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Once-in-the-West.jpg?resize=195%2C300&amp;ssl=1 195w\" width=\"230\" height=\"354\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"230\" data-original-height=\"354\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Once in the West\" alt=\"Once in the West\" style=\"width: 230px; height: 354px;\" \/> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <\/div>\n<p><strong>Poetry<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em><strong>Prelude to Bruise<\/strong><\/em>, by Saeed Jones<\/li>\n<li><em><strong>The Essential Hits of Shorty Bon Bon<\/strong><\/em>, by Willie Perdomo<\/li>\n<li><em><strong>Citizen: An American Lyric<\/strong><\/em>, by Claudia Rankine<\/li>\n<li><em><strong>Once in the West<\/strong><\/em>, by Christian Wiman<\/li>\n<li><em><strong>Abide<\/strong><\/em>, by Jake Adam York<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"tiled-gallery type-rectangular tiled-gallery-unresized\" data-original-width=\"1200\" data-carousel-extra='{&quot;blog_id&quot;:1,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/mookseandgripes.com\\\/reviews\\\/2015\\\/01\\\/20\\\/national-book-critics-circle-awards\\\/&quot;,&quot;likes_blog_id&quot;:&quot;6298455&quot;}' itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\" > <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 1200px; height: 351px;\" data-original-width=\"1200\" data-original-height=\"351\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 228px; height: 351px;\" data-original-width=\"228\" data-original-height=\"351\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"224\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"347\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"14942\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/The-Zhivago-Affair.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"258,400\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"The Zhivago Affair\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/The-Zhivago-Affair.jpg?fit=194%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/The-Zhivago-Affair.jpg?fit=258%2C400&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/The-Zhivago-Affair.jpg?w=224&#038;h=347&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/The-Zhivago-Affair.jpg?w=258&amp;ssl=1 258w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/The-Zhivago-Affair.jpg?resize=194%2C300&amp;ssl=1 194w\" width=\"224\" height=\"347\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"224\" data-original-height=\"347\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"The Zhivago Affair\" alt=\"The Zhivago Affair\" style=\"width: 224px; height: 347px;\" \/> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 232px; height: 351px;\" data-original-width=\"232\" data-original-height=\"351\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"228\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"347\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"14941\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/The-Sixth-Extinction.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"657,1000\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"The Sixth Extinction\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/The-Sixth-Extinction.jpg?fit=197%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/The-Sixth-Extinction.jpg?fit=657%2C1000&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/The-Sixth-Extinction.jpg?w=228&#038;h=347&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/The-Sixth-Extinction.jpg?w=657&amp;ssl=1 657w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/The-Sixth-Extinction.jpg?resize=197%2C300&amp;ssl=1 197w\" width=\"228\" height=\"347\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"228\" data-original-height=\"347\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"The Sixth Extinction\" alt=\"The Sixth Extinction\" style=\"width: 228px; height: 347px;\" \/> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 242px; height: 351px;\" data-original-width=\"242\" data-original-height=\"351\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"238\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"347\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"14943\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/The-Problem-of-Slavery-in-the-Age-of-Emancipation.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"433,633\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"The Problem of Slavery in the Age of Emancipation\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/The-Problem-of-Slavery-in-the-Age-of-Emancipation.jpg?fit=205%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/The-Problem-of-Slavery-in-the-Age-of-Emancipation.jpg?fit=433%2C633&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/The-Problem-of-Slavery-in-the-Age-of-Emancipation.jpg?w=238&#038;h=347&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/The-Problem-of-Slavery-in-the-Age-of-Emancipation.jpg?w=433&amp;ssl=1 433w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/The-Problem-of-Slavery-in-the-Age-of-Emancipation.jpg?resize=205%2C300&amp;ssl=1 205w\" width=\"238\" height=\"347\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"238\" data-original-height=\"347\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"The Problem of Slavery in the Age of Emancipation\" alt=\"The Problem of Slavery in the Age of Emancipation\" style=\"width: 238px; height: 347px;\" \/> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 234px; height: 351px;\" data-original-width=\"234\" data-original-height=\"351\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"230\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"347\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"14940\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Capital-in-the-Twenty-First-Century.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"450,680\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Capital in the Twenty-First Century\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Capital-in-the-Twenty-First-Century.jpg?fit=199%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Capital-in-the-Twenty-First-Century.jpg?fit=450%2C680&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Capital-in-the-Twenty-First-Century.jpg?w=230&#038;h=347&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Capital-in-the-Twenty-First-Century.jpg?w=450&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Capital-in-the-Twenty-First-Century.jpg?resize=199%2C300&amp;ssl=1 199w\" width=\"230\" height=\"347\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"230\" data-original-height=\"347\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Capital in the Twenty-First Century\" alt=\"Capital in the Twenty-First Century\" style=\"width: 230px; height: 347px;\" \/> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 264px; height: 351px;\" data-original-width=\"264\" data-original-height=\"351\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"260\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"347\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"14939\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Deep-Down-Dark.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"534,712\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Deep Down Dark\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Deep-Down-Dark.jpg?fit=225%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Deep-Down-Dark.jpg?fit=534%2C712&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Deep-Down-Dark.jpg?w=260&#038;h=347&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Deep-Down-Dark.jpg?w=534&amp;ssl=1 534w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Deep-Down-Dark.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w\" width=\"260\" height=\"347\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"260\" data-original-height=\"347\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Deep Down Dark\" alt=\"Deep Down Dark\" style=\"width: 260px; height: 347px;\" \/> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <\/div>\n<p><strong>Nonfiction<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em><strong>The Problem of Slavery in the Age of Emancipation<\/strong><\/em>, by David Brion Davis<\/li>\n<li><em><strong>The Zhivago Affair: The Kremlin, the CIA, and the Battle over a Forbidden Book<\/strong><\/em>, by Peter Finn and Petra Couvee<\/li>\n<li><em><strong>The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History<\/strong><\/em>, by Elizabeth Kolbert<\/li>\n<li><em><strong>Capital and the Twenty-First Century<\/strong><\/em>, by Thomas Piketty (translated from the French by Arthur Goldhammer<\/li>\n<li><em><strong>Deep Down Dark: The Untold Stories of 33 Men Buried in a Chilean Mind, and the Miracle That Set Them Free<\/strong><\/em>, by Hector Tobar<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"tiled-gallery type-rectangular tiled-gallery-unresized\" data-original-width=\"1200\" data-carousel-extra='{&quot;blog_id&quot;:1,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/mookseandgripes.com\\\/reviews\\\/2015\\\/01\\\/20\\\/national-book-critics-circle-awards\\\/&quot;,&quot;likes_blog_id&quot;:&quot;6298455&quot;}' itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\" > <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 1200px; height: 345px;\" data-original-width=\"1200\" data-original-height=\"345\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 283px; height: 345px;\" data-original-width=\"283\" data-original-height=\"345\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"279\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"341\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"14949\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Cant-We-Talk-About-Something-More-Pleasant.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2048,2503\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Can&amp;#8217;t We Talk About Something More Pleasant\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Cant-We-Talk-About-Something-More-Pleasant.jpg?fit=245%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Cant-We-Talk-About-Something-More-Pleasant.jpg?fit=838%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Cant-We-Talk-About-Something-More-Pleasant.jpg?w=279&#038;h=341&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Cant-We-Talk-About-Something-More-Pleasant.jpg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Cant-We-Talk-About-Something-More-Pleasant.jpg?resize=245%2C300&amp;ssl=1 245w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Cant-We-Talk-About-Something-More-Pleasant.jpg?resize=838%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 838w\" width=\"279\" height=\"341\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"279\" data-original-height=\"341\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Can&#039;t We Talk About Something More Pleasant\" alt=\"Can&#039;t We Talk About Something More Pleasant\" style=\"width: 279px; height: 341px;\" \/> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 231px; height: 345px;\" data-original-width=\"231\" data-original-height=\"345\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"227\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"341\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"14946\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/There-Was-and-There-Was-Not.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"230,346\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"There Was and There Was Not\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/There-Was-and-There-Was-Not.jpg?fit=199%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/There-Was-and-There-Was-Not.jpg?fit=230%2C346&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/There-Was-and-There-Was-Not.jpg?w=227&#038;h=341&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/There-Was-and-There-Was-Not.jpg?w=230&amp;ssl=1 230w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/There-Was-and-There-Was-Not.jpg?resize=199%2C300&amp;ssl=1 199w\" width=\"227\" height=\"341\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"227\" data-original-height=\"341\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"There Was and There Was Not\" alt=\"There Was and There Was Not\" style=\"width: 227px; height: 341px;\" \/> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 228px; height: 345px;\" data-original-width=\"228\" data-original-height=\"345\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"224\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"341\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"14950\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/The-Splendid-Things-We-Planned.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"263,400\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"The Splendid Things We Planned\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/The-Splendid-Things-We-Planned.jpg?fit=197%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/The-Splendid-Things-We-Planned.jpg?fit=263%2C400&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/The-Splendid-Things-We-Planned.jpg?w=224&#038;h=341&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/The-Splendid-Things-We-Planned.jpg?w=263&amp;ssl=1 263w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/The-Splendid-Things-We-Planned.jpg?resize=197%2C300&amp;ssl=1 197w\" width=\"224\" height=\"341\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"224\" data-original-height=\"341\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"The Splendid Things We Planned\" alt=\"The Splendid Things We Planned\" style=\"width: 224px; height: 341px;\" \/> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 233px; height: 345px;\" data-original-width=\"233\" data-original-height=\"345\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"229\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"341\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"14947\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Little-Failure.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"948,1412\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Little Failure\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Little-Failure.jpg?fit=201%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Little-Failure.jpg?fit=688%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Little-Failure.jpg?w=229&#038;h=341&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Little-Failure.jpg?w=948&amp;ssl=1 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Little-Failure.jpg?resize=201%2C300&amp;ssl=1 201w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Little-Failure.jpg?resize=688%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 688w\" width=\"229\" height=\"341\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"229\" data-original-height=\"341\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Little Failure\" alt=\"Little Failure\" style=\"width: 229px; height: 341px;\" \/> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 225px; height: 345px;\" data-original-width=\"225\" data-original-height=\"345\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"221\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"341\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"14948\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/The-Other-Side.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"224,346\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"The Other Side\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/The-Other-Side.jpg?fit=194%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/The-Other-Side.jpg?fit=224%2C346&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/The-Other-Side.jpg?w=221&#038;h=341&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/The-Other-Side.jpg?w=224&amp;ssl=1 224w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/The-Other-Side.jpg?resize=194%2C300&amp;ssl=1 194w\" width=\"221\" height=\"341\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"221\" data-original-height=\"341\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"The Other Side\" alt=\"The Other Side\" style=\"width: 221px; height: 341px;\" \/> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <\/div>\n<p><strong>Autobiography<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em><strong>The Splendid Things We Planned: A Family Portrait<\/strong><\/em>, by Blake Bailey<\/li>\n<li><em><strong>Can&#8217;t We Talk About Something More Pleasant?<\/strong><\/em>, by Roz Chast<\/li>\n<li><em><strong>The Other Side<\/strong><\/em>, by Lacy M. Johnson<\/li>\n<li><em><strong>Little Failure<\/strong><\/em>, by Gary Shteyngart<\/li>\n<li><em><strong>There Was and There Was Not<\/strong><\/em>, by Meline Toumani<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"tiled-gallery type-rectangular tiled-gallery-unresized\" data-original-width=\"1200\" data-carousel-extra='{&quot;blog_id&quot;:1,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/mookseandgripes.com\\\/reviews\\\/2015\\\/01\\\/20\\\/national-book-critics-circle-awards\\\/&quot;,&quot;likes_blog_id&quot;:&quot;6298455&quot;}' itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\" > <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 1200px; height: 358px;\" data-original-width=\"1200\" data-original-height=\"358\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 239px; height: 358px;\" data-original-width=\"239\" data-original-height=\"358\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"235\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"354\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"14954\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Rebel-Yell.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"274,413\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Rebel Yell\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Rebel-Yell.jpg?fit=199%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Rebel-Yell.jpg?fit=274%2C413&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Rebel-Yell.jpg?w=235&#038;h=354&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Rebel-Yell.jpg?w=274&amp;ssl=1 274w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Rebel-Yell.jpg?resize=199%2C300&amp;ssl=1 199w\" width=\"235\" height=\"354\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"235\" data-original-height=\"354\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Rebel Yell\" alt=\"Rebel Yell\" style=\"width: 235px; height: 354px;\" \/> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 241px; height: 358px;\" data-original-width=\"241\" data-original-height=\"358\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"237\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"354\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"14952\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Literchoor-Is-My-Beat.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"231,346\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Literchoor Is My Beat\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Literchoor-Is-My-Beat.jpg?fit=200%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Literchoor-Is-My-Beat.jpg?fit=231%2C346&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Literchoor-Is-My-Beat.jpg?w=237&#038;h=354&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Literchoor-Is-My-Beat.jpg?w=231&amp;ssl=1 231w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Literchoor-Is-My-Beat.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w\" width=\"237\" height=\"354\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"237\" data-original-height=\"354\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Literchoor Is My Beat\" alt=\"Literchoor Is My Beat\" style=\"width: 237px; height: 354px;\" \/> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 238px; height: 358px;\" data-original-width=\"238\" data-original-height=\"358\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"234\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"354\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"14953\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Tennessee-Williams-Biography.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"941,1426\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Tennessee Mech F2-23 May 14.indd&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Tennessee Mech F2-23 May 14.indd\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Tennessee-Williams-Biography.jpg?fit=198%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Tennessee-Williams-Biography.jpg?fit=676%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Tennessee-Williams-Biography.jpg?w=234&#038;h=354&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Tennessee-Williams-Biography.jpg?w=941&amp;ssl=1 941w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Tennessee-Williams-Biography.jpg?resize=198%2C300&amp;ssl=1 198w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Tennessee-Williams-Biography.jpg?resize=676%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 676w\" width=\"234\" height=\"354\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"234\" data-original-height=\"354\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Tennessee Mech F2-23 May 14.indd\" alt=\"Tennessee Mech F2-23 May 14.indd\" style=\"width: 234px; height: 354px;\" \/> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 237px; height: 358px;\" data-original-width=\"237\" data-original-height=\"358\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"233\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"354\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"14955\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/William-Wells-Brown.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"228,346\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"William Wells Brown\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/William-Wells-Brown.jpg?fit=198%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/William-Wells-Brown.jpg?fit=228%2C346&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/William-Wells-Brown.jpg?w=233&#038;h=354&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/William-Wells-Brown.jpg?w=228&amp;ssl=1 228w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/William-Wells-Brown.jpg?resize=198%2C300&amp;ssl=1 198w\" width=\"233\" height=\"354\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"233\" data-original-height=\"354\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"William Wells Brown\" alt=\"William Wells Brown\" style=\"width: 233px; height: 354px;\" \/> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 245px; height: 358px;\" data-original-width=\"245\" data-original-height=\"358\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"241\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"354\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"14951\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/The-Crusades-of-Cesar-Chavez.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"360,530\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"The Crusades of Cesar Chavez\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/The-Crusades-of-Cesar-Chavez.jpg?fit=204%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/The-Crusades-of-Cesar-Chavez.jpg?fit=360%2C530&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/The-Crusades-of-Cesar-Chavez.jpg?w=241&#038;h=354&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/The-Crusades-of-Cesar-Chavez.jpg?w=360&amp;ssl=1 360w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/The-Crusades-of-Cesar-Chavez.jpg?resize=204%2C300&amp;ssl=1 204w\" width=\"241\" height=\"354\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"241\" data-original-height=\"354\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"The Crusades of Cesar Chavez\" alt=\"The Crusades of Cesar Chavez\" style=\"width: 241px; height: 354px;\" \/> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <\/div>\n<p><strong>Biography<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em><strong>William Wells Brown: An African American Life<\/strong><\/em>, by Ezra Greenspan<\/li>\n<li><em><strong>Rebel Yell: The Violence, Passion and Redemption of Stonewall Jackson<\/strong><\/em>, by S.C. Gwynne<\/li>\n<li><em><strong>Tennessee Williams: Mad Pilgrimage of the Flesh<\/strong><\/em>, by John Lahr<\/li>\n<li><em><strong>&#8220;Literchoor Is My Beat&#8221;: A Life of James Laughlin, Publisher of New Directions<\/strong><\/em>, Ian S. MacNiven<\/li>\n<li><em><strong>The Crusades of Cesar Chavez: A Biography<\/strong><\/em>, by Miriam Pawel<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"tiled-gallery type-rectangular tiled-gallery-unresized\" data-original-width=\"1200\" data-carousel-extra='{&quot;blog_id&quot;:1,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/mookseandgripes.com\\\/reviews\\\/2015\\\/01\\\/20\\\/national-book-critics-circle-awards\\\/&quot;,&quot;likes_blog_id&quot;:&quot;6298455&quot;}' itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\" > <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 1200px; height: 354px;\" data-original-width=\"1200\" data-original-height=\"354\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 237px; height: 354px;\" data-original-width=\"237\" data-original-height=\"354\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"233\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"350\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"14958\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Geek-Sublime.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1400,2100\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Geek Sublime\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Geek-Sublime.jpg?fit=200%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Geek-Sublime.jpg?fit=683%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Geek-Sublime.jpg?w=233&#038;h=350&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Geek-Sublime.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Geek-Sublime.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Geek-Sublime.jpg?resize=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 683w\" width=\"233\" height=\"350\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"233\" data-original-height=\"350\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Geek Sublime\" alt=\"Geek Sublime\" style=\"width: 233px; height: 350px;\" \/> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 237px; height: 354px;\" data-original-width=\"237\" data-original-height=\"354\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"233\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"350\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"14956\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/The-Essential-Ellen-Willis.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"200,300\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"The Essential Ellen Willis\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/The-Essential-Ellen-Willis.jpg?fit=200%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/The-Essential-Ellen-Willis.jpg?fit=200%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/The-Essential-Ellen-Willis.jpg?w=233&#038;h=350&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"233\" height=\"350\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"233\" data-original-height=\"350\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"The Essential Ellen Willis\" alt=\"The Essential Ellen Willis\" style=\"width: 233px; height: 350px;\" \/> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 237px; height: 354px;\" data-original-width=\"237\" data-original-height=\"354\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"233\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"350\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"14936\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Citizen-An-American-Lyric.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"267,400\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Citizen An American Lyric\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Citizen-An-American-Lyric.jpg?fit=200%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Citizen-An-American-Lyric.jpg?fit=267%2C400&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Citizen-An-American-Lyric.jpg?w=233&#038;h=350&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Citizen-An-American-Lyric.jpg?w=267&amp;ssl=1 267w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Citizen-An-American-Lyric.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w\" width=\"233\" height=\"350\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"233\" data-original-height=\"350\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Citizen An American Lyric\" alt=\"Citizen An American Lyric\" style=\"width: 233px; height: 350px;\" \/> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 259px; height: 354px;\" data-original-width=\"259\" data-original-height=\"354\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"255\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"350\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"14957\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/What-Would-Lynne-Tillman-Do.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"252,346\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"What Would Lynne Tillman Do\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/What-Would-Lynne-Tillman-Do.jpg?fit=218%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/What-Would-Lynne-Tillman-Do.jpg?fit=252%2C346&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/What-Would-Lynne-Tillman-Do.jpg?w=255&#038;h=350&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/What-Would-Lynne-Tillman-Do.jpg?w=252&amp;ssl=1 252w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/What-Would-Lynne-Tillman-Do.jpg?resize=218%2C300&amp;ssl=1 218w\" width=\"255\" height=\"350\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"255\" data-original-height=\"350\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"What Would Lynne Tillman Do\" alt=\"What Would Lynne Tillman Do\" style=\"width: 255px; height: 350px;\" \/> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 230px; height: 354px;\" data-original-width=\"230\" data-original-height=\"354\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"226\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"350\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"14959\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/On-Immunity.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"396,612\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;nc&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;On Immunity: An Inoculation (9\\\/30\\\/14)\\rBy Eula Biss&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;On Immunity.JPG&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"On Immunity.JPG\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;On Immunity: An Inoculation (9\/30\/14)&lt;br \/&gt; By Eula Biss&lt;\/p&gt; \" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/On-Immunity.jpg?fit=194%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/On-Immunity.jpg?fit=396%2C612&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/On-Immunity.jpg?w=226&#038;h=350&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/On-Immunity.jpg?w=396&amp;ssl=1 396w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mookseandgripes.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/On-Immunity.jpg?resize=194%2C300&amp;ssl=1 194w\" width=\"226\" height=\"350\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"226\" data-original-height=\"350\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"On Immunity.JPG\" alt=\"On Immunity.JPG\" style=\"width: 226px; height: 350px;\" \/> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <\/div>\n<p><strong>Criticism<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em><strong>On Immunity: An Inoculation<\/strong><\/em>, by Eula Biss<\/li>\n<li><em><strong>Geek Sublime: The Beauty of Code, the Code of Beauty<\/strong><\/em>, by Vikram Chandra<\/li>\n<li><em><strong>Citizen: An American Lyric<\/strong><\/em>, by Claudia Rankine<\/li>\n<li><em><strong>What Would Lynne Tillman Do?<\/strong><\/em>, by Lynne Tillman<\/li>\n<li><em><strong>The Essential Ellen Willis<\/strong><\/em>, by Ellen Willis<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Nona Balakian Citation for Excellence in Reviewing<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Alexandra Schwartz<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Finalists:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Charles Finch<\/li>\n<li>Barbara K. 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