Reply #25: 2006 National Book Critics Circle Awards - Biography Finalists Readings

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2006 National Book Critics Circle Awards - Biography Finalists Readings

The winners of this year's National Book Critics Circle Awards were announced on Thursday in New York. At this event, the five finalists in the biography category read from their nominated books. The National Book Critics Circle (NBCC) was founded in 1974 and is currently made up of nearly 700 book reviewers. Every year the NBCC gives out awards for books in six categories: fiction, general nonfiction, biography, autobiography, poetry, and criticism. For more information, visit bookcritics.org.

This year's National Book Critics Circle Award in biography went to Julie Phillips for "James Tiptree, Jr." The other nominees were Debby Applegate for "The Most Famous Man in America," Taylor Branch for "At Canaan's Edge," Frederick Brown for "Flaubert," and Jason Robets for "A Sense of the World." The National Book Critics Circle (NBCC) was founded in 1974 and is currently made up of nearly 700 book reviewers. Every year the NBCC gives out awards for books in five categories: fiction, general nonfiction, biography/autobiography, poetry, and criticism. For more information, visit bookcritics.org.