NEW YORK (AP) β Novelist Marilynne Robinson, economist Thomas Piketty and cartoonist Roz Chast are among the finalists for National Book Critics Circle prizes.
The 30 nominees for six competitive categories were announced Monday.
For the first time in the critics circle’s 40-year history, one book was a nominee in two categories: Claudia Rankine’s “Citizen” was cited in criticism and in poetry.
The winners will be announced March 12.
Nobel laureate Toni Morrison will receive a lifetime achievement award, while National Book Award winner Phil Klay will receive a prize for the best debut release of 2014 β his short story collection “Redeployment.”
