1998 National Book Critics Circle Award – Criticism Winner

Visions of Jazz: The First Century
Gary Giddins
An outstanding voice in the field, the jazz critic for The Village Voice leads readers through the first century of the music in a voluminous, expert account of the great jazz artists past and present and their distinctive contributions. UP….
1998 National Book Critics Circle Award – Criticism Shortlist

Hip Hop America
Nelson George

Out of Sheer Rage
Geoff Dyer

Shakespeare: The Invention of the Human
Harold Bloom
