The National Book Critics Circle on Thursday announced winners of its annual book awards:
- Ficton: Hilary Mantel, for Wolf Hall
- Nonfiction: Richard Holmes, The Age of Wonder
- Autobiography: Diana Athill, Somewhere Towards the End
- Biography: Blake Bailey, Cheever
- Criticism: Eula Biss, Notes From No Man's Land
Poetry: Rae Armentrout, Versed
