OUR MISSION

The National Book Review is an online journal created by people who love books for people who love them. A forum for the discussion of books and ideas, the National Book Review calls attention to some of the best new books -- ones that people are talking about, or should be -- in our "5 Hot Books" feature. With our book reviews, Q&A’s with authors and other features, we strive to bring attention to worthy books that are in danger of being overlooked.

OUR EDITORS

Adam Cohen is a former member of the New York Times Editorial Board and senior writer for Time magazine.  He is author, most recently, of Imbeciles: The Supreme Court, American Eugenics, and the Sterilization of Carrie Buck, which was long listed for the 2016 National Book Award, and Supreme Inequality: The Supreme Court’s Fifty-Year Battle for a more Unjust America. Cohen was the chair of the 2023 Pulitzer Biography jury and of the 2024 Pultizer Criticism jury. Read more at adamscohenwriter.com.

Elizabeth Taylor is a writer and editor who lives in Chicago. A past President of the National Book Critics Circle, she currently serves on its Board of Directors, and has chaired four Pulitzer Prize juries. Elizabeth is the co-author (with Adam Cohen) of American Pharaoh: Mayor Richard J. Daley, His Battle for Chicago and the Nation.