Maureen Corrigan

Maureen Corrigan, book critic for NPR’s Fresh Air, is The Nicky and Jamie Grant Distinguished Professor of the Practice in Literary Criticism at Georgetown University. She is the winner of the 1999 Edgar Award for Criticism, presented by the Mystery Writers of America. In 2019, Corrigan was awarded the Nona Balakian Citation for Excellence in Reviewing by the National Book Critics Circle. In 2023, Corrigan received the Washington Monthly “Kukula” Award for Excellence in Nonfiction Book Reviewing, as well as the John Seigenthaler “Legends” Award. Corrigan is the author of the literary memoir, Leave Me Alone, I’m Reading! (2005) and So We Read On: How The Great Gatsby Came To Be and Why It Endures, a 2014 New York Times Editors’ Choice. In 2023, Corrigan wrote and filmed a 24-lecture series on banned books, “Forbidden Literary Works,” for Wondrium/ Great Courses. She is currently under contract to Knopf for a book exploring 400 years of American book-banning.