Ron Charles is an award-winning fiction book critic for The Washington Post. He also hosts “Totally Hip Video Book Review,” a performative video book review series for The Post. Prior to his work as a book critic, Charles taught American literature and critical theory, and then edited for the book section of The Christian Science Monitor. Charles served on the jury for the 2014 Pulitzer Prize. Among the awards and honors he has received for his work are the Louis Shores Award for excellence in reviewing from the American Library Association, first place in Arts & Entertainment Commentary by the Society for Features Journalism, and the Nona Balakian Citation for Excellence in Reviewing from the National Book Critics Circle.