1 FOURTH WING (Red Tower, $20.99). By Rebecca Yarros. A young woman competes to secure a spot at an elite war college for ...

Author of "The Nickel Boys," "The Underground Railroad" and other popular books, Colson Whitehead will be in St. Louis to talk about his craft and accept the award in April.

An announcement from Simon & Schuster’s publisher left the literary community wondering whether blurbs, the little snippets ...