Percival Everett’s “James” is up for another literary award — the PEN/Faulkner Prize for fiction. Other nominees include Louise Erdrich’s “The Mighty Red,” Rachel ...

The new National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature is a prolific, best-selling author of children’s books who hopes to use his 2-year term to promote the wonders of picture stories ...

Rumaan Alam's “Entitlement,” Ian Frazier's “Paradise Bronx” and Lisa Ko's “Memory Piece” are among 13 finalists for the Gotham Book Prize, a $50,000 award for outstanding fiction or nonfiction writing ...