At first, she found it dry. Soon, and forever after, she would find it vast, dreadfully open, more sky than prairie, more prairie than mountain, more mountain than city. The whole would outstrip her ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Queen of America by Luis Alberto Urrea In "Queen of America," Luis Alberto Urrea gives us that rare breed of literary sequel, a ...

Sometimes the connection between an author and his subject is so strong that it seems as if he's fated to write a particular book. That's the case with Luis Alberto Urrea and his two novels about the ...

It’s hard to be a saint, but being a saint’s father, husband or friend can’t be easy, either. ‘Not all crosses are made of wood,’ as Luis Alberto Urrea observes in his novel Queen of America. It’s a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If Tom Hanks is America's Dad, Laura Linney is our mom. That's the dream scenario for actor-turned-filmmaker Laura Chinn, who puts ...