Books

EIGHT scientists living under glass for two years in a self-sustaining, closed ecosystem constructed in the Arizona desert. Sound familiar?

JOHN Grisham’s latest novel, “The Whistler,” involves the rich and powerful and abuse of the justice system. The Florida Board

IN 1996, Nicholas Sparks introduced the world to Allie and Noah in his best-selling novel “The Notebook.” Their story became

I SAT and read The Dead Father, a formative work of postmodernist fiction, in three bursts: afternoon, evening, then morning.

NEW YORK — He won his Nobel for writing songs, but Bob Dylan’s unexpected honor also is providing a boost