His 1998 book, “Gotham,” which told the city’s story to 1898, focused on social and economic conflict. It won a Pulitzer Prize and inspired two sequels. By Sam Roberts In “American Trickster,” Ru ...

In Daniel Mason’s charming “Country People,” a stuck father and his happier family are tempted, and changed, during a stint on a bucolic campus. By Alexandra Jacobs “The Simp,” by Roshan Sethi, is a ...

Finnish elevator company Kone Oyj is considering the possibility of acquiring rival German TK Elevator GmbH. This is reported by foreign media. Kone has engaged consultants to evaluate the proposed ...