Our weekly roundup of workplace news from around the web.

- The New Yorker explores novels about the workplace, written by women: “The works deal with the same bureaucracies and white-collar doldrums that have inspired male novelists but reflect the particular challenges and preoccupations of women in the workforce.”
- The National Law Review has tips for how employers can mitigate the risks of their employees using wearables in the workplace.
- Forbes on failure: “The best companies are those that encourage failure, embrace out-of-the-box thinking, and allow employees to make mistakes and see what happens.”