 In other words, lab lit novels are mainstream or literary stories about the practice of science as a profession.They may or may not center exclusively on the science or the workplaces of scientists, but all tend to feature scientists as central characters.According to an article in the "New York Times", 

Prominent examples of lab lit include "Flight Behavior" by Barbara Kingsolver, "Intuition" by Allegra Goodman and "Mendel's Dwarf" by Simon Mawer, and Richard Powers' "The Echo Maker" and "Generosity".