Answer: NOVEL

AnswerCrossword Clue
NOVEL"Lord Jim" or "Lucky Jim"
NOVELIt's a long story
NOVELKing or Queen book, e.g.
NOVEL"The Secret Life of Bees," e.g.
NOVELInnovative
NOVELLong work of fiction
NOVELOne of Jane Austen's six
NOVELNew
NOVELFictional work
NOVELIt's pure fiction
NOVEL"Catch-22," e.g.
NOVELClancy creation
NOVELDifferent
NOVEL"Emma"is one
NOVELNot old hat
NOVELWouk work
NOVELKing creation
NOVELImaginative
NOVELUnprecedented
NOVELBook of fiction
novelnew or strange
NOVELWork of fiction
NOVELChristie specialty
NOVELUnique
NOVELGreat American ...
NOVEL"Mockingjay," e.g.
NOVELOriginal
NOVELIberia or Hawaii
NOVELFresh
NOVELElie Wiesel's "Dawn," but not "Night"
NOVELReason for an advance
NOVEL"Gone with the Wind" or "Marjorie Morningstar"
NOVELNot copied
NOVEL"Catch-22" or "Mila 18"
NOVELBorders buy
NOVELNot previously seen
NOVELMovie source
NOVELPotboiler, often
NOVELBest-seller list entry
NOVEL"Bag of Bones," for one