Answer:

NOVEL

AnswerCrossword Clue
NOVEL"Gone with the Wind" or "Marjorie Morningstar"
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
NOVELWork of fiction
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
NOVELAmazon.com offering
NOVELClancy creation
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.
NOVEL"Lord Jim" or "Lucky Jim"
NOVELDifferent
NOVEL"Emma"is one
NOVELNot old hat
NOVELWouk work
NOVELKing creation
NOVELImaginative
NOVELUnprecedented
NOVELBook of fiction