She is best known for her novel "The Tale of Despereaux" about a little mouse who has some big adventures.

VOA: special.2009.10.12

Sinclair Lewis' novel "Elmer Gantry" is about a Christian clergyman who does not obey the morals he professes.

VOA: special.2009.03.13

Another best picture nominee about a teenager is "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire."

VOA: special.2010.03.01

The author, who published only the one novel, is still alive but rarely speaks publicly.

VOA: special.2010.07.08

Poe's creation of the detective novel is recognized by the Mystery Writers of America.

VOA: special.2009.02.02

In fact,Edgar Allan Poe is considered the father of the modern detective novel.

VOA: special.2009.02.02

"True Grit" is a movie based on the novel by Charles Portis.

VOA: special.2011.02.21

This is the second novel by New York-based writer J.Courtney Sullivan.

VOA: special.2011.07.13

Snoopy is always trying to write the great American novel.

VOA: special.2009.10.25

"The Fountainhead" is an unusual novel for many reasons.

VOA: special.2010.06.06

The predictive power of ferroportin is still just a laboratory finding, but Torti says it suggests a possible novel approach to cancer therapy.

VOA: standard.2010.08.05

Head of the International Red Cross Federation's Influenza team, Robert Kaufman, says the impact of a novel virus on a community without immunity is not just about the number of illnesses and deaths.

VOA: standard.2009.09.04