novel

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"It would be a novel target that may complement existing therapies like Ozempic, for example, and improve the lives of many who suffer from obesity and other appetite-related conditions."

From Science Daily • Apr. 6, 2026

The novel partnership between students and police to break open a decades-old murder case, with a love triangle at its center, was irresistible fodder for the media’s true-crime boom.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

The movie, the latest adaptation of a novel by Colleen Hoover, stars Maika Monroe and Tyriq Withers.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

“The Man of Property,” which introduces us to the affluent and acquisitive Forsyte family, was published in 1906 and was planned as a standalone novel.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

In his epic novel Les Misérables, Victor Hugo used Vidocq as a model for both Jean Valjean and Inspector Javert—the convict and the law.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day