I have wondered this for a while

[james_davis_nicoll]

What's the point of the subtitle "a novel"?

Comments

[hugh57.livejournal.com]

I think it's primarily a quick and easy guide for bookstore employees who need to know if a book is fiction or non-fiction for shelving purposes, without having to to stop and read the DJ flap. Especially convenient for authors such as Richard Clarke or Newt Gingrich, who have written both fiction and non-fiction.