diff --git a/doc/fixes36.1 b/doc/fixes36.1
index 30731b652..815b9f1ad 100644
--- a/doc/fixes36.1
+++ b/doc/fixes36.1
@@ -355,6 +355,7 @@ wielding Trollsbane prevents trolls from reviving
 wielding Demonbane prevents demons summoning friends
 Elbereth must now be on a square by itself to function
 Elbereth now erodes based on attacks by the player, not monsters scared
+novels are made of paper, not gold
 
 
 Fixes to Post-3.6.0 Problems that Were Exposed Via git Repository
diff --git a/src/objects.c b/src/objects.c
index 3c686746c..3a8db8d92 100644
--- a/src/objects.c
+++ b/src/objects.c
@@ -984,7 +984,7 @@ SPELL("freeze sphere",   "hardcover",
 SPELL("blank paper", "plain", P_NONE, 18, 0, 0, 0, 0, HI_PAPER),
 /* tribute book for 3.6 */
 OBJECT(OBJ("novel", "paperback"),
-       BITS(0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, P_NONE, HI_PAPER),
+       BITS(0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, P_NONE, PAPER),
        0, SPBOOK_CLASS, 0, 0, 0, 20, 0, 0, 0, 1, 20, CLR_BRIGHT_BLUE),
 /* a special, one of a kind, spellbook */
 OBJECT(OBJ("Book of the Dead", "papyrus"),