Book lover getting novel, dearer (6)
I believe the answer is:
reader
'book lover' is the definition.
'reader' can be an answer for 'book' (I've seen this before). I'm unsure of the 'lover' bit.
'novel dearer' is the wordplay.
'novel' indicates anagramming the letters (letters in a new or novel order).
'dearer' is an anagram of 'READER'.
'getting' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for reader that I've seen before include "Peruser of texts" , "Peruser, of books perhaps" , "Kind of textbook - or its peruser" , "University lecturer - text book" , "Times subscriber, perhaps?" .)