Synonyms of novellas

novellas

noun

variants or novelle

plural of novella

as in stories

a work with imaginary characters and events that is shorter and usually less complex than a novel

pressed for time, many English teachers have their students read the one novella among the novelist's works

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stories
• tales
• narratives
• novelettes
• yarns
• short stories
• histories
• romances
• jokes
• fables
• anecdotes
• myths
• parables
• records
• legends
• fairy tales
• annals
• reports
• bedtime stories
• exempla
• folktales
• chronicles
• accounts

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of novellas

There are eight books total, but one is a collection of five prequel novellas. — Anna Moeslein, Glamour, 24 Oct. 2026

There have always been short books, some traditionally noted as novellas (20,000-40,000 words), yet not marketed as such. — Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2026

The series currently encompasses nine sub-series arcs, standalone novels, novellas, English-language manga and graphic novels. — Mya Copeland, Variety, 6 Aug. 2026

Crime fiction aficionados are sure to devour this collection of six novellas from the bestselling author. — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 21 June 2026

These invasion fictions took a range of forms, from short stories and pamphlets to novellas and full-length novels, and proliferated especially in the late-Victorian and Edwardian period leading up to World War I, which brought the subgenre’s brief flourishing to an end. — Ivan Kreilkamp, JSTOR Daily, 10 June 2026

House of the Dragon premieres its third season this summer ahead of a fourth and likely final season in 2028, while A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, based on Martin's Tales of Dunk & Egg novellas, is in production on season 2 for release in 2027. — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Apr. 2026

Stern has also published four collections of stories, four novellas, and two children’s books, all of them steeped in Jewish folklore. — Cathleen Schine, The New York Review of Books, 19 Mar. 2026

The plan, as outlined by Orsi in that February 2025 Deadline interview, is to adapt all three of the novellas in the Dunk and Egg collection across three total seasons. — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 24 Feb. 2026