variants
or novelle
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
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Recent Examples of novellas
Those books, now numbering eight (plus several novellas), have been adapted as Apple TV’s Emmy-winning series Slow Horses, whose fifth season concluded Wednesday (Apple has ordered two more seasons).
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Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 29 Oct. 2025
In total, Harrison wrote 14 books for the series, as well as a series of five mini-summer novellas and a Cliquetionary, a guide to the tween characters' slang.
—Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
One of the authors that Covici brought along with him to Viking was a young writer named John Steinbeck; his company had published Steinbeck’s novellas Tortilla Flat in 1935 and Of Mice and Men in 1937.
—Paul Slovak
september 16, Literary Hub, 16 Sep. 2025
The four stories and three novellas within it are taken from books Lee published early in his career.
—Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2025
Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 29 Oct. 2025
In total, Harrison wrote 14 books for the series, as well as a series of five mini-summer novellas and a Cliquetionary, a guide to the tween characters' slang.
—Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
One of the authors that Covici brought along with him to Viking was a young writer named John Steinbeck; his company had published Steinbeck’s novellas Tortilla Flat in 1935 and Of Mice and Men in 1937.
—Paul Slovak
september 16, Literary Hub, 16 Sep. 2025
The four stories and three novellas within it are taken from books Lee published early in his career.
—Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for novellas
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The event will feature stories from veterans and their families, patriotic music and updates from groups serving local veterans, such as the nonprofit Honor Flight and Patriot Guard.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Nov. 2025
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Partners have no control over or input into the reporting or editing process and do not review stories before publication.—
Data Skrive,
New York Times,
5 Nov. 2025
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Immigration tales tend to adopt a hybrid form—part elegy for life in the home country, part hymn to the promise of the new.—
Tope Folarin,
The Atlantic,
8 Nov. 2025
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The rest will fade into irrelevance — remembered not for their art or innovation, but as cautionary tales of what happens when inclusion becomes optional.—
Kimberly S. Reed,
Rolling Stone,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Novellas.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/novellas. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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