Thesaurus results for NOVELLE

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

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Recent Examples of novellas For reading widely, there’s discovery to be had among novellas, which thanks to their short length can get away with being weird and different. —

Literary Hub, 5 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 These are novellas that have existed for 30 years. —

Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2026 However, the good news is that, according to Parker, his aim is for the series to follow Dunk and Egg down the long and winding road Martin has laid out for the entirety of their lives—both in his three existing novellas and an additional 12 outlines for still unpublished tales. —

Megan McCluskey, Time, 23 Feb. 2026 Ahead of the season 1 finale, showrunner Ira Parker spoke with EW about staying true to the episodic nature of the novellas. —

Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Feb. 2026 Drawn from the next two novellas and the pages of A World of Ice and Fire, which details the fictional history of Westeros, here’s a rundown of what season one’s characters will get up to. —

James Grebey, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2026 Nine more novels and novellas have been published since, with the books having been translated into more than 30 languages. —

Joe Otterson, Variety, 19 Feb. 2026 Dunk, in the novellas, has probably the most [anxious] inner monologue of George’s characters. —

Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 18 Feb. 2026

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Noun

Most players, these days, share those stories on podcasts.

— Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2026
The island is famously low-key, thanks in part to an ordinance that restricts buildings over three stories, keeping high-rises and big resort brands off the sand.

— Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 8 Mar. 2026