#novellas

#novellas

A list of seven books released in 2023 that reviewers recommend not to miss

Includes a graphic novel, a slim dispatch, a debut novella, and a collection of vignettes [ more ]

Start with Angels and Insects, a pair of novellas that explore some of Byatt's themes.

Frederica Potter appears in four of Byatt's novels, including The Virgin in the Garden, a coming-of-age novel.

Byatt's fiction includes sensuality and sex scenes, in addition to brainy and literary elements. [ more ]

John Boyne is embarking on a quartet of interlinked novellas centered around the four elements: Water, Earth, Air, and Fire.

Water, the first novella in the series, focuses on themes of baptism and cleansing but does not heavily explore the metaphor.

Boyne's novella offers a propulsive and deftly dramatized story with a protagonist on a journey of pain and catharsis. [ more ]