Novellas in November 2025 was a roaring success: In total, we had 50 bloggers contributing 216 posts covering at least 207 books! The buddy read(s) had 14 participants. It was our best year yet – thank you.
*For the curious, our most reviewed book was The Wax Child by Olga Ravn (4 reviews), followed by The Most by Jessica Anthony (3). Authors covered three times: Franz Kafka and Christian Kracht. Authors with work(s) reviewed twice: Margaret Atwood, Nora Ephron, Hermann Hesse, Claire Keegan, Irmgard Keun, Thomas Mann, Patrick Modiano, Edna O’Brien, Clare O’Dea, Max Porter, Brigitte Reimann, Ivana Sajko, Georges Simenon, Colm Tóibín and Stefan Zweig.*
Check out all the posts here:
Bookish Beck = Rebecca Foster. American transplant to England. Freelance proofreader and book reviewer.
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Ah ah, when I suddenly remember to link a couple of reviews, page 2 is full for the links, you need to open a 3rd page
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[…] in November, is a challenge hosted by Cathy at 746 books and Rebecca at Bookish Beck, books under 200 pages […]
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[…] an issue with colonialism in each case. Both books form part of my Nonfiction November and Novellas in November challenges, in which I’ve sadly lagged this month, but am catching up now! In autumn 2024, I […]
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[…] for NovNov with Cathy and Bec and German Literature […]
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[…] It was JacquiWine’s review of The Juniper Tree by Barbara Comyns (1985) last month that encouraged me pick this from the TBR in time for Novellas in November, hosted by hosted by Cathy and Bookish Beck. […]
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[…] is co-hosted by Cathy @Cathy746books and Rebecca @bookishbeckto join just post a joining in blogpost and add the link via either of the hosts Link-up post (click […]
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[…] Why Did I Ever is a little longer than the page limit for Novellas in November at 210. But I found it in a list of recommended contemporary novellas and read it for this […]
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[…] Indulgent, I hear you ask? Yes, because I have a lovely list of short nonfiction to read and review for Nonfiction November and Novellas in November, the oldest ones on my TBR, yet I decided I actually wanted to read these two, acquired in September and October this year! I saw a Facebook ad for the Walters, spotted the Woods Ware china on the front and couldn’t resist ordering it (self-published, so I had to get it from the dreaded online place) – you won’t be surprised to know that I’ve read and reviewed only two books out of the seven acquired in October. I met Stephen Pihlaja when I was campaigning for him in a local council by-election; we bonded over the somewhat odd pair of interests, running and sociolinguistics, and he kindly gave me one of his books! And this is the only print book acquired in September that I’ve read and reviewed. Now, these two might look very different but actually they’re both about community, so a good choice to read together! And of course, both books form part of my Nonfiction November and Novellas in November challenges. […]
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[…] is a perfect book for Novellas in November #NovNov25, hosted by Rebecca at BookishBeck (the place to add your links) and Cathy at […]
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[…] is co-hosted by Cathy @Cathy746books and Rebecca @bookishbeck to join just post a joining in blogpost and add the link via either of the hosts Link-up post […]
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[…] A Pale View of the Hills, Kazuo Ishiguro’s first novel, is restrained and delicate and at first seems relatively straightforward. But towards the end, ambiguity sets in, forcing the reader to think back through the events of the novel. I read it for Novellas in November. […]
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[…] for NovNov with Cathy and Bec thanks to the rave reviews by Bookish Bec and […]
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[…] Two books today that have nothing in common apart from the fact that they’re nonfiction books I have read this month and need to get reviewed before I go on to other challenges next month! I was reminded of Craftland by Halfman Halfbook’s mention of it and looked it up and requested it from NetGalley; I subscribed for “Ending the Pursuit” via (the late, lamented) Unbound and received it in February last year; of the 12 print books I acquired that month, I’ve now read and reviewed 7. This is one of my original list of novellas for November after breaking loose with my last two. Both books count for Nonfiction November and “Ending the Pursuit” for Novellas in November. […]
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[…] it did fit in with my November reading, and is the only fictional novella I’ve read for for Novellas in November. So for those reasons, I read it immediately – most of it on the bus to and from the […]
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[…] is co-hosted by Cathy @Cathy746books and Rebecca @bookishbeckto join just post a joining in blogpost and add the link via either of the hosts Link-up post (click […]
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[…] done well on short books for Novellas in November, hosted by Rebecca and Cathy, reading nine including the Seascraper – the buddy read. Here are short reviews of […]
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[…] is only the 5th year I’ve taken part. Hosted by Cathy of 746 Books and Rebecca of Bookish Beck it runs from 1st to 30th […]
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[…] yearly challenge. I read TWO books for Women in Translation month, and FOUR novellas for #NovNov. I also read 15 Classic novels, which included my reading TWO books for both the Classics Club […]
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[…] a novella and therefore also works for #NovellaNovember, which is hosted by Cathy @746 Books and Rebecca @Bookish Bec. This is my 3rd novella, which I finished on Sunday but could not blog about as I was at a music […]
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[…] Read for NovNov with Cathy and Bec […]
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[…] read(s) had 14 participants. If you want to take a look back at the link parties, they’re all here. It was our best year yet – thank […]
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