Finally.

It takes a publication more mainstream than Authwhore to make such things official, but whatever. The novella is back. According to this beast and the Daily Beast. And flavorpill.

It’s about time the publishing industry and the other 7 readers in the country catch up to Authwhore’s sophisticated taste. I like novellas because I have a short attention span. I’m easily bored. Short story collections are always favored, but novellas are nice too. Do yourself a favor and indulge in Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s “Memories of My Melancholy Whores.” 128 pages. You’re in, you’re out. And it’s just not a good title unless there’s a whore in it…

Books. Novels. Such boring, stodgy connotations they have. Novella is smooth and sexy. But most importantly short. With all the good elements of novels without any of the bad components of poetry.

flavorpill’s list of classic novellas should get us started…

Man, the more I think about it, the more I hate long books. And long movies, long meetings, long lines, and long hair.

Cut your hair you hippies!

Parse your words you writers!!

My sensibilities would be truly satisfied if we can get some decent works published in mass market. There’s a few out there, but not enough. I love mass market paperbacks. I can go and do things with a mass market that would ruin a Nookindle.

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