I had a long waitlist for "A Drop of Corruption" on Libby, but I'm finally reading it. Enjoying the setting and the returning characters. I'm not far enough into the mystery to have any idea what's going on.
Mal: Well, look at this! Appears we got here just in the nick of time. What does that make us? Zoe: Big damn heroes, sir.
'Safe'
Literary Buffistas 3: Don't Parse the Blurb, Dear.
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
bennett - Aug 16, 2025 9:36:37 am PDT #28392 of 28440
-t - Aug 16, 2025 11:34:08 am PDT #28393 of 28440
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I LOVE Vera Wong! It was the first Sutanto I read and remains my favorite, although I will pretty much read anything she puts out at this point. I think the second came out this year (VW’s Guide to Snooping on a Dead Man) and maintains everything I enjoyed in the first
Left Handed Booksellers I have looked at so often and not yet read. And look, the audiobook is available from my library now. Can’t have too many audiobooks lying around (note, I have clearly demonstrated that I can have too many audiobooks when they have to be returned on a certain date but I will ignore that for now)
It’s something the way the books I have actually bought get neglected because I need to read the library books that have a deadline first
bennett - Aug 17, 2025 9:54:32 am PDT #28394 of 28440
2025 Hugo winners. I really recommend "The Tainted Cup".
Vortex - Aug 17, 2025 8:18:16 pm PDT #28395 of 28440
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Random question -- what is the difference between a novella and a novelette?
megan walker - Aug 17, 2025 8:28:24 pm PDT #28396 of 28440
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Random question -- what is the difference between a novella and a novelette?
It's only a novelette if it comes from the novel region of France, otherwise it's a sparkling short story.
JenP - Aug 18, 2025 7:20:04 am PDT #28397 of 28440
Ha, ha, ha! Jessica beat me to the Comm.
Jessica - Aug 18, 2025 7:30:32 am PDT #28398 of 28440
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I think there is a semi-official wordcount difference but I don't know offhand what it is.
Dana - Aug 18, 2025 7:31:02 am PDT #28399 of 28440
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
I'm pretty sure it's just word count.
Tom Scola - Aug 18, 2025 7:34:35 am PDT #28400 of 28440
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
DavidS - Aug 18, 2025 11:15:59 am PDT #28401 of 28440
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
For the Hugos, a novelette is 7,500–17,500 words, while a novella is 17,500–40,000 words.
A novelette is a long short story. A novella is a short novel. That's how I think of it anyway.