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The Restless Dead (talk)
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Song of the Arkafina (talk)
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The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (talk)
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Category:Novels by Henry Miller (talk)
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When rain clouds gather
novel by Bessie Head
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No English title available
short story by Robert Kraft
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short story by Leopold von Sacher-Masoch
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Did you know
- 01 Aug 2024 – Robert Aiello (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Cunard (t · c); see discussion
Articles for deletion
- 16 Aug 2024 – Bonk on the Head (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Drmies (t · c); see discussion (2 participants)
- 15 Aug 2024 – Lacey and His Friends (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by PARAKANYAA (t · c); see discussion (2 participants)
- 14 Aug 2024 – Margarita (Master and Margarita) (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Candent shlimazel (t · c); see discussion (3 participants)
- 12 Aug 2024 – A Pair of Aces (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Significa liberdade (t · c); see discussion (2 participants)
- 11 Aug 2024 – Squire Arden (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by PatGallacher (t · c); see discussion (5 participants)
- 10 Aug 2024 – Chia Black Dragon (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Toweli (t · c); see discussion (2 participants)
- 01 Aug 2024 – Gaean Reach (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by Piotrus (t · c) was closed as keep by ARandomName123 (t · c) on 02 Aug 2024; see discussion (5 participants)
- 31 Jul 2024 – Alastor Cluster (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by Jontesta (t · c) was closed as move by The Herald (t · c) on 07 Aug 2024; see discussion (7 participants)
- 31 Jul 2024 – The Paper Soldier (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by Astaire (t · c) was closed as redirect by Liz (t · c) on 07 Aug 2024; see discussion (5 participants)
- 30 Jul 2024 – Xtabentum: A Novel of Yucatan (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by 1ctinus (t · c) was closed as delete by Explicit (t · c) on 06 Aug 2024; see discussion (7 participants)
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Proposed deletions
- 13 Aug 2024 – The Doomsday Manuscript (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by Pokelego999 (t · c) was redirected to Justin Richards#Books based on the Doctor Who series (talk · edit · hist)
- 06 Aug 2024 – Time Release (novel) (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by Hornpipe2 (t · c) was deproded by Cunard (t · c) on 08 Aug 2024
- 06 Aug 2024 – How the Hangman Lost His Heart (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by Hornpipe2 (t · c) was deproded by Significa liberdade (t · c) on 08 Aug 2024
- 04 Aug 2024 – Leslie Harrington (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by (Oinkers42) (t · c) was deleted
- 01 Aug 2024 – Heart of TARDIS (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by OlifanofmrTennant (t · c) was deleted
- 31 Jul 2024 – The Menagerie (series) (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by The Grid (t · c) was deleted
- 24 Jul 2024 – Isaac Asimov book series bibliography (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by Maplestrip (t · c) was deleted
- 19 Jul 2024 – Justinian (novel) (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by Gnisacc (t · c) was deproded by Cunard (t · c) on 20 Jul 2024
- 16 Jul 2024 – The Best American Short Stories 2023 (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by Randykitty (t · c) was redirected to The Best American Short Stories (talk · edit · hist)
Categories for discussion
- 08 Aug 2024 – Category:Historical novelists by genre (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Smasongarrison (t · c); see discussion
Templates for discussion
- 07 Aug 2024 – Template:The Inheritance Cycle (talk · edit · hist) TfDed by TechnoSquirrel69 (t · c) was closed; see discussion
- 21 Jul 2024 – Template:PoA (talk · edit · hist) TfDed by Primefac (t · c) was closed; see discussion
- 21 Jul 2024 – Template:PStone (talk · edit · hist) TfDed by Primefac (t · c) was closed; see discussion
- 21 Jul 2024 – Template:OotP (talk · edit · hist) TfDed by Primefac (t · c) was closed; see discussion
- 21 Jul 2024 – Template:HPCS (talk · edit · hist) TfDed by Primefac (t · c) was closed; see discussion
- 21 Jul 2024 – Template:HBP (talk · edit · hist) TfDed by Primefac (t · c) was closed; see discussion
- 21 Jul 2024 – Template:GoF (talk · edit · hist) TfDed by Primefac (t · c) was closed; see discussion
- 21 Jul 2024 – Template:GF (talk · edit · hist) TfDed by Primefac (t · c) was closed; see discussion
- 21 Jul 2024 – Template:DH (talk · edit · hist) TfDed by Primefac (t · c) was closed; see discussion
Redirects for discussion
- 24 Jul 2024 – Empire of Death (Doctor Who novel) (talk · edit · hist) →Past Doctor Adventures#List of Past Doctor Adventures was RfDed by Woodensuperman (t · c); see discussion
- 17 Jul 2024 – Marthas ( Handmaid's Tale) (talk · edit · hist) →The Handmaid's Tale#Marthas RfDed by Nickps (t · c) was closed; see discussion
Files for discussion
- 05 Aug 2024 – File:Harbou Metropolis 1926.jpg (talk · edit · hist) (on Metropolis (novel)) FfDed by Hinnk (t · c) was closed; see discussion
Good article nominees
- 04 Aug 2024 – The Snow Queen (Kernaghan novel) (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by TechnoSquirrel69 (t · c); start discussion
- 03 Aug 2024 – The Fellowship of the Ring (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Chiswick Chap (t · c); start discussion
- 26 Jul 2024 – The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by 2804:7F4:8081:5FF3:4DA2:A9D3:E35:C123 (t · c); start discussion
Requests for comments
- 07 Aug 2024 – J. K. Rowling (talk · edit · hist) has an RfC by SandyGeorgia (t · c); see discussion
Peer reviews
- 27 Jul 2024 – Nevada (Binnie novel) (talk · edit · hist) has been put up for PR by Jeschaton (t · c); see discussion
- 24 Jul 2024 – You Only Live Twice (novel) (talk · edit · hist) has been put up for PR by SchroCat (t · c); see discussion
Requested moves
- 11 Aug 2024 – The Water-Babies, A Fairy Tale for a Land Baby (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to The Water-Babies by Zacwill (t · c); see discussion
- 01 Aug 2024 – Magic realism (talk · edit · hist) move request to Magical Realism by Rich Farmbrough (t · c) was closed; see discussion
- 11 Jul 2024 – Foundation series (talk · edit · hist) move request to Foundation (book series) by Gonnym (t · c) was closed; see discussion
Articles to be merged
- 06 Aug 2024 – Mythology in Rick Riordan's works (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Rick Riordan by Mr. Bowler Hat (t · c); see discussion
- 24 Jul 2024 – The Dragon's Tooth (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Ashtown Burials by WestRiding24 (t · c); see discussion
- 24 Jul 2024 – The Silent Bells (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Ashtown Burials by WestRiding24 (t · c); see discussion
- 24 Jul 2024 – Empire of Bones (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Ashtown Burials by WestRiding24 (t · c); see discussion
- 24 Jul 2024 – The Drowned Vault (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Ashtown Burials by WestRiding24 (t · c); see discussion
- 02 Jul 2024 – Cadaeic Cadenza (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Pilish by Kusma (t · c); see discussion
- 28 Jun 2024 – The Woman Who Rides Like a Man (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to The Song of the Lioness by Boleyn (t · c); see discussion
- 10 Jun 2024 – The Steerswoman (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Draft:The Outskirter's Secret by LEvalyn (t · c); see discussion
- 30 May 2024 – List of Fantastic Beasts cast members (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Fantastic Beasts by Liz (t · c); see discussion
- 30 May 2024 – Finn (short story) (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to You Like It Darker by Voorts (t · c); see discussion
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Articles to be split
- 12 Jul 2024 – List of works based on Peter Pan (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Darrelljon (t · c); see discussion
Articles for creation
- 10 Aug 2024 – Draft:Daydream Hotel (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Filmforme (t · c)
- 05 Aug 2024 – Draft:Marian Womack (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Qwerfjkl (bot) (t · c)
- 05 Aug 2024 – Draft:Avogadro Corp (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by WikiLoreKeeper (t · c)
- 30 Jul 2024 – Draft:Rhaenyra Targaryen (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Lisha2037 (t · c)
- 22 Jul 2024 – Draft:Aditya Raj Sharma (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Qwerfjkl (bot) (t · c)
- 12 Jun 2024 – Draft:The Person I Loved Asked Me to Die in My Sister's Stead (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by WisteriaxLloyd (t · c)
- 22 May 2024 – Draft:Metturo (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Anazampironni (t · c)
- undated – Draft:Paul Francis Buck (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC
- 07 Aug 2024 – Draft:Policemen Story (talk · edit · hist) submitted for AfC by 88.6.22.232 (t · c) was moved to Policemen Story (talk · edit · hist) by SafariScribe (t · c) (author) on 16 Aug 2024
- 01 Aug 2024 – Draft:Zelda Bezuidenhout (talk · edit · hist) submitted for AfC by NadiadeKock (t · c) was declined by Greenman (t · c) on 02 Aug 2024
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Metrics
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Novel articles by quality and importance | |||||||
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Quality | Importance | ||||||
Top | High | Mid | Low | NA | ??? | Total | |
FA | 5 | 19 | 39 | 21 | 2 | 86 | |
FL | 1 | 5 | 17 | 21 | 44 | ||
GA | 9 | 36 | 118 | 179 | 9 | 351 | |
B | 45 | 119 | 370 | 298 | 41 | 873 | |
C | 78 | 309 | 1,144 | 1,978 | 215 | 3,724 | |
Start | 20 | 503 | 4,297 | 8,899 | 1 | 1,184 | 14,904 |
Stub | 3 | 140 | 3,430 | 13,107 | 1 | 3,098 | 19,779 |
List | 2 | 8 | 597 | 541 | 1 | 78 | 1,227 |
Category | 4 | 20 | 11,758 | 11,782 | |||
Disambig | 1 | 2 | 15 | 67 | 85 | ||
File | 12 | 21,368 | 21,380 | ||||
Portal | 43 | 43 | |||||
Project | 12 | 210 | 222 | ||||
Redirect | 9 | 307 | 2,127 | 5,297 | 7,740 | ||
Template | 5 | 4 | 19 | 2,259 | 2,287 | ||
NA | 1 | 17 | 8 | 26 | |||
Other | 1 | 1 | 130 | 132 | |||
Assessed | 164 | 1,153 | 10,331 | 27,267 | 41,143 | 4,627 | 84,685 |
Unassessed | 37 | 1 | 2,094 | 2,132 | |||
Total | 164 | 1,153 | 10,331 | 27,304 | 41,144 | 6,721 | 86,817 |
WikiWork factors (?) | ω = 211,428 | Ω = 5.32 |
Resources
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Welcome to the resources department of the Novels WikiProject! This department focuses on aids to research and websites with information and material pertinent to article creation and improvement. By making this available together in one place we aim to help editors improve the quality of Wikipedia's novel, novella, novelette and short story articles.
- n.b. throughout the entire page where the term "novel" is used this can be replaced with "novella", "novelette" or "short story".
Library catalogues
[edit]International
[edit]n.b. these cataloguing projects may not be as extensive as the heading might at first suggest.
National libraries
[edit]- British Library online catalogue - UK
- Library of Congress online catalog - USA
- Copac academic and national library catalogue - UK
Regional libraries
[edit]- San José Public Libraries and San José State University Library online catalog - USA
- Oxfordshire county libraries - UK
Booksellers catalogues
[edit]n.b. these are sellers and the information provided is focused on that activity. They are known for the reliability of their information and should not be used as references and external links in articles. All information found from these source should ideally be verified elsewhere.
New books (predominantly)
[edit]Second-hand books (predominantly)
[edit]Book artwork and illustrations
[edit]This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (May 2010) |
Trade Press websites
[edit]n.b. some of these have subscription elements.
Scholarship
[edit]Webpages with well written fiction reviews
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