n keeping with this issue’s theme of “Keeping It Short,” I’ve chosen two novellas for Frontlist/Backlist. I don’t often opt for novellas when reading for pleasure; more often than not, I pick standard-length novels or, lately, sweeping doorstops ranging from 500–900 pages. While there’s something to be said for being immersed in the world of a huge novel for hundreds of pages, novellas offer a different kind of immersive experience. As Ian McEwan said in the November/December 2022 interview, “That’s probably the longest form of fiction in
