Brian LeechWhat is the scholarship equivalent of a novella? I’d like to write and read short books that are both more developed and detailed than an article but shorter than a regular monograph. Are there examples of this kind of thing being regularly published by someone? #AcademicToots #AUPresses #ScholarlyPublishing #UniversityPresses #HigherEd #histodons
Giacomo Parrinello@brianleechphd not sure it fully qualifies but the collection edited by Michael Egan at MIT publishes shorter books by design (50k words)
Adam M. Sowards@GParrinello @brianleechphd I was on that series editorial board. That was partly our intent, although I don't recall anyone ever using"novella" in conversations. More of these works are needed for sure.
In academia, rewards for such volumes need to be sorted. Not all departments would support something like that for promotion, I assume. That IS something we discussed.
J. D. Hamblin@GParrinello @brianleechphd in addition to the series GP mentioned, Bloomsbury has an “object lessons” series on tech. They describe it this: “Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.”
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Those are great and what I thought of immediately, too.