WikiProject Novels

A WikiProject to define a standard of consistency for articles about novels, novellas and short stories.

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WP:NPOV on Talk:J. K. Rowling
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Brain dump on Talk:The Commuter (short story)
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Synopsis not good on Talk:The Impossible Planet (short story)
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Hoods aren't hoods in the original story on Talk:The Hood Maker
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The Beastly Beatitudes of Balthazar B (talk)
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Phil D'Amato (talk)
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Neverwas (novel) (talk)
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Category:Romanian fantasy writers (talk)
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Category:1972 Canadian novels (talk)
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Category:20th-century Hungarian novelists (talk)
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Nothing for Nothing
Short story by Isaac Asimov
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No English title available
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Hajji Baba in England
novel
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Did you know

13 Jun 2025 – Diagon Alley (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Mikeycdiamond (t · c); see discussion
08 Jun 2025 – Imogen (novel) (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Lajmmoore (t · c); see discussion
04 Jun 2025 – Ellen, Countess of Castle Howel (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by LEvalyn (t · c); see discussion
01 Jun 2025 – Clermont (novel) (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by JV MoE (t · c); see discussion
31 May 2025 – The Hand That Signed the Paper (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by MCE89 (t · c); see discussion
29 May 2025 – Rupert Campbell-Black (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Lajmmoore (t · c); see discussion
28 May 2025 – Queenie (Wilson novel) (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by DaniloDaysOfOurLives (t · c); see discussion
17 May 2025 – Translations of Ulysses (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Artem.G (t · c); see discussion
17 May 2025 – Rivals (novel) (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Lajmmoore (t · c); see discussion
23 Apr 2025 – Tackle! (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Lajmmoore (t · c); see discussion

Articles for deletion

08 Jun 2025 – Recurring characters in the Aubrey–Maturin series (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Piotrus (t · c); see discussion (4 participants; relisted)
08 Jun 2025 – Recurring characters in the Hercule Poirot stories (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Piotrus (t · c); see discussion (3 participants; relisted)
31 May 2025 – Harry Potter (TV show) (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by Harrz (t · c) was closed as redirect by Alpha3031 (t · c) on 08 Jun 2025; see discussion (11 participants)
24 May 2025 – A Forest Apart (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by Mika1h (t · c) was closed as redirect by Explicit (t · c) on 31 May 2025; see discussion (3 participants)
13 May 2025 – Crossroads (book series) (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by Yelps (t · c) was closed as keep by Eddie891 (t · c) on 20 May 2025; see discussion (8 participants)
12 May 2025 – Hopepunk (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by JustMakeTheAccount (t · c) was closed as keep by Explicit (t · c) on 19 May 2025; see discussion (10 participants)
12 May 2025 – Ulysses Paxton (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by Clarityfiend (t · c) was closed as redirect by Benison (t · c) on 19 May 2025; see discussion (10 participants)

Proposed deletions

14 Jun 2025 – Heroes (novel series) (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by Pppery (t · c): Lacks any evidence of notability
07 Jun 2025 – Montmorency (character) (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by Blackballnz (t · c) was deproded by Kvng (t · c) on 12 Jun 2025
04 Jun 2025 – Implosion (novel) (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by Secretlondon (t · c) and endorsed by Bearian (t · c) on 05 Jun 2025 was redirected to D. F. Jones (talk · edit · hist)

Categories for discussion

06 Jun 2025 – Category:Burkinabé novelists (talk · edit · hist) CfDed by Hassan697 (t · c) was closed; see discussion
21 May 2025 – Category:Metro 2033 (talk · edit · hist) CfDed by Mika1h (t · c) was closed; see discussion
19 May 2025 – Category:Locations in the Iliad (talk · edit · hist) CfDed by BlasterOfHouses (t · c) was closed; see discussion

Metrics

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Novel articles by quality and importance
Quality	Importance
Quality	Top	High	Mid	Low	NA	???	Total
FA	6	18	43	26			93
FL	1	5	17	22			45
GA	7	40	120	196		12	375
B	48	130	380	349		51	958
C	75	324	1,217	2,253		253	4,122
Start	22	500	4,417	10,069	1	1,306	16,315
Stub	2	129	3,221	12,785		2,998	19,135
List	2	10	598	556		80	1,246
Category					13,479		13,479
Disambig					94		94
File					21,208		21,208
Portal					44		44
Project					222		222
Redirect		9	298	2,333	5,512		8,152
Template					2,309		2,309
NA					1		1
Other			3	5	118		126
Assessed	163	1,165	10,314	28,594	42,988	4,700	87,924
Unassessed		1	13	20	1	2,041	2,076
Total	163	1,166	10,327	28,614	42,989	6,741	90,000
WikiWork factors (?)		ω = 216,497			Ω = 5.28

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WikiProject Novels

The WikiProject
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Current discussions
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Novel categorization	talk

Work in progress
Main work list	talk
Maintenance lists	talk
Disputed novel articles	talk
Disputed book cover images	talk
Articles needed	talk
Infobox needed	talk
Infobox Incomplete	talk
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Assessment	talk
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Collaboration	talk
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Task forces
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Harry Potter task force	talk
His Dark Materials task force	talk
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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

International

n.b. these cataloguing projects may not be as extensive as the heading might at first suggest.

National libraries

Regional libraries

Booksellers catalogues

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.