Obsessive readers, go directly to John Madera’s website, where he’s listed more than 60 authors’ top ten novellas (contributors include Gary Lutz, Brian Evenson and Michael Kimball). Since the definition of a novella is elastic, some of the choices are a stretch (a poem by Anne Carson, a story collection by Denis Johnson, a memoir by Gregoire Bouillier). But even if you want to take issue with some of the selections, these are great lists—complete with more surprises and more adventurous taste than you’ll find in typical best-books roundups.