Exactly - novel meaning "new" is perfectly valid usage but it's the dual meaning that's the intention here, the "I am reading a novel" one. This got me wonderi

Exactly - novel meaning "new" is perfectly valid usage but it's the dual meaning that's the intention here, the "I am reading a novel" one. This got me wondering why books are called novels - apparently from the Italian "novella": https://penandthepad.com/history-novel-6305937.html https://penandthepad.com/history-novel-6305937.html