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Kubo has said the novels are canon. I would say that his word is more worth than any canon policy. There is an interview with Matsubara that explains how the novels were created: https://www.reddit.com/r/bleach/comments/93dxdo/snippet_from_a_recent_four_part_interview_with/

The afterword of the novels also has Kubo's own statement: https://www.reddit.com/r/bleach/comments/ag5wp4/afterword_of_cant_fear_your_own_world_by_tite/

And in Bleach Jet Kubo talks again about the novels: https://missstormcaller.tumblr.com/post/181065275297/bleach-jet-artbook-talk-vol-1-translation

https://missstormcaller.tumblr.com/post/181065286617/bleach-jet-artbook-talk-vol-2-translation

All four sources show clearly that Kubo sees the novels as canon. So we should also see it canon. Kubo's statements trump everything.

I also wonder how many people here have actually read the novels. It seems it is only the person who does the summaries, while everyone else only goes by the summaries made by them or other people. One can hate or love the novels, but it is poor policy to decry them without actually having read them. Let alone declare that they don't fit the canon or that they are full of holes. I think everyone who wants to engage in discussions about how canon, good or logical the novels are should first read them fully.