November is the perfect time to re-read old favourites, so when Olduvai reminded me that Jean Webster's novel would fit perfectly into my epistolary Fridays, it wasn't long before I was re-reading. I first read this book the summer that I was eleven, the first summer in which I was
Book-brained Who has not heard of The Life of Pi? But did you know that author Yann Martel vowed to send the Canadian prime minister books to read for the duration of his term in office. For those of you who aren't Canadian, that's Stephen Harper -- the prime
Well, this autumn, I'm Buried In (Epistolary) print on Fridays. And, almost exactly upon saying so, Kerry mentioned Harriet Russell's delightful book, Envelopes. I absolutely love it when it seems as though the bookish universe is conspiring to make sure you have the perfect combination of reads. I picked up
When I first mentioned that Fridays were going to be reserved for letters, Laura mentioned Helene Hanff's epistolary classic right off. She reminded me how much I love this collection. And, so, I pulled the volume off the shelf and aimed for a re-read. If you're reading these
Alice Walker's The Color Purple (1983) Women's Press, 1984 Celie begins writing letters to God because the man who is married to her mother has said that's all who will listen, all who should be bothered with listening. (It's just wrong to call him her father, after he has raped
