You've Got Mail

When's the last time you wrote a letter?  Read one?  Here's our selection of novels written in epistolary form - as a series of letters, emails or other documents.  We've also included novels written as a diary.  Afterall, dear reader, is a diary not really a letter to our future selves?

 The white tiger : a novel by Adiga, Aravind.   The white tiger : a novel
Adiga, Aravind.
Balram Halwai is a complicated man. Servant. Philosopher. Entrepreneur. Murderer. Over the course of ...
 
 The Perks of being a wallflower by Chbosky, Stephen.   The Perks of being a wallflower
Chbosky, Stephen.
A haunting coming of age novel told in a series of letters to an unknown correspondent reveals the l ...
 
 Salmon fishing in the Yemen by Torday, Paul, 1946-   Salmon fishing in the Yemen
Torday, Paul, 1946-
 
 The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Shaffer, Mary Ann.   The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
Shaffer, Mary Ann.
As London is emerging from the shadow of World War II, writer Juliet Ashton discovers her next subje ...
 
 Sorcery and Cecelia, or, The enchanted chocolate p ... by Wrede, Patricia C., 1953-   Sorcery and Cecelia, or, The enchanted chocolate pot : being the correspond ...
Wrede, Patricia C., 1953-
In 1817 in England, two young cousins, Cecilia living in the country and Kate in London, write lette ...
 
 Youth in revolt : the journals of Nick Twisp by Payne, C. D. 1949-   Youth in revolt : the journals of Nick Twisp
Payne, C. D. 1949-
The adventures of angst-ridden teen protagonist Nick Twisp--who starts out an honor student and ends ...
 
 Griffin & Sabine : an extraordinary correspondence by Bantock, Nick.   Griffin & Sabine : an extraordinary correspondence
Bantock, Nick.
 
 The Historian : a novel by Kostova, Elizabeth.   The Historian : a novel
Kostova, Elizabeth.
"Late one night, exploring her father's library, a young woman finds an ancient book and a cache of ...
 
 The prestige by Priest, Christopher, 1943-   The prestige
Priest, Christopher, 1943-
 
 Last days of summer : a novel by Kluger, Steve.   Last days of summer : a novel
Kluger, Steve.
 
 We need to talk about Kevin by Shriver, Lionel.   We need to talk about Kevin
Shriver, Lionel.
 
 Super sad true love story : a novel by Shteyngart, Gary, 1972-   Super sad true love story : a novel
Shteyngart, Gary, 1972-
A dark tale of America's dysfunctional coming years, and of the timeless and tender feelings that ju ...
 
 Flowers for Algernon by Keyes, Daniel.   Flowers for Algernon
Keyes, Daniel.
With more than five million copies sold, "Flowers for Algernon is the beloved, classic story of a me ...
 
 The documents in the case by Sayers, Dorothy L. 1893-1957.   The documents in the case
Sayers, Dorothy L. 1893-1957.
 
 Possession : a romance by Byatt, A. S. 1936-   Possession : a romance
Byatt, A. S. 1936-
Winner of England's Booker Prize, a coast-to-coast bestseller, and the literary sensation of the yea ...
 
 Bridget Jones's diary : a novel by Fielding, Helen.   Bridget Jones's diary : a novel
Fielding, Helen.
"Bridget Jones's Diary charts a devastatingly self-aware, hilarious year in the life of a thirty-som ...
 
 The color purple by Walker, Alice, 1944-   The color purple
Walker, Alice, 1944-
Beautifully imagined and deeply compassionate, this is the story of two sisters--one a missionary in ...
 
 Dracula by Stoker, Bram, 1847-1912   Dracula
Stoker, Bram, 1847-1912
 
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