Task #1: An epistolary novel or collection of letters

[Lianne]

Andrea wrote: "I'm ready for a re-read of Sorcery & Cecelia: or The Enchanted Chocolate Pot by Patricia C. Wrede . If you want to double dip, it can also be an alternate history novel...."

I'm thinking of doing a reread of this as well. I haven't read that book in more than a decade, but I still have it.

[Karen]

Wow, such great ideas here. There’s a few I read already and a number that are new. One of my personal goals is to read books (hard copies or ‘indie) that I already own. Frankenstein has been on my list. I’ve also got two books on Abigail Addams whom I’ve wanted to learn more about. Dear Abigail: The Intimate Lives and Revolutionary Ideas of Abigail Adams and Her Two Remarkable Sisters by Diane Jacobs and Familiar Letters Of John Adams And His Wife Abigail Adams During The Revolution: With A Memoir Of Mrs. Adams by John Adams

[Deborah]

Is Code Name Verity an epistolary novel? I keep seeing it on lists, but the description doesn't sound like it. Otherwise I'm going to read The Historian if I want a novel. Or if I'm really feeling some nonfiction, I'm going for I Await the Devil's Coming

[Jessica]

Melissa wrote: "My book comes out in May and is epistolary. One-sentence pitch: Bram Stoker and Oscar Wilde hunt vampires. (Apologies if self-promotion is against the rules. I looked for a "rules" post but couldn'..."

This sounds cool!

[CJ]

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society!

[Amber]

I’m so excited for this challenge! And I’m pumped to be reminded that Dracula fits! It’s been so long since I’ve visited that book and I don’t know that I actually ever read the whole thing! 2019 here I come!

[Julia]

Yes, Deborah, Code Name Verity is epistolary. And it's great!

Freedom and Necessity is amazing, fantasy and epistolary.


Also, The Diary of a Young Girl is Anne's letters to her diary she names Kitty.

[Paula]

Would “an American marriage “ work?? It isn’t totally told through letters but some of it is

[Nadja]

I'm doing Flowers for Algernon...been threatening to read it for eons, but then that's a general trend with my TBR list lol!

[Amber]

Just finished Dracula. It has been on my shelf for years. It was melodramatic to the point of being ridiculous, but was, at least, engaging.

[Kim]

I finished Dear Committee Members for this one and it was hilarious. Quick read, too- I finished it in an evening.

[Tara]

Just finished White Tiger as my entry for this. So much to chew on. Would be good for a book discussion group.

[BookWormBen]

For this task, I'll be reading "The Prison Letters of Nelson Mandela."

[Dani]

The Selected Works of T.S. Spivet this one is a boy’s journal, side notes and illustrations included. I read this a few years ago for popsugar and adored it.
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
Swimming Lessons half the book is letters from the past. It’s a pretty crushing read, but loved it.

[Regan]

Would The Bus on Thursday work for this? It's a novel written as a series of blog posts.

[Tracy]

Just finished my first prompt of the year!!

84, Charing Cross Road. Very sweet book of letters between a book lover in the US and an overseas bookseller. Loved this one. ( And its short, only took me an hour)

[sillypunk]

I have picked up Dear Genius: the letter of Ursula Nordstrom and it is 100% delightful.

[Halalujah]

If anyone’s looking for more ideas, I’ve been meaning to (and will) get to this:

“Letters of Vincent Van Gogh”, which explains so much about the artist’s ideas & fragility in his correspondence with brother Theo. Read a few before, wonderful!

[Hafsa | حفصہ]

I've decided that I'll read The Tenant of Wildfell Hall since I own a beautiful edition of it but I just want to confirm before I go ahead if it counts?

[Amanda]

There are lists people have created with loads of books for each prompt, here's #1:

https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...

It's also a great way to quickly see if you already have a book on your TBR!

[Madelyne]

I finished Letters from Skye this morning and it was a sweet read. I was nervous about reading it because of so many comparison of it to The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (which I love), but it didn't disappoint! Also I was looking through my LibraryThing catalog and I was reminded of another book that will work for this task (I read it a couple of years ago otherwise I would be reading it for the challenge), Speak by Louisa Hall works for this task.

[Maggie]

I'm currently reading Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice on Love and Life from Dear Sugar for this prompt and it is wonderful!

[Lyndsey]

Julie wrote: "I recommend Dear Committee Members for this one especially for anybody who works in higher education. As a bonus, you could count it for humor too.

Also, The Guernsey Literar..."</i> I agree! Both of those are great!

<i>Chrissy wrote: "I've got a few options I'm thinking about:
[book:Sabine's Notebook (I read Griffin & Sabine this year)
Attachments
Les Liaisons dangereuses
[book:Daddy-Long-Legs|..."

[Sherri]

Finished Gilead by Marilynne Robinson

[Madge]

I think I'm either going to read The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Brontë or Sleeping Giants by Sylvain Neuvel for this one. I need to double check, but I think both of those would count.

[Suzanne]

I was at the library, looking for books of letters, when I happened upon _84, Charing Cross Road_. I know I’ve seen the movie but couldn’t believe I’d never read it!

My original intent was to read _Open Me Carefully: Emily Dickinson’s Intimate Letters..._, and I still may as a bonus selection.

[Brandon]

I finished Dear Committee Members. It's a great choice for this prompt, especially for anyone who likes writing or has dealt with bureaucracy.

[Natasha]

Kate wrote: "Looks like this is the year I finally read The Color Purple!"

The Color Purple works for this?

[Bonnie G.]

Suzanne wrote: "I was at the library, looking for books of letters, when I happened upon _84, Charing Cross Road_. I know I’ve seen the movie but couldn’t believe I’d never read it!

My original intent was to rea..."

I love that book! I think it would appeal to anyone who loves literature.

[Bonnie G.]

Natasha wrote: "Kate wrote: "Looks like this is the year I finally read The Color Purple!"

The Color Purple works for this?"
Yes, the story is told through Celie's letters

[Leslie (updates on SG)]

I'm trying to fulfill these prompts with books for my Around-the-World Reading Challenge. So, I'm choosing 100 Letters Home: My Two Years In Kyrgyzstan.

[Lyndsey]

Jessica wrote: "I was able to find a few already on my list to read this year, so I should be able to get to at least a few of them (if not all):

Ella Minnow Pea: A Novel in Letters
[book:The Rise a..."

I read Ella Minnow Pea too. I am currently reading Gemina just because I loved the first book; what are you using it to hit on your list?

[LeAnna]

Oooh I didn't think I had anything on my unread shelf at home that fit this, but I totally forgot about Letters of Edna St. Vincent Millay!

[Kimmy]

I tried to read all the comments. the book I chose is Dear Fahrenheit 451: Love and Heartbreak in the Stacks
Book by Annie Spence

[Megan]

84, Charing Cross Road

Check!
I was underwhelmed.

[Tammy]

I recommend Dear Exile: The True Story of Two Friends Separated (for a Year) by an Ocean, which I read about 5 or 6 years ago: It was a very enjoyable book about the lives of two friends in the span of one year. The story is told via their letters to each other- one in Kenya (as a Peace Corps volunteer) and one in New York City. They are both talented writers and I found the way they expressed themselves refreshing and creative.

[Amelia]

I plan on reading This is How You Lose the Time War by Amal el-Mohtar and Max Gladwell, which is coming out this summer.

[Megan Litster]

Read Dear Rachel Maddow at one of the other member's suggestion, and really enjoyed it! Thanks to those of you that made the suggestion.

[Coleen]

I, too, loved "84 Charing Cross Road." In a fitting tribute, I purchased it at a used book store. I hadn't known what an epistolary novel would be until this challenge when I needed to research it. It turns out I had read many in that genre!

I was able to find several e-books through my library: "Girls of Riyadh" (which could also count for #10), "The Guernsey Literary And Potato Peel Pie Society," and "Meet Me At The Museum." I started by looking for "Ella Minnow Pea" ... "Girls" was the first to be available so I started with that one.

[Elizabeth]

I just read The Essex Serpent for this item. I cannot say enough about how much I loved it. The best epistolary novel I've ever read, and I've read a few, in English and Italian. Here's my review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Cathy]

I’m reading ‘My Most Loved: Love Letters of Margaret Fuller.’ I am not familiar with Margaret Fuller’s life, although I know the name. Plus, it is on Kindle Unlimited for free at the moment.

[Lauren]

I read Only Human by Sylavin Neuvel. It's a great finale but it isn't my favorite book in the trilogy.

[Kay]

Brandon wrote: "I finished Dear Committee Members. It's a great choice for this prompt, especially for anyone who likes writing or has dealt with bureaucracy."
Please remind me who wrote this. I think it's in one of my many book piles.

[Arlene]

An article on The Letters of Rosa Luxemburg, who was killed 100 years ago today http://www.tribunemag.co.uk/2019/01/r...

[Bonnie G.]

Kay wrote: "Brandon wrote: "I finished Dear Committee Members. It's a great choice for this prompt, especially for anyone who likes writing or has dealt with bureaucracy."
Please remind me who wrote this. I th..."

Julie Schumacher

[Charlene]

Martha wrote: "My possibility list includes:
The Martian
Vanessa and Her Sister
Dear Mr. Knightley
Love, Rosie"

Thank you for your list. I've had Love, Rosie sitting on my bookshelf for years, it will be great to knock one off my TBR stack.

[Tracy]

Kasi wrote: "For this, I read a book that has been on my reading list for ages: The Color Purple. And, truly, it blew me away. I loved it."

Such an amazing book!! I read it last year and the copy I had was so old the pages were literally falling off the binding as I read them. I saved a few that had some passages that I loved :-)

Glad you loved it too.

[Rayne]

I read Love Letters to the Dead back in December. For this task, I read Evidence of the Affair.

[Doris]

I read The Perilous Life of Jade Yeo for this one.

[Kay]

Bonnie wrote: "Kay wrote: "Brandon wrote: "I finished Dear Committee Members. It's a great choice for this prompt, especially for anyone who likes writing or has dealt with bureaucracy."
Please remind me who wrot..."

Thanks Bonnie :-)