The Letters Page Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Shape Book
Brothers GrimmHannah Jansen embodies the evil queen, writing to ‘S from a place of exile. Drawing inspiration from Anne Sexton’s poem ‘Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs’ and the original Grimm’s Fairy Tale, Hannah’s letter follows a literary tradition of reimagining classic fairy tales.
Paperback, 2014
$10.95Member price:$5.47 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Persuasion
Jane AustenLove letters are everywhere, from Jane Austen’s ‘Persuasion’ to Nicholas Sparks’s ‘The Notebook.’ Despite being a slightly outdated form of communication, love letters are still undeniably an archetypal gesture of love. https://t.co/Ahoe2QfmhP
Paperback, 2017
$11.23Member price:$5.61 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs: A Fairy Tale Play Based on the Story of the Brothers Grimm
Wilhelm GrimmHannah Jansen embodies the evil queen, writing to ‘S from a place of exile. Drawing inspiration from Anne Sexton’s poem ‘Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs’ and the original Grimm’s Fairy Tale, Hannah’s letter follows a literary tradition of reimagining classic fairy tales.
Paperback, 2022
$22.95Member price:$20.66 + Free shipping10% off
The Notebook
Nicholas SparksLove letters are everywhere, from Jane Austen’s ‘Persuasion’ to Nicholas Sparks’s ‘The Notebook.’ Despite being a slightly outdated form of communication, love letters are still undeniably an archetypal gesture of love. https://t.co/Ahoe2QfmhP
Paperback, Mass Market, 2014
$9.99Member price:$4.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Ovid's Heroines
Clare Pollard‘in many ways a letter and a poem are very, very similar things.’ - Clare Pollard Check out our interview with @poetclare in which she discusses how her translation work led to Ovid’s Heroines, as well as how poetry and letter-writing overlap. https://t.co/FiIWIBEgCk
Paperback, 2013
$17.95Member price:$8.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Tangerine Cat
Susan JephcottIn our latest feature, now live on our website (link in bio), Abbie Leeson takes a deep dive into The Tangerine, a Belfast-based magazine established with the aim to create a publication that is ‘open and inclusive’. @thetangerinemag https://t.co/w1MMcm6GQ9
Paperback, 2016
$21.43Member price:$19.29 + Free shipping10% off
Persuasion
Jane AustenLove letters are everywhere, from Jane Austen’s ‘Persuasion’ to Nicholas Sparks’s ‘The Notebook.’ Despite being a slightly outdated form of communication, love letters are still undeniably an archetypal gesture of love. https://t.co/Ahoe2QfmhP
Paperback, 2003
$7.00Member price:$3.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
Ocean Vuong‘There’s something poignant, I think, in finding a letter in your mailbox, written with only you in mind.’ Read @KatharineClare's piece on writing letters to her mom and Ocean Vuong’s 'On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous.' https://t.co/E1ccbH5qtU #letterwriting #oceanvuong
Paperback, 2021
$18.00Member price:$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book