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Post by penguy on Dec 26, 2023 19:40:16 GMT
I had just finished a book and was looking for something new. I started looking at Apple books, suppose I could also have gone to some other book source. Anyway I started looking under Pen Pal, Correspondence, letter writing, etc., just to see what I could find. Below are some of the titles. Have you read any of them, if you have what are your thoughts?
Pen to Paper, Artists' Handwritten Letters by Mary Savig More Than Words, Illustrated Letters by Liza Kirwin I will Always Write Back by Martin Ganda, Caitlin Alifirenka, and Liz Welsh My Pen Pal Ien (fiction) For the Love of Letters; the Joy of Slow Communication by John O'Connell For the Love of Letters, Art of Letter Writing by Samara O'Shea The Love Letters of Henry VIII to Anne Boleyn by Henry VIII The Book of Last Letters by Kerry Barrett The Love Letters of Abelard and Heloise
Are there any others you would recommend?
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Post by Gilly on Dec 27, 2023 17:20:35 GMT
Ooooh more books to explore The only one I have on that list is the John O'Connell book
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Post by stompie on Dec 29, 2023 14:39:36 GMT
The Diary of Samuel Pepys vol 1 and 2. American Notes, Charles Dickens 800 years of Womans letters, Olga Kenyon John Clare Selected Letters, Mark Storey The Freedom Writers Diary, Erin Gruwell Letters from Alice, Petrina Blanfield The Selected letters of Ralph Ellison, Callahan, Conner Letters of Note, Shaun Usher Dear Miss Breed, Joanne Oppenheim Palimpsest, Matthew Battles Pen to Paper, Mary Savig More than Words, Liza Kirwin Opening up by Writing it down, Pennebaker, Smyth
are some that I have on my bookshelf.
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Post by sunshine2170 on Dec 29, 2023 20:50:34 GMT
Never heard of any of these books but excited to go and check them out. Thanks everyone
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Post by penguy on Dec 30, 2023 6:37:03 GMT
Ooooh more books to explore The only one I have on that list is the John O'Connell book What was your opinion, was it a good read?
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Post by allanorn on Dec 30, 2023 20:07:08 GMT
I've read a few books on correspondence but I don't think I've read anything from that list.
I've taken an interest to reading books on correspondence from famous people. "Perfectly Reasonable Deviations from the Beaten Track" was about Richard Feynman's correspondence and I really liked that one. I know there's a book on JRR Tolkien's letters and another book on John LeCarre's letters, but they are both massive tomes.
I also have a book on the shelf about correspondence chess, specifically focusing on the organizations - but that's exceptionally niche and likely not of any interest to letter writers.
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iamtdogg
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Looking for Penpals?: Yes. Global penpals welcome
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Post by iamtdogg on Dec 30, 2023 22:24:38 GMT
Slightly off the beaten track but i received the Notes from a Public typewriter book for Christmas and I love it
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Post by Mia on Dec 31, 2023 14:09:31 GMT
I devoured Letters of Note volume 1 rather quickly. Still haven't finished volume 2. There are some fun letters, but also some rather sad ones.
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Post by sunshine2170 on Jan 1, 2024 1:29:45 GMT
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