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Virginia Evans and the Art of Writing Letters

Virginia Evans and the Art of Writing Letters

Update: 2025-09-04
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Occasionally, a book comes into your life that is a revelation. And The Correspondent by Virginia Evans was one of these books for us. A masterful epistolary novel in which the protagonist, a retired lawyer named Sybil, corresponds with…well, anyone and everyone.  It’s an incredible read. Trust us. Don’t miss this great conversation with a wonderful writer. And to sweeten the pot? We also talk to The Vermont Bookstore. Join us.




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Books mentioned on this week's episode:


The Correspondent by Virginia Evans


84 Charing Cross Road by Helen Hanff


The White Album by Joan Didion


Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry


Commonwealth by Ann Patchett


Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro


Moby Dick by Herman Melville


East of Eden by John Steinbeck


The Boy From The Sea by Garrett Carr


Warlight by Michael Ondaatje


Is a River Alive? By Robert Macfarlane


Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer


Joyride by Susan Orlean COMING 10/14/25


Heart the Lover by Lily King COMING 9/20/25






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Virginia Evans and the Art of Writing Letters

Virginia Evans and the Art of Writing Letters

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