Epistolary Fiction

Stories told through letters, telegrams and other types of correspondence are a genre unto themselves. Writing in Shelf Awareness, Cheryl Krocker McKeon, a bookseller from San Francisco, shares some of her favorites, including the popular Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society ("Epistles," Feb. 5, 2013).  Here are a few more recommended by McKeon and others who enjoy this unique form of the novel:

A Woman of Independent Means by Elizabeth Forsyth Hailey

Ella Minnow Pea by Mark Dunn

Where'd You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple

 84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff

The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky