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.

Find books mentioned on The Book Case:

https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/shop/story/book-case-podcast-reading-list-118433302 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