The most popular epistolary novels books

Epistolary novels are told entirely through letters, diaries, emails or messages. You piece the story together from what the characters write to each other and what they leave out. The form is intimate and addictive, with classics and modern examples alike.

Combines Novel and Epistolary

Results

Gilead
Cover of Gilead

Gilead

Marilynne Robinson

1984 · 2021 edition

256 pages

The Moonstone
Cover of The Moonstone

The Moonstone

Wilkie Collins

1971 · 2026 edition

640 pages

The Lacuna
Cover of The Lacuna

The Lacuna

Barbara Kingsolver

2009 · 2010 edition

688 pages

Dangerous Liaisons
Cover of Dangerous Liaisons

Dangerous Liaisons

Pierre Choderlos de Laclos

1972 · 2025 edition

424 pages

Dear Dickhead
Cover of Dear Dickhead

Dear Dickhead

Virginie Despentes

2022 · 2025 edition

304 pages

Adrian Mole
Cover of Adrian Mole

Adrian Mole

Sue Townsend

1999 · 2017 edition

448 pages

Black Box
Cover of Black Box

Black Box

Amos Oz

1987 · 2012 edition

288 pages

Life Form
Cover of Life Form

Life Form

Amélie Nothomb

2010 · 2013 edition

125 pages

The Antagonist
Cover of The Antagonist

The Antagonist

Lynn Coady

2011 · 2013 edition

304 pages

From A to X
Cover of From A to X

From A to X

John Berger

2008 · 2025 edition

208 pages

Tainaron
Cover of Tainaron

Tainaron

Leena Krohn

1986 · 2006 edition

128 pages