The most popular epistolary books of 2020

Epistolary books are told through letters, diary entries, emails or messages. You read over the characters' shoulders and piece the story together from what they choose to write. The form feels private and immediate, and it suits romance, mystery and horror alike. This list shows the ones first published in 2020.

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Miss Austen
Cover of Miss Austen

Miss Austen

Gill Hornby, Emilio Vadillo

Published 2020

382 pages

Love, Creekwood
Cover of Love, Creekwood

Love, Creekwood

Becky Albertalli

2020 · 2021 edition

111 pages

Dear Ann Lib/E
Cover of Dear Ann Lib/E

Dear Ann Lib/E

Bobbie Ann Mason, Janet Metzger

Published 2020

Mum's Big Break
Cover of Mum's Big Break

Mum's Big Break

Emma Louise Clarke

Published 2020

288 pages

Chat Book One
Cover of Chat Book One

Chat Book One

Nan McCarthy

Published 2020

134 pages

Liars
Cover of Liars

Liars

Anita Waller, Patricia Dixon

Published 2020