The most popular epistolary books of 2025

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 2025.

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The Retreat
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The Retreat

Gemma Fairclough

Published 2025

196 pages

Little Women
Cover of Little Women

Little Women

Louisa May Alcott

Published 2025

472 pages

Mrs. Walford
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Mrs. Walford

Brenda Tyedmers

Published 2025

410 pages

Dear Nora
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Dear Nora

Karen Berkey Huntsberger

Published 2025

328 pages

From A to X
Cover of From A to X

From A to X

John Berger

Published 2025

208 pages