Snail Mail: Overview

Snail Mail

 

Snail Mail, or Reviving the Art of Letter Writing

How wonderful it is to be able to write someone a letter! To feel like conveying your thoughts to a person, to sit at your desk and pick up a pen, to put your thoughts into words like this is truly marvelous.
~Haruki Murakami, Norwegian Wood

It’s official. Letter writing is having a revival. In these digital days, when most of our messages are seen on screen and sent in an instant, the notion of receiving a thoughtful, handwritten note through the post feels more special than ever. It’s a chance to press pause on the fast pace of life. The sender gets to stop, slow down and enjoy the pleasure of putting pen to paper; the receiver winds down as they carefully unfurl a meaningful message from someone who cares. ~Papier.com

Make someone's mailbox happy!

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UPCOMING LETTER WRITING EVENTS

Snail Mail Calendar

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REASONS TO WRITE LETTERS

Reasons

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MAIL ART

Mail Art

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Snail Mail Events

letter writing list

Here are some reads to get you in the mood for tackling your correspondence!

For more letter writing guides, try a subject search of Letter Writing.

For a list of novels in letters, try a subject search of Epistolary Fiction.

While most of these listings link by default to a print copy, many are available in other formats (eBook and eAudiobook). Don't forget to check the catalog by title or author if you prefer digital!

Letter Writing Guides and Other Non-Fiction
Correspondence Collections
Letter Writing in Fiction

(but not epistolary novels)

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 Fish Greeting Card. Illustration. Britannica ImageQuest, Encyclopædia Britannica, 25 May 2016. 0-quest-eb-com.albuq.cabq.gov/search/129_1713139/1/129_1713139/cite. Accessed 21 Apr 2022.