Those efforts kickstarted a letter-writing routine that Syme says continues to bring her great joy. “I’m constantly being surprised by what shows up in my mailbox. Creative expressions, intimacies, ...

In her new book, Syme's Letter Writer, Rachel Syme of The New Yorker explains how to write a delightful letter to a loved one. Unlike texting and email, old-fashioned letters, hand-addressed and ...

In These are Addressed to You, the writer and artist reflects on the meaning of letters, correspondence and the epistolic ...

She’s captured the joy of letter writing and receiving—and hopes to spread the gospel—in Syme’s Letter Writer (Clarkson Potter). The book, illustrated by Joana Avillez, is a tongue-in ...