Letters Blog

  • Next Letter for Kids: Allyson Hoffman

    This month we have a Letter in the Mail for our adult program that was so awesome we wanted to send it to Letters for Kids subscribers, too! It’s from writer and illustrator Allyson Hoffman. Allyson shares with us the people she’s…

  • Next Letter in the Mail: Allyson Hoffman

    We’re getting ready to send out our next Letter in the Mail from artist and writer Allyson Hoffman! Allyson shares with us the people she’s grateful for, the things that make her happy, and the places that she loves, using words…

  • Next Letter in the Mail: Peter Witte

    We’re getting ready to send out our next Letter in the Mail from visual artist and writer Peter Witte! Peter sends us a very special illustrated letter about what it means to be a “keeper,” and the anxiety that accompanies attempts to shed some…

  • Next Letter for Kids: Skila Brown

    We’re sending our next Letter for Kids from Skila Brown! Skila writes to us about birthdays, surprises, and birthday surprises! And she’s given us a signed hardcover copy of her awesome book Slickety Quick: Poems About Sharks so watch our Facebook page for details of the…

  • Next Letter for Kids: Jill Diamond

    We’re sending our next Letter for Kids from Jill Diamond! Jill wants to know what you like to collect, and writes about all the things she collected as a kid, and even now as an adult, from stickers and rocks to…

  • Next Letter in the Mail: Kate Gavino

    Writer and artist Kate Gavino, ardent defender of the New York City G train, tells us about the stops that call out to her in this beautifully illustrated letter. Subscribe by November 12 to make sure it lands in your mailbox! And remember, Letters…

  • Next Letter for Kids: Janet Sumner Johnson

    We’re sending our next Letter for Kids from Janet Sumner Johnson! Janet writes about candy, and a fabulous candy jar, and its tragic end. Subscribe by October 29 to read all about the ordeal! For more information on Letters for Kids, click…

  • Next Letter in the Mail: Idra Novey

    We’re getting ready to send out our next Letter in the Mail, and it’s from Idra Novey! Idra writes to us in Penn Station, where she’s waiting for an Amtrak train to Philadelphia for a reading, about all the baffling revelations a day of public…

  • Next Letter in the Mail: Elizabeth Schmuhl

    We’re getting ready to send out our next Letter in the Mail, and it’s from Elizabeth Schmuhl! Elizabeth writes a moving letter about the sacred ceremonies of the more than one-hundred-year-old farm that is such a part of her. Subscribe to Letters in…

  • Next Letter for Kids: John Green

    We’re sending our next Letter for Kids from John Green! John writes to us about how his love of drawing comics as a kid led to his working at Disney and continuing to create his own comics as an adult. He’s spends…

  • Next Letter for Kids: Kristen Kittscher

    We’re sending our next Letter for Kids from Kristen Kittscher! Kristen writes about all the strange and exciting magic around us every day! Subscribe by September 29 to receive her letter. And, don’t miss our special fall promotion! Purchase a one-year subscription to Letters…

  • Next Letter in the Mail: Chloe Caldwell

    We’re getting ready to send out our next Letter in the Mail, and it’s from Chloe Caldwell! While cat-sitting and stressing about where to find an envelope and a stamp, Chloe writes to us on stolen paper about her life right now. Subscribe…