Letters Blog

  • Next Letter in the Mail: Brandon Hicks

    We’re getting ready to send out our next Letter in the Mail, and it’s from Brandon Hicks! Brandon sends us a very creative, funny, non-traditional letter. He really wants to get to know you so, he has included fifteen thought-provoking questions he would…

  • Next Letter for Kids: Pete Hautman

    We’re sending our next Letter for Kids from National Book Award-winner Pete Hautman! Pete writes an awesomely illustrated and very funny letter about one of his favorite activites—hunting wild mushrooms in the forests of Minnesota! Don’t miss out on this letter—subscribe today!…

  • Next Letter in the Mail: Dan Shewan

    We’re getting ready to send out our next Letter in the Mail, and it’s from Dan Shewan! Dan writes about courage and about how we need to remind ourselves of those everyday moments of courage when we are all brave enough to do…

  • Next Letter for Kids: Madelyn Rosenberg

    We’re sending our next Letter for Kids from Madelyn Rosenberg! Madelyn writes to us about all the things she wanted to be before becoming a writer, including a rock star! Don’t miss out on this awesome letter—subscribe today! For more information on Letters for…

  • Next Letter for Kids: Lou Anders

    We’re sending our next Letter for Kids from Lou Anders! Lou writes to us about his love of maps of imaginary places and how they make those places real. He’s included lots of color photos of maps! Don’t miss out on…

  • Next Letter in the Mail: Melanie Simonich

    We’re getting ready to send out our next Letter in the Mail, and it’s a very special letter from Melanie Simonich! Melanie writes to us about her father, the moon, and a unique friendship that began (and continue to this day) when she responded…

  • Next Letter for Kids: Jenny Lundquist

    We’re sending our next Letter for Kids from Jenny Lundquist! Jenny writes to us about her childhood when she was painfully shy and about one particular incident when she was bullied and how as an adult she used that experience to write…

  • Next Letter in the Mail: Kyle Boelte

    We’re getting ready to send out our next Letter in the Mail, and it’s from Kyle Boelte! Kyle writes to us about how writing his book freed him to try the drugs he’d been afraid of all his life and the…

  • Next Letter for Kids: Shawn K. Stout

    We’re sending our next Letter for Kids from Shawn K. Stout! Shawn writes to us about how a diary can be a best friend. Then, she tells us something very exciting about ravens! Don’t miss out on this awesome letter—subscribe today! For…

  • Next Letter in the Mail: Sarah Manguso

    We’re getting ready to send out our next Letter in the Mail, and it’s from Sarah Manguso! Sarah writes to us about her past letter-writing experiences, and more recent ones, too. She asks a question that hopefully you can answer. This…

  • Next Letter in the Mail: Gabriel Urza

    We’re getting ready to send out our next Letter in the Mail, and it’s from Gabriel Urza! Gabriel writes us a very funny letter about the changes and emotions a pregnancy brings. Don’t miss out! Subscribe to Letters in the Mail today!…

  • Next Letter for Kids: Nancy Cavanaugh

    We’re sending our next Letter for Kids from Nancy Cavanaugh! Nancy takes us on a field trip to the Okefenokee Swamp in Georgia—and includes color photos of the swamp so you’ll feel like you’ve actually been there! Don’t miss out on…