Continuing our series tracing the threads that bind the letters of The Letters Page, Volume 6 together, here we delve into letters 3 and 4 from Claire Miller and B. Lawrence. One looks towards a possible future, the other towards a fading present, yet both are shaped by uncertainty.
With the release of The Letters Page, Volume 6, we take a deep dive into the letters it features and what you can expect from this latest volume. We start at the beginning, with letters 1 and 2 from Jennifer McCormack and Jason Low.
With production for the sixth volume of The Letters Page finished, we take a look back at some of the processes that have brought us this far, delving into the process behind the design and creation of the hand-printed cover art for this unique new issue.
With the release of The Letters Page, Vol. 6 rapidly approaching (mark your calendars for this Friday), we started this week of producing the limited 100 copies with a day of editing and arranging our 8 chosen letters.
Have you ever wondered what type of letter you might be? Whether you’re a writer, a reader, or simply full of curiosity, take our quiz to find out!
Translation is at the heart of our recent collaboration with UNESCO Cities of Literature, The Letters Page, Vol. 5. To celebrate the involvement of the nine incredible translators who worked with us on this project, this week we spoke to Olivia Hellewell, translator of Manca Renko’s letter from Slovenia’s capital Ljubljana, about her thoughts on and experiences with translation.
The idea of home is far from universal, but a common thread is an unspoken sentimentality. Home becomes less a place than a feeling, as is so deftly captured by Estonian poet Tõnis Vilu in his contribution to The Letters Page, Volume 5.
‘Editing between us is lovingly done and always with the reader in mind. The shared responsibility makes us more attentive’, reveals The Letter Page’s Web Editor Elodie Edwards. Her fellow Web team member Zoe Lidbury agrees, noting how ‘through shared authorship comes new perspectives, stronger writing, and a great capacity for compromise’.
At The Letters Page, we believe that Christmas cards are so much more than sentiment: they are imbued with meaning through their simple physicality and personal touches. We think that the impersonal buzz of an electronic notification shouldn’t be allowed to replace the rattle of the letterbox and the satisfying thud of Christmas post on the doormat.
Reading and writing in Óbidos are more than just an old legacy handed down – they are an active cultural practice. Alexandre de Sousa, who writes from the medieval town, describes how ‘literature has become a social practice, not a luxury – it’s bread and wine, the things we share at the table.’
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