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The Correspondent Book Club

Bad On Paper

Release Date: 11/26/2025

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It’s time for our final book club episode of 2025! We’re discussing a book we’ve been seeing everywhere, The Correspondent by Virginia Evans. We talk about why we think this book has become so popular, if we’ve read epistolary novels before, our thoughts on the novelty of the mother/daughter relationship, how it brought up feelings about retirement for us both, and more!

 

Also, the Wall Street Journal’s profile of Virginia Evans is a great read.

 

Obsession:

Becca - Leset Pointelle Boxer Pants

 

Reading:

Olivia - The Fox Hunt by Caitlin Breeze (Out February 16, 2026)

Becca - Daddy Issues by Kate Goldbeck, Between Two Kings by Lindsay Straube

 

This Month’s Book Club Pick - No December book club, but now’s the perfect time to catch up on past book club picks! 

 

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