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Letters Live is a series of events where remarkable letters are read by a diverse range of outstanding performers. Want to hear Olivia Colman read a letter from the Queen to Dwight Eisenhower about her muffins? Of course! And thanks to the audiobook of He lives in Wilmslow with his wife Carina and their two sons.

He has turned both blogs into bestsellers, crowdfunded by Unbound and co-published by Unbound and. Sean Usher is the writer and sole curator of the popular blogs and. A wonderful Christmas present” Letters Of Note: Correspondence Deserving Of A Wider Audience By Shaun Usher “The literary equivalent of a box of chocolates – a small bite and pure addictive pleasure… The result is beautifully produced, with photographs and color facsimiles of much of the correspondence. “Addictive, like dipping into a bag of various tempting candies, knowing the next one will always bring surprise and pleasure” “This book was brilliant in written form and is even better in audio, with a range of famous voices delivering hilarious, terrifying and moving historical messages… An eclectic treasure trove of letters… The letters are variously life-affirming, devastating, willfully mundane, subtly acidic and sometimes downright creepy” Is a celebration of the power of written correspondence that captures the humor, seriousness, sadness and brilliance that make up all of our lives. From Virginia Woolf’s heartbreaking death letter to Queen Elizabeth II’s scone recipe sent to President Eisenhower from the first recorded use of the phrase “My God” in a letter to Winston Churchill, to Gandhi’s appeal for calm to Hitler and from Iggy Pop’s beautiful letter of advice to a troubled young fan, to Leonardo da Vinci’s remarkable job application letter, Letters Of Note: Correspondence Deserving Of A Wider Audience