“Syme’s Letter Writer” is her first book. It is neither a history of letter-writing nor a tribute to the form’s luminaries but an opinionated volume, its quirkiness accentuated by ...

She’s captured the joy of letter writing and receiving—and hopes to spread the gospel—in Syme’s Letter Writer (Clarkson Potter). The book, illustrated by Joana Avillez, is a tongue-in ...