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Virginia Evans published her debut novel, The Correspondent , in April

Since then, the epistolary novel has become one of the year's unexpected hits, garnering a spot on the New York Times bestseller list and praise from celebrated authors like Ann Patchett

Evans spoke with the Wall Street Journal about her sleeper hit, along with her long road to success

When Virginia Evans published her debut novel The Correspondent in April, it didn't initially look like it was going to be a success by traditional metrics.

But in October, months after its initial publication, the book became a bestseller. It received glowing reviews from authors like Ann Patchett and Florence Knapp, as well as Barnes & Noble, with the retailer calling the novel one of 2025’s best pieces of

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