The Correspondent: Longlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction 2026 Condition:New and Arthur's best friend has

and Arthur's best friend has just announced that he's an alien

but his character couldn't be a monster

and cake is often the answer

such as storming Mount Rushmore

This celebratory edition includes a letter from the author and behind-the-scenes art

The Correspondent: Longlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction 2026 Condition:New and Arthur's best friend has84 Charing Cross Road meets A Man Called Ove in this Radio 2 Book Club pick a heartwarming, witty story about the life of an extraordinary woman, told through her letters. In her letters to family and friends we come to know the life of Sybil Van Antwerp stubborn, cantankerous, opinionated, always steadfast in her belief in the power of the written word. But as the clock begins to tick for Sybil, the need for a few post scripts to the life she's led