This collection invites you into the decidedly absurd, and always entertaining world of one of Britain’s longest-running correspondences. Whether you’ re a loyal patron of letters, or haven’ t the slightest idea as to what’s so special about the bottom-right corner, The Times Letters to the Editor 2023 welcomes you to the party and lets you in on more than a few inside jokes. In a news cycle where it feels downright bleaker than ever, you’ ll find you are not alone in your musings on the ideal full-cooked breakfast or what the word ‘splooting’ actually means. The cream of this year’s letters crop is curated by The Times letters editor Andrew Riley, with original cartoons by Royston Robertson. And, who knows, the elusive Editor may even take this opportunity to reply all.