"The Last Letters of Sally and Walter is a funny, tender, deliciously nerdy, wildly romantic love story. Nobody celebrates oddballs and second chances like Cammie McGovern. Nobody better understands the body's inevitable failings and the heart's indomitable courage. It's so good it made me get out my Scrabble board and invite my husband to play, just so I could live in Sally and Walter's world a little longer. It's so good I cried when it was over." -- Catherine Newman, New York Times bestselling author of Sandwich

"With love, wit, grace, and the seasoned hand of a gifted storyteller, McGovern invites us to be unashamed of our beautifully ephemeral and ever-evolving humanness. This big-hearted book will make you believe in people again. It just might make you believe in yourself again too." -- Matthew Quick, the New York Times bestselling author of The Silver Linings Playbook and We Are the Light

"What a dearth of stories we have about love after a certain age, and what a welcome treat is Cammie McGovern's tender and absorbing novel come to fill the void. I loved Walter and Sally and, most surprising to me, I loved their passion for Scrabble. This is a beautiful, hopeful, and exhilarating gem about second chapters, second chances, and fresh beginnings." -- Lily King, acclaimed author of Read with Jenna pick Writers & Lovers and Heart the Lover

Publisher: Sourcebooks Landmark

Pub date: 2026-04-07

Length: 384 pages