In a surreal and unprecedented year in which even the most seasoned commentators have struggled to keep pace with the news cycle, letter writers toThe Daily Telegraphhave once again provided their refreshing and witty take on events.

 Now in its thirteenthyear, this new edition of thebest-selling seriesis a review of the year made up of the wry and astute observations of the unpublishedTelegraphletter writers.

 Readers of theTelegraphLetters Page will be fondly aware of the eclectic combination of learned wisdom, wistful nostalgia and robust good sense of humour that characterise its correspondence – whether it’s suggesting the sci-fi Vulcan salute as an alternative to the now-discouraged handshake, or a parable of political dysfunction drawn from shopping in Ikea.

 From Brexit to Covid, Trump to Biden, lockdown to vaccination, parish council Jackie Weaver to Texas Cat lawyer Rod Ponton,no one escapes their hilariously whimsical and sometimes risqué musings.With an agenda as enticing as ever, the thirteenthbook in the bestselling Unpublished Letters series will prove, once again, that theTelegraph’sreaders still have a shrewd sense of what really matters.