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I have been devoted to your podcast for over a year; it could be improved only by being more frequent. Every book I have ordered from you has been a delight; nothing disappoints. I receive your emails with pleasure, and that’s saying a lot. Slightly Foxed is a source of content . . . ’

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21st October 2018

‘It made my heart race . . .’

‘I couldn't be more delighted with Slightly Foxed. I have been a member for some time now, loving the reviews, relishing the superb writing style, but until now I had never bought any of the specially bound books. Oh, I’d made lists of my favourites and promised myself this treat but just never actually got around to it. Then I read the review of Ghosting by Jennifer Erdal. It made my heart race . . .’

- S. Harris Ramini

October News: Forest School

October News: Forest School

As the build-up to Christmas in all of its fun and exhausting glory fast approaches, the office foxes have been wondering if they could abandon the scaffold-clad confines of Hoxton Square for a spell in the forest. But then who would greet Paul from Smith Settle with the winter haul in a few weeks’ time, hand-write gift messages, swaddle parcels in tape and wrestle postbags downstairs for our cheery postman to collect each day? No! It simply won’t do. We are far too fond of our readers and conscious of their literary present requirements for that so, for this month’s mailing, we’re making do with a spot of armchair escapism with Brendon Chase instead . . .

19th October 2018

‘A thing of beauty . . .’

‘So thrilled you’re doing a calendar this year. I was given one as a gift a couple of years ago and was heartbroken to find you weren’t selling one last year. A thing of beauty.’

19th October 2018

‘I’m so glad you’ve created a subscription for the Editions . . .’

‘I can’t wait to get Slightly Foxed Editions 44 and 45. I reread Winnie the Pooh this year and saw the exhibition of Shepard’s drawings. I’m so glad you’ve created a subscription for the Editions, so that I can pay in advance and don’t have to think about it. They will just come, like the gifts they are, as they are published. These are my Christmas gifts to myself. Thank you, and your photos on your website and in your email are beautiful’.

- M. Warnement, United States

Thomas Hardy’s Study At Max Gate

Thomas Hardy’s Study At Max Gate

Howard Phipps studied painting and printmaking at The Gloucestershire College of Art. He is now based near Salisbury and is probably best known for his drawings and engravings of the chalk downs of Wiltshire and Dorset.

15th October 2018

‘I have enjoyed it so much . . .’

‘Dear Slightly Foxed, I was recently given a subscription to your quarterly booklets for my 50th birthday. It was from a very good friend that I introduced to Persephone Books. So I knew, having never heard of your books, that it would be good as my friend has great literary taste! I have devoured the Summer read . . . ’

- R. Antelme, London

11th October 2018

‘Thank you for my copy of A Country Doctor’s Commonplace Book . . .’

‘Thank you for my copy of A Country Doctor’s Commonplace Book and my new jute book bag which is replacing the much loved and worn into holes one that I have at the moment. It is always such a pleasure doing business with you and I really appreciate the personal touch of the accompanying postcard.'

Smith Settle Printers & Binders

Smith Settle Printers & Binders

Our Yorkshire printers Smith Settle, have been with us from the beginning and are true friends of Slightly Foxed. Founded in 1981, they are among the now rare breed of craftsmen printers, producing beautiful leather-bound hand-sewn books for the likes…

10th October 2018

‘I’m a big fan and read my quarterly every morning . . .’

‘I’m a big fan and read my quarterly every morning. Keep up the excellent work!’

8th October 2018

‘An absolute delight . . .’

‘Dear all, I just wanted to thank you so much for my order of A Country Doctor’s Commonplace Book. It arrived last week, so carefully packed and in immaculate condition. I was particularly touched by the postcard with a message from Olivia enclosed with it, and the bookmark. The book itself, beautifully printed, is an absolute delight. If I find myself feeling a bit down, I pick it up and open at random, and immediately feel better! Many thanks for this and all your excellent publications, not least the wonderful quarterly magazine.’ J. Gilfrin, Hertfordshire

- J. Gilfrin, Hertfordshire

5th October 2018

‘They are really delightful . . .’

‘Thank you very much for the bookmarks that came with my recent order, they are really delightful.’ C. Dawson, Cambridge

Nettlecombe: Garden in October

Nettlecombe: Garden in October

‘As the Second World War draws to a close, a group of six friends pool resources in order to rent a sizeable House in the Country – capital H, capital C. Their list of requirements is exacting. It has to be ‘one of those houses that’s been built bit by bit, for hundreds of years’. It has to have acres of land and dozens of outhouses. As it turns out, such a house does exist, a pretty, rambling but rather rundown Tudor manor house in deepest Kent. And so they move in . . .’

2nd October 2018

‘I wanted cheering up so I opened A Country Doctor’s Commonplace Book . . .’

‘I wanted cheering up so I opened A Country Doctor’s Commonplace Book and you could have heard my chuckles from Weybridge to London. I really think it is a book that everyone ought to have with them, by them, anywhere, any place; a good laugh is what we all need.’

- H. Mills, Surrey

29th September 2018

‘I just love the notebooks . . .’

‘Thank you for all my lovely goodies posted recently. I just love the notebooks and the Christmas cards are for special people. I’m so looking forward to the calendar and The Christmas Cracker. I find your online shop extraordinary and no matter how busy you are, or who answers the phone, there is always chat time. Thank you.’ D. Sayed, Surrey

- D. Sayed, Surrey

September News: This is the way light fell on the picture for me . . .

September News: This is the way light fell on the picture for me . . .

Greetings from No. 53, where the number of boxes is fast diminishing and the route to the kettle fast widening as the office foxes beaver away to get books into the hands of readers around the world . . . Please read on for an extract from the latest title in the SF Editions list, Jennie Erdal’s wickedly funny Ghosting: A Double Life, introduced by a snippet of SF editor Hazel’s article in the current issue of the quarterly.

28th September 2018

‘A joy to hold in your hand . . .’

‘Just a quick note to thank you for the delivery of my recent order of A Country Doctor’s Commonplace Book, a great surprise in this morning’s post, just as I hoped it would be, very dry and clever, plus the second copy is one Christmas present off the list. As usual these books are not only interesting and something I may not necessarily have come across with other publishers, but also a joy to hold in your hand. Many thanks.’ B. Davidson, London

- B. Davidson, London

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