‘I look forward to a summer of great reading . . .’

‘I’d just like to say it’s not fair. The renewal reminder arrived and I decided I’ve got too many books, not enough time to read them, no more book shelf space, and can’t afford it, then foolishly I started to read Issue 16 and so here’s my cheque. It’s really not fair of you to go on producing such an excellent magazine that I can’t resist.’

Businesslike people sometimes ask us about our ‘reader profile’ – who, they wonder, would be a ‘typical Slightly Foxed subscriber’. We find this impossible to answer, except to say that you all clearly love reading and have shown yourselves to be an exceptionally nice bunch of people – courteous, generous, loyal, and with a telling turn of phrase, judging by your letters.

‘As always, an utter joy to receive my copy of SF.’

‘I have just renewed my subscription online and had completely forgotten to do so earlier. Quite how I forgot a publication which gives me as much pleasure as Slightly Foxed is beyond me. Not only do I read each copy cover to cover when it arrives, I keep all the past issues and regularly delve into them. When my daughters were teenagers, the highest accolade they ever bestowed was to call something “utter genius”. You certainly are – thank you.’