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3rd December 2018

A Country Doctor’s Commonplace Book by Philip Rhys Evans is on its way to be this year’s novelty bestseller . . .

‘After a long career as a Suffolk GP, Dr Philip Rhys Evans may well be astonished to find himself lined up as a surprise literary hit this winter. But a short book compiled by the now-retired doctor with his wife Christine detailing the funny, bizarre and poignant situations he has encountered over his many years in practice is now a novelty Christmas title attracting glowing reviews . . .’

- Vanessa Thorpe, Observer

12th September 2018

Wall Street Journal’s Five Best: Lynne Olson on Britain’s European Allies

We’re absolutely delighted to see that John Hackett’s memoir I Was a Stranger has been selected by author Lynne Olson for her The Wall Street Journal ‘Five Best’ books feature on Britain's European Allies . . .

‘I was immediately intrigued . . .’

‘The other week, a surprise parcel turned up in the mail for me. Inside was a beautiful, clothbound new edition of a never-before-published Ronald Welch book, The Road to Waterloo . . .’

- Suzannah Rowntree, Vintage Novels

23rd March 2018

Slightly Foxed on the Stack Podcast: Hear how Slightly Foxed turned their passion for books into a sustainable business . . .

‘This week’s episode of the Stack podcast comes with a warning: If you feel like you have too much stuff to read, do not buy a copy of Slightly Foxed magazine. The literary title launched 15 years ago as an antidote…

26th September 2017

‘Sword of Bone charmed me utterly . . .’

‘Sword of Bone charmed me utterly. If I apply the tried-and-tested dinner party criteria of ‘Would I invite the author?’ the answer is a resounding yes. Anthony Rhodes’s tone is laconic, cultured, ironic and witty. A reader could dip at random into the book and come up with a bon mot or two . . .’

20th September 2017

A New England: Tewkesbury

Once in a while, a special book reaches out through the wisps of time and demands to be read. John Moore’s Portrait of Elmbury was written in 1945 and recalls his corner of England during the first world war. It documents a country that was changing by the minute, a country that would never be the same again, for better or for worse . . .

- P.C. Dettman, The Z Review

‘Just people being enthusiastic, almost evangelical, about books and writers . . .’

‘I come to you today to sing the praises of something which restores the colour to the cheeks of the word “bookish”, namely the magazine called Slightly Foxed. Have you come across this? You have to keep your eyes open as it is a quarterly – the issues are Spring, Summer, etc – and is entirely dedicated to pieces by writers about other writers they have loved, or feel are neglected, or whom we may take for granted . . .

- Miles Kington, writing in the Independent, December 2007

84, Charing Cross Road: The Fulfillment of a Literary Dream . . .

‘If you’ve read 84, Charing Cross Road, you’ll appreciate that Helene Hanff’s trip to London, the city of her literary dreams is the realization of a life-long ambition . . .

- Bag Full of Books

24th April 2017

Spectator Books podcast: The British boarding school

The happiest days of your life? This week in the Spectator Books Podcast, Sam Leith talks to our author Ysenda Maxtone Graham, ‘whose Terms and Conditions: Life in Girls’ Boarding Schools, 1939-1979, is a shrewd history of the fluctuating jollity…

22nd March 2017

A Chat With Ysenda Maxtone Graham

‘In this episode, I’m interviewing the writer Ysenda Maxtone Graham on her recently published book, Terms & Conditions: Life in Girls’ Boarding Schools, 1939-1979. I read this book after being invited to Ysenda’s book launch at Daunt Books, and once…

- Tea and Tattle

22nd March 2017

‘What happens when you slow down, ruminate, and produce articles that aren’t angle-driven?’

‘Slightly Foxed: The Real Reader’s Quarterly has been around for 13 years and its articles do not have a definite angle. The purpose of the literary magazine is to provide readers with engaging introductions to pieces of literature. Many of…

- XCity Magazine

20th March 2017

Hisham Matar longlisted for Orwell Prize for Books

We are delighted to hear that Hisham Matar, winner of the 2016 Slightly Foxed Best First Biography Prize for The Return has been longlisted for this year’s Orwell Prize for Books. ‘The Orwell Prize is Britain’s most prestigious prize for political…

Ear Trumpets & Alternative Bestsellers

Not surprisingly, the highest selling novel was Robert Harris’s Conclave, but the splendid dark horse has been Ysenda Maxtone Graham’s Terms & Conditions: Life in Girls’ Boarding-Schools, 1939-1979, published by Slightly Foxed . . .

- John Sandoe Books

Ysenda Maxtone Graham on Radio Gorgeous

‘Lashings of jolly japes, inedible food, schoolgirl crushes . . . but no education! A captivating book reveals what really used to happen at girls’ boarding schools. Author Ysenda Maxtone Graham tells us about her bestselling book: Terms & Conditions: Life…

17th January 2017

The Captive Reader: ‘Every December, I attend an Old Girls reunion . . .’

‘Every December, I attend an Old Girls reunion and Christmas carol service for my old school. It’s a fun event and I always meet the most interesting women. There’s the Olympian with stories about her time in Brazil this summer, the children’s book author who I adored growing up, the researchers doing amazing work in their labs, and the retirees who now travel the world after lives spent in law, medicine or academia. It’s a circle I take for granted much of the time but always appreciate reconnecting with around the holidays. It is also a chance to cuddle babies of younger alum while eating cookies with the school logo on them – a win-win, really . . .’

- The Captive Reader

1st December 2016

The London Review of Books for fireside book worms

This is the London Review of Books for fireside book worms – unadulterated bookish pleasure on every page and almost certain joy for those of us who love the gems to be found in the hallowed spaces of independent bookshops old and new and cosy libraries.

- Margot Tries the Good Life