How's everyone

It's been quiet here. How is everyone faring? Are you still subscribing to Slightly Foxed Quarterly? What about the Foxed Editions? Are you collecting those?

I do have the first thirty or so of the Foxed Editions but am on the fence on whether I should buy up the rest to complete my collection

I have only a limited appetite for memoir, so I'm very selective about the books: probably no more than half a dozen. But I'm still enjoying the Quarterly: frequent reminders of once-familiar books, some introductions to previously overlooked but interesting books, and a few to pass by for a second time.

I’ve collected all of the SF editions available on the website except for those for which I already have FS editions. I really like them for reading and enjoy the beautiful cloth binding. I also love the children’s books and hope they continue with them. I gave up on buying from eBay (for those that are sold out). I found I always ended up with books with varying degrees of spine lean.
I don’t subscribe to the quarterly but plan to once my kids are a bit older and I have more spare time.

I subscribe to the Quarterly, and have done since the first issue. I let it lapse when I retired, as I did with most magazines etc, but found it was one of the few that I really missed, so resubscribed and caught up the missing issues. I'm currently rereading some early ones and thoroughly enjoying.
I have a run of the first 36 Foxed Editions (fit neatly on one shelf!), but, not particularly attracted by no. 37, decided to go more selective after that, and have only bought half a dozen since. I've found myself enjoying this sort of book more and more though.
Their podcast is one of my favourites too - really look forward to it each month.

>4 Willoyd:

I'm listening to the podcast 24 Charles and Mary Lamb. Such a wonderful creation. I like how slow paced and that the speakers themselves don't "em" and "uh" when speaking, it's all clear discourse

I still subscribe to the Quarterly but read it very slowly - I haven't finished the last on yet.
I also listen to the podcasts, again very slowly as I have to be doing something else, such as ironing. I can't just sit there and listen without doing anything with my hands. It is wonderful to listen to such genteel English; on the down side, it adds more titles to my wishlist.
I've put a hold on bookbuying for the moment, as the last I bought - the BB set of three, are still sitting there waiting to be read.

I only started subscribing to the quarterly in about 2013, which I still take and enjoy.
I have bought a few of the Foxed Editions (not a completist), reading Cider with Rosie at the moment. I also have the Folio Society edition, but the SF editions of this and As I walked out One Midsummer Morning have the original illustrations, which looked interesting.
As >4 Willoyd:, I seem to be enjoying memoirs more and more recently, and the SF choices are good, I especially enjoyed The Empress of Ireland and When I was a Little Boy.

I started subscribing to the Quarterly in about 2018 and I enjoy reading about other books that I have never heard of and then they make their way into my TBR pile. I have also been buying just a few of their books, according to what takes my fancy. I was just on their website today looking at the books that are in the going, going, gone... category. Decisions, decisions...
I do enjoy listening to their monthy podcast as well. One to always look forward to.

I think it’s a great way to get that bibliophilic feeling and to find new books. Yes, too often it’s designed for you to go an find the books they mentioned in the Quarterly and podcast. it’s so hard not to avoid that temptation.

Needing something to read over lunch I bought SF Issue #1 at the Tate Modern gallery in London in 2004. Still with it 69 issues later.

My last library addition nudged by Slightly Foxed was the 10 volume set of Swedish police-procedurals by Maj Sjowall and Per Wahloo featured in Autumn 2020. One day I'll add up what that initial £8 purchase has cost me ;-)

I'm an on and off subscriber to the Quarterly - often have little to no time to even read books, let alone magazines about books. But I think it's great.

Subscriber to Editions for myself and Cubs for my sons. Got the full collection of Cubs in the bedroom of the oldest. I regret not discovering SF earlier, so have gaps in my collection of Editions. Slowly filling the gaps with either Plain Foxed editions if available and, rarely, secondary market finds. Unfortunately, sold out Editions are normally both very expensive and, as >3 RRCBS: mentioned, usually far from being in perfect condition.

Memoirs and autobiographical writings are my favorite reads. I find real life far more interesting and often crazier than any fiction. After trying a few completely random Editions I've never heard of before and loving them, I figured the ladies can do no wrong and just subscribed. I find it fun and very enjoyable discovering new books through SF publishing program. As a matter of fact, some of my favorites Editions were the ones I've never heard of before and wouldn't have discovered otherwise.

Also, I normally have a few books going at the same time, and usually one of them is a designated on-the-go book - a smaller, pocket-sized book that's easy to take on my travels (on flights, trains, in restaurants, public transport etc.) or just carry around home town in my pocket or car glovebox. So I always ensure I have plenty of unread smaller pocket-sized books. SF is one of the few publishers that fill this niche for me.

>11 elladan0891: I agree with you. I find the memoirs and autobiographical accounts fascinating because it always is so amazing to read about what others have done. I’m an armchair traveller so although I find travelling interesting and would like to see more of the world, flying is just too stressing with all the security and restrictions and queues. I’ve also experienced the same outcome with being disappointed by the eBay finds of the SF Editions. They get tattered easily and the gilding chips off. I wish I had purchased them directly from SF but am happy they’ve included now the Plain Foxed Editions to complete the gaps. The 2000 limitation of SF Edition is far too high to call it a real limitation so I don’t worry about them.

>12 ironjaw: Agree on the Plain Foxed/limitation issue. Although technically cheating, I have no issues with it. And it's not just the high limitation, but also the low price of the books. I'm happy with the books I get from them and don't care if they print thousands more. Actually, come to think of it, personally I don't care about limitation even in case of expensive Fine Press books. Exclusivity has no appeal to me, and I'm not buying books to resell.

I bought the SF editions series through to #36, but then, reaching the end of a shelf, decided I couldn't keep going ad infinitum, so have just added the occasional one since, usually making up a set. It took quite an effort of will to break the sequence, being the completist I am, but not being a fan of Laurie Lee (and, to a lesser extent, Hilary Mantel outside her historical fiction) made it easier! On the Cubs - never mind my son (who is now almost 30 anyway), I've bought them for myself! For some reason, unlike most of the Folio children's books, these are ones I have generally wanted to read as an adult.