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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Rhys Thomas

A new chapter for publishing? Book subscription services launch their own titles

stack of books with the top one fanned open
Jordan Fleming, head of publishing at OwlCrate, called publishing a ‘broken industry’. Photograph: agefotostock/Alamy

Book subscription services are magic. A few clicks of a form and a bunch of new books , selected by talented curators, turn up at your door – often with collectible perks such as special cover designs and art. In a world saturated by choice and trends, not only is the choosing done for you, but you’ll often have a less conventional, better rounded and precious bookshelf collection to show for it.

This is presumably why there’s a strong appetite for such services: UK fantasy subscription box FairyLoot has 569,000 followers on Instagram alone, and many bookshops have started sending out their own boxes.

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