Past Boxes
Want to know what you get in a Drift + Focus book box? Scroll to see the contents of every box we've sent and check out the blog for a detailed post on each one.
Wrong
The Autumn 2024 box was curated around the theme WRONG and contained:
- The Poison Line by Cara McGoogan
- A Thread of Violence by Mark O'Connell
- Fold out reading notes for both books
- 32-page subscriber magazine featuring exclusive interviews with both authors
- A LastTissue pack from LastObject
- A set of 8 Peace Postcards for Palestine
- An eco-friendly Stálogy eraser
- Access to the digital library of playlists and podcasts
Create
The Summer 2024 box was curated around the theme CREATE and contained:
- See What You're Missing by Will Gompertz
- Monsters by Claire Dederer
- Fold out reading notes for both books
- 28-page subscriber magazine
- Set of three exclusive postcards featuring observational images from three creative women
- A back issue of Uppercase, an ad-free magazine for the creative and curious
- Access to the digital library of playlists and podcasts
Loss
The Spring 2024 Drift + Focus box was curated around the theme LOSS. The box contained:
- When the Dust Settles by Lucy Easthope
- Lost & Found by Kathryn Schulz
- Fold out reading notes for both books
- 28-page subscriber magazine with an exclusive interview with Lucy Easthope
- Personalised welcome note with QR code access to the digital library of LOSS-themed playlists and podcasts
- A set of brass book darts to mark important passages of text
- A full sized bar of Up Up milk chocolate
Here's what we sent our subscribers in 2023
Time
The Winter 2023 Drift + Focus box was curated around the theme TIME, which opened up a ton of fascinating avenues to explore. The box contained:
- Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman
- The Premonitions Bureau by Sam Knight
- Fold out reading notes for both books
- 28-page subscriber magazine with exclusive interviews with both authors
- Personalised welcome note with QR code access to the digital library of TIME-themed playlists and podcasts
- A handmade mini 2024 desk calendar from sustainable stationery brand, Fin
- A pair of beeswax spills hand dipped by Moorland Candles in Cumbria
Feel
The Autumn 2023 Drift + Focus box was curated around the theme FEEL, which took us on a wild ride around the subject of emotions. The box contained:
- How Emotions Are Made by Lisa Feldman Barrett
- The Madness by Fergal Keane
- Fold out reading notes for both books
- 28-page subscriber magazine
- Personalised welcome note with QR code access to the digital library of FEEL-themed playlists and podcasts
- An exclusive 8x10 inch feelings wheel print
- An award-winning handmade salt soap from Dook
True
The Summer 2023 Drift + Focus book box was curated around the theme TRUE, a big broad topic with plenty of juicy angles to explore. It contained:
- The Chaos Machine by Max Fisher
- Small Town Girl by Donna McLean
- Fold out reading notes for both books
- 28-page subscriber magazine featuring an exclusive interview with the editors of Delayed Gratification Magazine
- Personalised welcome note with QR code access to the digital library of TRUE-themed playlists and podcasts
- Issue 49 of Delayed Gratification Magazine
- A set of notecards by Elvira VV Designs
Change
The Spring 2023 Drift + Focus book box was curated around the theme CHANGE, an expansive topic that allowed us to explore the personal and the political. It contained...
- From What Is to What If by Rob Hopkins (signed copy)
- This Is Not a Pity Memoir by Abi Morgan
- Fold out reading notes for both books
- 28-page subscriber magazine featuring an exclusive interview with Rob Hopkins
- Personalised welcome note with QR code access to the digital library of CHANGE-themed playlists and podcasts
- A 50-page habit tracker pad, designed by us to help our subscribers change their habits
- One of two limited edition hand stamped pencils from Pencil Me In
- An exclusive protest poster by artist Rebecca Strickson
And here's what we sent out in 2022
Together
The Winter 2022 Drift + Focus book box was curated around the theme TOGETHER to make a festive parcel of reading inspiration, perfect for the holiday season. It contained...
- The Power of Strangers by Joe Keohane
- The Club on the Edge of Town by Alan Lane
- Fold out reading notes for both books
- 28-page subscriber magazine with specially-commissioned cover art by Esté MacLeod and featuring exclusive Q&As with both authors
- Personalised welcome note with QR code access to the digital library of TOGETHER-themed playlists and podcasts
- Hand stamped fabric tag/bookmark
- Handmade vintage fabric star decoration by Patchwork Park
- Two vegan hot chocolate melts from Refuge Chocolate
- A sample Reading Books scented tea light from Good Candles
- A5 winter scene sketchbook by magazine cover artist Esté MacLeod
- Hand illustrated Drift + Focus Christmas card for all gift recipients
Mind
The Autumn 2022 Drift + Focus book box was carefully curated around the theme MIND. Each parcel was packed by hand and contained...
- How to Build a Healthy Brain by Kimberley Wilson
- On Agoraphobia by Graham Caveney (signed copy)
- Fold out readings notes for both books
- 28-page exclusive subscriber magazine with cover art by Bea Vaquero
- Personalised welcome note with QR code access to the digital library of MIND-themed playlists and podcasts
- Specially-commissioned, hand dyed and stitched 'Switch Off' zip pouch by Pineandbear
- A5 'Take a Break' print by Theo Dagadita
- Reading manifesto postcard/bookmark by Jules Anson
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