Drift and Focus

15/11/2024

Hello! For long boring reasons, we're retiring this page and we've started a new one. We'd love you to go and follow us over there and just forget about this one...!

https://www.facebook.com/driftandfocusbookbox/

Thank you 😀

Quarterly non-fiction book subscription for people with curious minds who want to read more great books.

31/10/2024

Would you describe yourself as an avid reader? Or are you actually one of the 35% of UK adults who has admitted to being a lapsed reader? (Source: The Reading Agency)

A combination of increasing screen time, post-pandemic brain fog (and menopausal brain fog for some) plus just not knowing what to read means 35% of UK adults who used to read regularly have pretty much stopped.

For us, it was non-fiction reading that had bitten the dust. We were both still able to read fiction, although granted we weren't reading 'War and Peace', but non-fiction books were being picked up and put down over and over again.

Were we just getting more stupid as we hit middle age?

Now we've been curating Drift + Focus book boxes for the past two+ years we can definitively say, no, we weren't getting more stupid. We'd just lost the habit of focused reading and we were reading the wrong books.

If that all sounds familiar, we have a solution.

Start a Quarterly Subscription with Drift + Focus and put some joy and energy back into your reading habits. We read a LOT of books to ensure we only ever send the very best narrative non-fiction to our subscribers. Which means two guaranteed gripping reads that will leave you feeling mentally nourished and ready for more.

Ready to reignite your reading mojo?

Head to our website to find out more about how it works or message us with any questions you have. Happy reading!

30/10/2024

Hello! Thanks for visiting our page - we've not been over here for a while so we thought we'd re-introduce ourselves.

We're Emma and Dave and a couple of years ago you could probably have called us lapsed readers. We'd both lost our reading mojo and it turns out we're not the only ones. According to the Reading Agency, 35% of UK adults used to read frequently but don't any more.

Our solution was to start Drift + Focus, a non-fiction book subscription, and now we're on a mission to ignite the reading brains of the nation!

Our book boxes are lovely tactile parcels containing two new non-fiction books with reading notes, an exclusive magazine with author interviews and book recommendations, and some extra gifts from small sustainable businesses, all curated around a big theme chosen to spark ideas and challenge your thinking.

We produce a new box on a new theme every quarter, so people can buy a one-off box for themselves or as a gift for someone else or start a rolling Quarterly Subscription and get a box of books every three months.

If you’d like to increase the amount of non-fiction you read and you’re based in the UK, you’re in the right place. Check out our website for all the details and give us a follow over on Instagram where we post regular book-related content. Happy reading!

14/12/2023

Want a reminder of what's in our Christmas Shop? Take a look. Order today or tomorrow for guaranteed delivery before Christmas. Happy shopping!

https://www.driftandfocusbookbox.com/collections/xmas-gifts

11/12/2023

🎄⭐ Last orders for guaranteed delivery before Christmas is this Friday! ⭐🎄

Orders received after 15th December will still be sent but may arrive after Christmas. Send a message if you have any questions!

https://www.driftandfocusbookbox.com/collections/xmas-gifts

06/12/2023

Order one of our book boxes from the Christmas Shop today and we'll add in a FREE pocket sized notebook. If there's a design you particularly like, let us know in the notes as you go through the checkout otherwise we'll just pick one at random. Happy shopping!

https://www.driftandfocusbookbox.com/collections/xmas-gifts

04/12/2023

Orders for our Winter box are now closed but our CHRISTMAS SHOP is still open for a little while longer. Here are some pictures to tempt you! Lots of lovely gifts for the readers and thinkers in your life.

https://www.driftandfocusbookbox.com/collections/xmas-gifts

29/11/2023

📚📣 LAST CALL for orders for our next quarterly book box!📚📣

Don't miss out on a beautiful parcel or non-fiction reading delivered to your door in time for Christmas. Start a quarterly subscription or just buy a one-off box, for yourself or someone else. (Pic is of books from previous boxes).

https://www.driftandfocusbookbox.com/

20/11/2023

📚 🎁 📢 PSA!! Our next quarterly subscription box closes for orders soon!

We close the cart on our Winter box at midnight on November 30th, so we can pack and dispatch everything in time to arrive before Christmas.

So if you're thinking of subscribing or wanted to gift this Winter box, order now (sooner is always better for small businesses!)

Our Christmas Shop will still be open throughout December with other bookish gifts available for immediate delivery, but this Winter box on the theme of 'time' is only available until the end of November. Grab your spot now!

https://www.driftandfocusbookbox.com/

PS - join our growing community of happy readers. Here are a few testimonials...

14/11/2023

We're now stocking lovely Drift + Focus GIFT CARDS that double as sturdy bookmarks, which we can post to you or to your gift recipient with a handwritten message. They go out in recyclable glassine envelopes, so they're planet-friendly and lovely to receive. All printed by our planet-friendly print partner, Print.Work

You can get yours in our Christmas Shop in different denominations: https://www.driftandfocusbookbox.com/products/gift-card

09/11/2023

Today's Christmas Shop highlight... past boxes!

Our next quarterly subscription box goes out in mid-December but if you want to get your hands on a box before then, you're in luck.

We have very limited numbers of some past boxes. Go take a look...

https://www.driftandfocusbookbox.com/collections/xmas-gifts

Breakdown of exactly what's in each box is included in the produt descriptions.

08/11/2023

Okay, first up in our Christmas Shop... a limited number of absolutely lovely handmade padded book sleeves from UK small business Paper+Word.

They're sized to comfortably fit a 900-page UK paperback book, and make great presents for anyone who loves to carry a book everywhere they go but doesn't love how bashed the corners get.

We have 3 different designs, one of which is exclusive to us and a couple of other very small retailers. Grab them while you can!

https://www.driftandfocusbookbox.com/collections/xmas-gifts

07/11/2023

Hello friends, it's all been rather neglected over here on FB because we're not very good at remembering to do the socials! But we thought you might like to know a couple of things -

🎁 Firstly, orders close for our Winter 2023 box on November 30th, to give us time to dispatch in time for Christmas. So, if you want to start a quarterly subscription or to gift someone the Winter 2023 box, make sure you order before midnight on November 30th. It's going to be packed with lovely things and thought-provoking ideas.

🎄 And secondly, our CHRISTMAS SHOP is now open! We have a small selection of past boxes, handmade padded book sleeves, gift cards and other bookish gifts, ready to post out right now. Why not tick some people off your list early this year?

28/02/2023

This is it, folks! Cart closes at midnight tonight on our spring book box.

So head to the website to grab yours.

Each box contains two hand picked and brilliant non-fiction books - this quarter they're on the theme CHANGE - plus reading notes, our exclusive subscribers' magazine, a gift from an ethical small business and a piece of print from an artist you'll love.

Don't miss out. You can skip a box or cancel any time and if you join our mailing list before you buy, you'll get a 10% off price code to use at the checkout.

Happy subscribing!

27/02/2023

Thought we'd better let you know that we've almost hit the order deadline for our spring box...

If you'd like to get your hands on one, don't delay.

❗The cart closes on this quarter's box at midnight tomorrow❗

SIgn up for a quarterly subscription or to gift a box by midnight on February 28th and get a beautifully packaged parcel of reading joy through the post in March. It's a cracking box this quarter and we'd love to send you one!

It's packed with thought-provoking ideas on the theme of CHANGE - two great non-fiction books with reading notes, a magazine, access to a digital library of playlists and podcasts, an exclusive gift AND a piece of print from an artist we love.

Link in the bio to sign up now!

08/12/2022

If you're just now thinking about your Christmas shopping, you haven't missed the boat on gifting someone a Drift + Focus winter box.​​​​​​​​
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Order by midnight on Boxing Day and you'll get a festive PDF straight to your inbox to forward on to the gift recipient or print out and slip into a card. Their box will follow in January, just in time to lift the post-holiday gloom and earn you some new year brownie points.​​​​​​​​
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Head to the website to buy.