The monthly book box
One book a month, chosen for you.
Tell us three books you loved. A bookseller picks your next one and writes you a note on why.
$32a month
Why this one
Two brothers, one pear orchard and an offer to sell. Translated from Portuguese, and every sentence feels picked by hand.
How it works
It takes about two minutes to start, and a real person does the choosing.
- 1
Tell us three books you loved
Any three, from any year. Add one you couldn’t finish if you want to help us more.
- 2
A bookseller picks one
Someone on our fiction or essays desk reads your list and chooses a book from the staff shelf.
- 3
It arrives with a note
A card from the person who picked it says why. Tell us how it went and the next pick gets closer.
Start your box
Three short steps. Your answers go to the bookseller who makes your first pick.
$32 a month. Skip or cancel any time by email.
- 1Books you loved
- 2Your taste
- 3Start
Three books you loved
Pick from our shelf, type any title, or both. 0 of 3 chosen.
What’s in each box
- 1
One book
A novel, essays or stories from the staff shelf, in the format you asked for.
- 2
A note card
Written by the bookseller who picked it: who it’s for, where it gets good and what to read after.
The monthly book box
$32a month
- One book a month, chosen for you by a bookseller
- A note card from the person who picked it
- Skip a month or cancel any time by email
Shipping is shown in your bag.
Book box questions
Anything else, write to us at hello@marginbooks.com. A bookseller answers.
They read the three books you loved, and the one you couldn’t finish if you told us, then pick a book from the staff shelf that fits. Tell us how it went and the next pick gets closer.