A prolific lecturer, Rudolf Steiner discussed a wide range of topics from spirituality to agriculture. He even lectured on the significance of elemental beings such as gnomes and fairies to our world. Existing in many folk and spiritual traditions some people believe they can engage and communicate with elementals. Ursula Burkhard was one such...
Read more →This summer Floris Books has published the latest installment in the Karl König archive, König’s complete dramatic works, Plays for the Festivals of the Year. This anthology contains the complete, original texts of all the plays. Many of our readers, particularly those within Camphill Communities, will already be familiar with König’s dramatic work. Today we’re...
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December has arrived and Christmas is only just around the corner. The festive period can be a busy time and it can be difficult to know what to give in the form of Christmas gifts. The Floris team has compiled a list of our top Christmas reads as part of our 12 days of...
Read more →Officially founded on October 14th, 1976, Floris Books will be forty years old this year. To celebrate, we wanted to share our story with our friends and supporters. While remaining close to its roots, Floris has enjoyed an evolution over the last four decades. Starting as a small dedicated band around a kitchen table,...
Read more →Floris Books is sad to hear of the recent passing of Tony Jacobs-Brown, a former colleague and long-time friend. Below is an obituary, based on the eulogy by Darryl Coonan. Tony was born in London, England on August 24, 1954. He was an only child and was the first in his family to go...
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As some of you may have noticed, last Wednesday our social media pages looked a little different. The Floris Design and Production team, normally very busy making sure that our beautiful picture books and non-fiction guides make it to a bookshop near you, popped by on Twitter and Facebook to say hello. And we...
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