Christopher J. Moore was a commissioning editor at Floris Books for 3 decades, starting in 1989, when he shared the kitchen table workspace at Christian Maclean’s house before the move to our first office at Harrison Gardens. It was a time of expansion for Floris, and Christopher helped to strengthen the Christian Community, Steiner-Waldorf...
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It’s been another busy year at Floris HQ. With lots of new books, new faces and new ventures the past 12 months have been exciting, stimulating and rewarding for our team. Read on to find out about our top five 2017 highlights. 2016 Saltire Society Publisher of the Year Between November 2016 and November...
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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Midsummer is just round the corner and at Floris Books we’ll be celebrating the festival with some of our favourite Swedish authors and illustrators. Feast your eyes below on some seasonal artwork from Elsa Beskow and Eva Eriksson in these quintessentially Swedish picture books. #1 Elsa Beskow’s The Flowers’ Festival The Flowers’ Festival really...
Read more →As the days grow longer and lighter, and the trees start to leaf, the staff at Floris Books sense that Spring is on its way! We love this time of year, with new life, new growth and most importantly, new books! We’ve picked our 5 top spring books for little ones. Whether it’s a...
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It’s Christmas-time and whilst there may be much to celebrate, it’s also a time to reflect on our lives and think about the past year and how we might make changes for the New Year ahead. In today’s author guest post, Giles Hutchins presents his views on the matter. … It’s Time to Get...
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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 →We all know how stressful Christmas can be with young children. But we also know how rewarding it can be to spend this special time of year with family. So how do you make sure everything runs as smoothly as possible? Top parenting author Lou Harvey-Zahra told us her top five tips for happy...
Read more →Staff at independent bookshop Far from the Madding Crowd in Linlithgow welcomed visitors on Saturday 11 April to the grand opening of their newest space, the Book Bothy. The Book Bothy is a cosy space in the shop which will host author visits, story times and craft sessions. Two Floris authors, Robert Harris and...
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Did you tune in to watch Stargazing Live with Professor Brian Cox on BBC last night? We certainly did and now we’ve been inspired to delve back into our essential Stargazers Almanac 2015 to find more tips for stargazing and what to watch out for in the night sky this month. Bob Mizon’s beautifully...
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