Is it a library? Is it a cult? Is it a cry for help? (Yes.)

Here’s the deal: a subscription box is basically a surprise box of books and oddities that shows up at your doorstep every month.

The Garden Book Box is our version — a small, handmade bundle of stuff featuring:

• one (sometimes two) great reads — usually the kind of books you won’t find at airports.

• a few art or design objects made in collaboration with local artists and small presses.

• the occasional extra — zines, charms, matchboxes, mysterious notes, possibly your ex’s Netflix login.

It’s part book club, part monthly milk subscription.

Every box is made, packed, and sent by us — with our own hands, with love, and with panic.