New book! Letters from a Stoic

After an absolutely crazy year of growth (for which I thank you!) and the “quality problems” that inevitably come with that, I am happy to say that I am back to working on new illustrations and new books! And today, I am truly excited to announce the pre-release of one of the most requested titles we’ve ever made: Letters from a Stoicby Seneca.

SENECA'S LETTERS
After a long career as a statesman and philosopher, Seneca wrote the Moral Epistles to his friend Lucilius between 62 and 64 CE. There were 124 letters in total, but as you would imagine, some stand out above the others. In our edition, we have selected the 12 most impactful and widely referenced letters: 

TIME (Letter I: On Saving Time)
READING (Letter 2: On Discursiveness in Reading)
MODERATION (Letter 5: On the Philosopher’s Mean)
FRIENDSHIP (Letter 9: On Philosophy and Friendship)
FEAR (Letter 13: On Groundless Fears)
INTEGRITY (Letter 20: On Practicing What You Preach)
DISCIPLINE (Letter 18: On Festivals and Fasting)
JOY (Letter 23: On the True Joy Which Comes from Philosophy)
WISDOM (Letter 33: On the Futility of Learning Maxims)
ETHICS (Letter 47: On Master and Slave)
THE CROWD (Letter 7: On Crowds)
MORTALITY (Letter 24: On Despising Death)

I’m thrilled with the way this has come together, and I think you will be too. Seneca is eminently readable, practical, and enjoyable for anyone, and I’m confident you’ll love the illustrations he inspired in this title.

If you have purchased our version of Meditations, this really is a must-have companion piece. In Meditations, we witness an emperor sternly commanding himself to do better; but in Seneca’s letters, we discover a friend and mentor who persuades through patient reason. Aurelius speaks in aphorisms, Seneca in friendly and inviting prose.