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Your reading life, elevated.

Folio membership gives you exclusive access to curated books, live author events, private community discussions, and a reading life you'll actually be proud of.

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  • Public book collections
  • Community discussions
  • Monthly newsletter
  • Basic reading tracker
  • Free events access
  • Private discussion rooms
  • Author AMA sessions
  • Reading challenges & badges
  • Advance Reading Copies
  • Reading concierge
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Literary

For the dedicated reader

$9/month

$108/year · Save $36/yr

  • Everything in Reader
  • Unlimited curated lists
  • Priority event RSVP
  • Private discussion rooms
  • Reading challenges & badges
  • Monthly editor picks
  • Author AMA sessions
  • Advance Reading Copies
  • Reading concierge
  • Annual printed anthology
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Patron

The complete literary life

$22/month

$264/year · Save $84/yr

  • Everything in Literary
  • Exclusive author dinners
  • Advance Reading Copies
  • Personalized reading concierge
  • Annual printed anthology
  • Founding member recognition
  • 1:1 author correspondence
  • Custom reading curriculum
  • Partner publisher discounts
  • Priority support
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What You Get

A complete literary ecosystem.

Curated Book Selections

Every month, our editorial team selects 8 books across genres — each chosen for depth, craft, and conversation potential.

96 books/year

Live Author Events

Attend intimate readings, Q&As, and workshops with authors who are actively shaping contemporary literature.

4–6 events/month

Private Discussion Rooms

Escape the noise. Each book gets a dedicated discussion thread moderated for quality and intellectual depth.

200+ active rooms

Reading Challenges

Monthly and annual reading challenges with themed prompts, progress tracking, and community accountability.

12 challenges/year

Personalized Recommendations

Your reading history shapes a recommendation engine that actually understands literary taste, not just bestseller lists.

Refreshed weekly

Global Literary Network

Connect with readers in 47 countries. Language barriers dissolve when you share a love of stories.

47 countries
Member Stories

What a reading life actually looks like.

The Literary membership changed my relationship with books. I used to read 10 books a year. Now I read 40, and every one of them matters more.
Portrait of an Italian woman, warm confident smile, professional setting

Valentina Russo

Architect, Milan

41 books

Literary Member

The Patron tier is genuinely unlike anything else. The advance copies, the author correspondence — I feel connected to literature in a way I never did before.
Portrait of a Ghanaian man, intellectual expression, warm ambient lighting

David Osei

Professor of Literature, Accra

78 books

Patron Member

I started on the free plan, upgraded to Literary within two weeks. The private discussions alone are worth it. Real readers, real conversations.
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Mei-Lin Huang

Editor, New York

55 books

Literary Member

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Yes. You can cancel your Folio membership at any time from your account settings. If you cancel, you retain access until the end of your billing period. No questions, no friction.