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Folly 004

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SKU: 9781067276300
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Folly 004 is the fourth issue of the independent New Zealand literary journal that Whitcoulls pulled from its shelves and everyone else sold out of. This issue turns its attention to desire, relationships, and what it currently costs to be a person. Inside you will find... Read More

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This limited print run will be tighter this year, with Folly becoming a short run - Collectors edition only.

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Description

Folly 004 is the fourth issue of the independent New Zealand literary journal that Whitcoulls pulled from its shelves and everyone else sold out of.

This issue turns its attention to desire, relationships, and what it currently costs to be a person. Inside you will find fiction, essays, poetry, and visual art from New Zealand and international contributors, chosen on the principle that serious literature should disturb the reader and entertain.

Folly operates on a single editorial premise: discomfort is not danger. The work published is politically alert, sexually frank, formally varied, and designed to entertain the modern dopamine-fried brain.

Print-first and beautifully made, the journal is built to be owned and kept, not consumed and discarded. Each issue boasts approximately 120 pages and includes full-colour art reproduction.

Four consecutive sellout print runs. Distributed internationally. Stocked in independent bookstores across New Zealand and Australia.

Perfect for readers of The Paris Review, Granta, Noon, and commercial smut who want the seriousness without the boredom.

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Folly exists because good literature should turn you on a little. Intellectually, emotionally – sometimes viscerally. We’re not here to bore you. We’re here to dazzle you, disturb you, make you snort into your coffee and send screenshots to friends with a ‘WTF’ caption. This third annual issue is culturally charged with works from emerging and established voices across Aotearoa...

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Folly 004

Folly 004 is the fourth issue of the independent New Zealand literary journal that Whitcoulls pulled from its shelves and everyone else sold out of. This issue turns its attention to desire, relationships, and what it currently costs to be a person. Inside you will find fiction, essays, poetry, and visual art from New Zealand and international contributors, chosen on...

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781067276300

Publisher: Folly Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 02 November 2026

Country: New Zealand

Imprint: Folly Press

Illustration: 20 colour illustrations

Contributors:

Edited by Emily Makere Broadmore

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 178.0mm

Height: 254.0mm

Weight: 300g

Pages: 110

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About the Author

Folly Press is an international indie publishing based in Aotearoa New Zealand. It's annual Journal, titled Folly, is a bestselling, award winning luxury literary artefact produced once a year for pre-Christmas sales. Folly's imprint titles features short form essays and novellas designed for the modern dopamine fried brain of intelligent people who appreciate entertaining, thought provoking and smart writing.

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