Description Whether your taste runs to T.S. Eliot or Ricky Gervais, Faber and Faber has a book for you. The midsized independent publisher is known for its emphasis on poetry, but it also publishes fiction, non-fiction, film, drama, and children's books, including "Flanimals", written by comedian Ricky Gervais. Its published poets include Ted Hughes and Sylvia Plath. Faber and Faber was founded in 1929 by Geoffrey Faber. Poet T.S. Eliot was an active director in the company until his death. Eliot's widow, Valerie, and the Faber family own the company, which has benefited in recent decades from the popularity of the musical "Cats", based on Eliot's poems.