Book News & Media

King Henry's Prayer book in British Library Exhibition

Royal Manuscripts: The Genius of Illumination until 13 March 2012

A new British Library exhibition was opened by Her Majesty the Queen on 10 November, displaying the Library's impressive Royal collection, a treasure trove of illuminated manuscripts collected by...read more

Folio at the V. S. Pritchett Memorial Prize

We were delighted to be invited to the 2012 V. S. Pritchett Memorial Prize, which was awarded on the evening of 14 November at the Courtauld Institute of Arts, London. Presented annually by the Ro...read more

Folio supports the Evening Standard's Get London Reading campaign

1,000 free books for 20 secondary schools

The Folio Society has donated 1,000 free books to the London Evening Standard's campaign to promote reading in the city's schools. The donation will help 20 secondary schools improve library ...read more

Announcing Footnotes - the latest Folio blog

Following on from 'Joe's Blog', written by our Production Director and focusing on Folio limited editions, we are delighted to launch 'Footnotes', a new blog delivering news, views and insider upd...read more

Judges announced for next Book Illustration Competition

The latest Book Illustration Competition, a collaboration between The Folio Society and House of Illustration, is now open, with the closing date for entries Tuesday 10th January 2012. For the sec...read more