When Art Director Sheri Gee approached Rose Strang to illustrate The Living Mountain, the artist was thrilled. However, in order to carry out the commission, she would need to visit the mountains and there was the small issue of a national lockdown to overcome.
Following five very successful years of consistent growth, bold publishing and innovative marketing, The Folio Society today announced the sale of the publisher to its employees under the terms of an ‘EOT’, giving employees 100% ownership of the company.
How did Roald Dahl become Roald Dahl? Biographer and Chair of Trustees of Roald Dahl’s Marvellous Children’s Charity, Donald Sturrock, uncovers the creative journey behind James and the Giant Peach and how an unlikely suggestion by Dahl’s agent changed his life’s path forever.
We spoke to self-taught artist Lela Harris about her experience of creating her astounding artwork for The Folio Society edition of The Color Purple.
Acclaimed artist Kristjana Williams’s fascination with maps and map-making made her the perfect partner for Folio’s edition of Jules Verne’s classic tale, Around the World in Eighty Days.
Our new edition of The Tudor Age includes 20 full-colour portraits of some of the great figures of the era. Folio worked closely with author Susan Brigden to select the images, and here she tells the remarkable story behind one of her favourite portraits.
The Earthsea Cycle has been published in many formats, but arguably none more in keeping with Ursula K. Le Guin’s original intentions for her work than the new illustrated series from Folio. Committing to publishing all six titles in The Earthsea Cycle over the next two years, Publishing Director Tom Walker explores the importance of Ursula K. Le Guin’s writing and why this is such a significant series for Folio.
To celebrate Father’s Day, it’s the turn of fictional dads to take the limelight. From classic novels to dystopia, crime and children’s favourites, there are fun and formidable father figures who stand out on the page and are etched in our memories. Here are a few of our favourites.
