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At the end of a long day, I joined other members of the production team, for a spot of clubbing – Galley Clubbing to be exact. ...
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On the trail of photographs, ancient and modern
An odd side-effect of being an editor at Folio is our garnering of incidental obsessions. We work, solely, on wonderful books, so this is hardly ...
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An Interview with the Balbusso sisters.
Forthcoming publications are keeping the Production team busy, and a particular favourite this month is The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood – a book that cried ...
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Battle of the Books?
[caption id="attachment_19" align="alignright" width="150" caption="V.S. Pritchett"][/caption] The alleged e-books versus traditional printed matter debate looks set to run and run  and the point ...
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Monday, 10 October 2011
Red letter day. The final proofs of the Vellum Leaves by William de Brailes arrived from Italy. Everyone who sees them says – these are ...
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Illustrating Shakespeare
Neil Packer illustrated Shakespeare’s The Complete Plays for the new Folio limited edition, published to celebrate the 400th anniversary of the First Folio. In this fascinating blog, Packer selects three of his favourite illustrations and reveals how he transformed his ideas to the page.
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Philip Pullman on illustrating his own story
The Folio edition of The Northern Lights (or The Golden Compass in the US and Canada) includes illustrations drawn by the brilliant Philip Pullman. In this blog, Pullman explains for Folio readers how he created these incredible black-and-white images, and the inspiration behind them.
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Gorgeous Gifts for Students: Celebrate Success with a Folio Edition
It’s that time of year when millions of young people are tentatively peeling open envelopes that will lead them towards the next stage in their life. Whatever the outcome, the years of study and surviving the stressful exam period are worthy of celebration … and what better gift than a beautiful book?