This Folio Life: The dark truths within dystopian literature
Dystopian fiction has rarely been more popular. So why now? And what can that popularity tell us about the dark side of human nature?
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This Folio Life: Documenting Nelson Mandela’s Long Walk to Freedom
Documenting and exposing the cruelty of apartheid was a dangerous task. Folio’s edition of Nelson Mandela’s Long Walk to Freedom features the work of some of the most inspiring photographers of the time, who risked their lives for the iconic images they captured.
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This Folio Life: The pastels and poisons within Agatha Christie
In her fascinating blog post, artist Sally Dunne discusses her illustrations for Crooked House – an intense, messy process with a focus on the finer details of Christie's plot.
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This Folio Life: Andrew Chaikin on picturing the Apollo moon missions
Working with Folio on this new illustrated edition, which comes more than a quarter century after the book’s original release, gave author Andrew Chaikin a chance to re-immerse himself in the moon voyages, this time with a combination of verbal and visual storytelling.
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This Folio Life: To Serve Two Masters
How do you even begin to illustrate The Master and Margarita, Mikhail Bulgakov’s fantastical and subversive Russian masterpiece? Artist Peter Suart talks us through his in-depth research and various inspirations behind the artwork in this Folio edition.
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This Folio Life: 7 tips for choosing the perfect birthday gift
A beautiful book is the perfect gift for the bibliophile in your life but how do you go about choosing the right one? Folio books are designed to last a lifetime, so it’s even more important to carefully select the edition that’s going to be around for the long term. Here are our top tips for choosing the ideal gift.
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The Folio Book Illustration Award Longlist Revealed
Launched to mark The Folio Society’s 75th anniversary, the Book Illustration Award aims to showcase illustration talent from around the world in the field of narrative fiction. 686 illustrators entered from 56 countries, representing a diverse range of backgrounds and professional experience, with 20 outstanding entries selected for the longlist.
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Gérard DuBois becomes the overall 2022 winner at this year's V&A Illustration Awards for his work with The Folio Society
Gérard DuBois has won in the Book Illustration category and has been awarded the Moira Gemmill Illustrator of the Year Prize for his work on The Folio Society's edition of The Road at this year's V&A Illustration Awards. Judge Posy Simmonds described DuBois's stunning illustrations as ‘magnificent, rich, poignant and melancholic’.