This Folio Life: Selecting the best of horror
How do you choose the best of a genre? Pick your personal favourites; choose only those tales regarded as classics; or try to aim for ...
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This Folio Life: The story behind the cover of Bomber Command
For our new edition of Bomber Command, and Folio's first Max Hastings book, we wanted to find a striking image for our binding design. And ...
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This Folio Life: A tribute to Ursula K. Le Guin
When Ursula K. Le Guin passed away in January of this year, the world lost one of the most original and sophisticated authors of the ...
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This Folio Life: Discovering the authentic pirate
Pirates remain fascinating historical figures – our modern sensibilities love a rogue, and these guys have eyepatches and parrots! A General History of the Robberies ...
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This Folio Life: The life and work of Derrick Harris
Derrick Harris was a remarkable wood engraver and illustrator, with his wood engravings being particular captivating. The Folio Society commissioned him to illustrate three titles ...
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The Folio Society announce move to Employee Ownership Trust
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.
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This Folio Life: Celebrating 60 years of James and the Giant Peach
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.
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This Folio Life: Lela Harris on illustrating The Color Purple
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.