This Folio Life: From pitch to publication for True Grit
In our latest blog we follow the journey of True Grit – from the seed of an idea to the published edition. How does a ...
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This Folio Life: Breaking the frame in Howl’s Moving Castle
We were so excited to have Diana Wynne Jones’s much-loved Howl’s Moving Castle as the subject for the Book Illustration Competition 2019. After more than ...
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This Folio Life: How we added iridescence to The Diversity of Life
The Folio edition of The Diversity of Life features beautiful wildlife photography throughout, and a stunning binding designed by artist Jamie Keenan. The cover depicts ...
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This Folio Life: Folio and the Pasternak family make literary history
Boris Pasternak wrote one of the greatest novels of the twentieth century. Here, we reveal how a chance meeting between his nephew Nicolas and a ...
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This Folio Life: Creating the slipcase for The Velveteen Rabbit
We wanted to make the slipcase for our Folio Society edition of The Velveteen Rabbit truly special. After examining several options, we decided to take ...
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This Folio Life: Katherine Harloe on The Peloponnesian War
In this extract from the exclusive introduction to the Folio limited edition, Professor of Classics and Intellectual History, and Director of the Institute of Classical Studies, Katherine Harloe reflects on why ‘in this age of populist politics, plague and war, The Peloponnesian War still offers much material for reflection’.
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Folio Book Illustration Award 2023 is now open for entries
The Award is open to illustrators, student or professional, who have not previously been commissioned by The Folio Society, with the aim of finding, platforming and supporting new illustration talent from around the world.
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International Women’s Day: A celebration of women in literature
This International Women’s Day we’re shining a literary light on some of our fantastic female authors and illustrators. From classic and contemporary fiction to ancient and natural history, here’s a selection of Folio books that are both written and illustrated by women.