This Folio Life: On Rereading Sappho
Part of preparing our edition of Sappho’s poetry involved engaging two separate proofreaders, both of whom were competent readers of Ancient Greek, to check both ...
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This Folio Life: The journey behind the artwork of Anansi Boys
Our new edition of Neil Gaiman's Anansi Boys is everything I hope for in a Folio edition, and is the result of years of exceptional ...
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This Folio Life: Looking back at our books of 2018
Last year saw Folio publish many amazing books: from old English poetry to Ursula K. Le Guin, to an original title from illustrator Charles van ...
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This Folio Life: Bringing different styles to Evelyn Waugh
Folio has published several editions of Evelyn Waugh novels throughout our 70-year history. Different styles of artwork lend themselves well to his stylistically diverse novels ...
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This Folio Life: Illustrating the rhythm and movement of poetry
Artist Lesley Barnes has created more than 50 charming illustrations to bring The Folio Book of Children’s Poetry to life. In this blog, she explains ...
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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’.