This Folio Life: Stepping Back in Time for a Modern Binding
Raquel Leis Allion has been Art Director at the Folio Society for nearly four years. It’s her to job to commission illustrators and that means ...
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This Folio Life: When Maths and Illustration Collide
Raquel Leis Allion has been Art Director at the Folio Society for nearly four years. It’s her to job to commission illustrators and that means ...
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This Folio Life: Getting the details right in Hide My Eyes
Choosing the right illustrator for a commission is only half the story. Though we may appear to have found the perfect match of visual tone ...
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This Folio Life: Creating the facsimile of Love is Enough
One of the most challenging elements of facsimile publication is the reproduction work required. The Morgan Library & Museum in New York, where the original copy ...
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This Folio Life: The winner of the Book Illustration Competition 2018
Judging the Book Illustration Competition is a unique experience. Where else would you get to see over 400 variations on a theme? This year’s entrants ...
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This Folio Life: The Folio Society’s Reading Room Garden
Reading and nature are tried-and-tested tonics for the hustle and bustle of modern life and something truly magical takes place when they collide. That’s why we are thrilled to sponsor The Folio Society Reading Room Garden at this year’s Chelsea Flower Show.
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This Folio Life: Meeting the Strugatsky Brothers
In this blog, Former Publisher of Orion Publishing Group and Chair of Gollancz, Malcolm Edwards, tells the fascinating story of meeting Arkady and Boris Strugatsky at the 1987 World Science Fiction convention in Brighton, on their last trip outside of Russia.
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Easter gifts: Folio Books with a Spring Palette
When you’re shopping for Easter treats it’s all too easy to head directly to the shelves piled high with chocolate eggs. But how about moving away from edible presents and choosing something lasting this year? We’ve selected some of our favourite books that have something of spring about them, whether that’s the colour of the binding or the nature themes inside; these are editions that will satisfy literary – rather than chocolate – cravings.