Sylvia Plath’s The Bell Jar tells the achingly sad and darkly humorous story of a woman’s spiralling descent into breakdown. Painter and sculptor Alexandra Levasseur talks through two of her illustrations for Folio’s The Bell Jar, and how she worked to encapsulate Plath’s turmoil.
Marvel legend Roy Thomas and John Cimino share five things you may not know about this green-skinned goliath …
In its 75th anniversary year, The Folio Society, publisher of beautiful, illustrated hardback books, is delighted to be shortlisted for Independent Publisher of the Year at the British Book Awards (The Nibbies) 2022.
Art Director Sheri Gee talks about commissioning illustration for Folio’s new edition of The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs, and working with renowned palaeo-artist Davide Bonadonna.
Literature is full of memorable mums and we’ve gathered a few of our favourite characters to celebrate Mother’s Day. From kind and encouraging, to fiercely protective and loyal, these mothers are forces to be reckoned with and remind us all how important mums are to our own stories.
If you could see any book published by Folio – any book at all – which would you choose? To mark our 75th anniversary , we asked for suggestions on what book we should publish.
Halloween is the perfect time to scare yourself witless with the best gothic and horror literature, so we’ve rounded up our favourite Folio editions to make this Halloween the ultimate fright night.
In this extract from Emma Thompson's foreword written especially for Folio's new edition, the renowned actor, and writer of the authorised Peter Rabbit sequels, celebrates the genius of Potter and the joy of having grown up with her best-loved creation.
