This Folio Life: Creating The Story of Babar
Every Folio edition goes on a long and fascinating journey before its publication day, but Babar’s travels were particularly adventurous. Our story begins about ...
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This Folio Life: Looking to the past for Planet of the Apes
Our edition of Pierre Boulle’s Planet of the Apes features stunning artwork from artist David de las Heras. But how to illustrate a sci-fi masterpiece ...
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This Folio Life: Margaret Atwood revisits Oryx and Crake
Following our award-winning edition of The Handmaid’s Tale, we were compelled to return to the works of Margaret Atwood. Never has a plague- and technology-ravaged ...
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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: Creating The Complete Flower Fairies
When we realised that Cicely Mary Barker’s charming Flower Fairy stories were no longer available anywhere in the single volumes they were originally presented in, we couldn’t resist giving the collection the full Folio experience.
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This Folio Life: Fantasy Folios with Robin Hobb
From Tolkienites to Potterheads and from Thronies to Tributes, fantasy fans are an extraordinary, passionate, creative and loyal force. In short, a Folio force. With author Robin Hobb, this blog explores the joy of owning a favourite fantasy novel in a Folio edition.
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This Folio Life: Commemorating 75 years since VJ Day
We published Ronald H. Spector’s definitive Eagle Against the Sun this year to commemorate the 75th anniversary of VJ Day. James Rose, editor of our edition, here explains how Folio worked in close collaboration with the author and why understanding this part of Second World War remains so important.