Getting it right – Accuracy in Illustration
[caption id="attachment_471" align="alignleft" width="189" caption="Illustration by Ben Cain, from The War of the End of the World"][/caption] When an illustrator interprets a text it ...
[caption id="attachment_471" align="alignleft" width="189" caption="Illustration by Ben Cain, from The War of the End of the World"][/caption] When an illustrator interprets a text it ...
[caption id="attachment_247" align="alignleft" width="219" caption="© Bernard Edmaier"][/caption] Picture researching The Earth. Picture research by its very nature takes you on many extraordinary journeys and the ...
Christmas is coming … again, along with all its traditions, for which we can largely thank the Victorians. It was not until a picture appeared ...
What is it about Christmas – traditionally the haven of goodwill, togetherness, charity and abundance – that makes us turn to the supernatural? Is it ...
There are books that remain perpetually of the moment in every year in their different ways – The Bhagavad Gita, William Faulkner's As I Lay ...
Looking for the perfect literary gift? Let our experts lead the way! The Folio editors know every edition inside out, so who better to ask for their festive gifting picks? It’s a truly eclectic mix from Tom, James, Sinéad and Mandy, who carefully select their favourite editions from the Christmas collection and across the Folio library. Without further ado, we present our editor’s picks.
The festive season is the perfect time to treat friends and family to a beautiful book. But how do you go about choosing the right one? Folio editions are designed to last a lifetime, so it’s even more important to pick the literary gift that will be cherished for years to come. Here are our top tips for selecting books that will be unwrapped with excitement on Christmas Day.
In this interview with Jenette Kahn, the former DC Editor-in-Chief discusses how she selected 18 stories for Folio’s DC Comics: The Golden Age, and offers rare insight into what made the stories of that time so powerful.