An important plot point in Stephen King’s brilliantly unsettling thriller Misery involves a specific typewriter with a missing key. When crafting the stylish new Folio edition, our Senior Designer Charlotte turned detective in her quest to source the typewriter and research historically accurate fonts.
Dystopian fiction has rarely been more popular. So why now? And what can that popularity tell us about the dark side of human nature?
Documenting and exposing the cruelty of apartheid was a dangerous task. Folio’s edition of Nelson Mandela’s Long Walk to Freedom features the work of some of the most inspiring photographers of the time, who risked their lives for the iconic images they captured.
In her fascinating blog post, artist Sally Dunne discusses her illustrations for Crooked House – an intense, messy process with a focus on the finer details of Christie's plot.
Working with Folio on this new illustrated edition, which comes more than a quarter century after the book’s original release, gave author Andrew Chaikin a chance to re-immerse himself in the moon voyages, this time with a combination of verbal and visual storytelling.
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.
