This Folio Life: Illustrating Winston Churchill
“With most book covers, you're trying to convey a concept rather than a person, but this was the opposite,” says illustrator Peter Strain.
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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.
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This Folio Life: Mystery Train, Greil Marcus and Dorothea Lange
Greil Marcus on one of his favourite images from the Folio edition of Mystery Train, and the family connection to its photographer, the great Dorothea ...
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This Folio Life: 7 tips for choosing the perfect birthday gift
A beautiful book is the perfect gift for the bibliophile in your life but how do you go about choosing the right one? Folio books are designed to last a lifetime, so it’s even more important to carefully select the edition that’s going to be around for the long term. Here are our top tips for choosing the ideal gift.
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The Folio Book Illustration Award Longlist Revealed
Launched to mark The Folio Society’s 75th anniversary, the Book Illustration Award aims to showcase illustration talent from around the world in the field of narrative fiction. 686 illustrators entered from 56 countries, representing a diverse range of backgrounds and professional experience, with 20 outstanding entries selected for the longlist.
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Gérard DuBois becomes the overall 2022 winner at this year's V&A Illustration Awards for his work with The Folio Society
Gérard DuBois has won in the Book Illustration category and has been awarded the Moira Gemmill Illustrator of the Year Prize for his work on The Folio Society's edition of The Road at this year's V&A Illustration Awards. Judge Posy Simmonds described DuBois's stunning illustrations as ‘magnificent, rich, poignant and melancholic’.