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If you’ve arrived here from The Book Club with Dominic Sandbrook and Tabitha Syrett, pull up a chair – you're among fellow book lovers.

Each episode dives into one of the world's greatest stories. And here at The Folio Society we publish breathtakingly imaginative versions of the books readers love most.

Based by the river Thames in the heart of London, we're an employee-owned publisher, proudly independent and guided by a deep love for books and the freedom to follow that wherever it leads. From editorial to design, we're fans first. Every book is designed from scratch with illustrations that breathe life into the stories and carefully chosen materials that to do justice to the words they carry.

If you're ready to rediscover a favourite – or meet a future classic in its finest form, you'll find it here.

Tabitha & Dominic's Book Club Picks

From sweeping historical epics to sharp modern classics, these are the chosen stories that The Book Club hosts return to, argue over and can’t stop thinking about ...

As discussed on
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The novels discussed by Dominic and Tabitha, epic works of fiction transformed by Folio.

As thought-provoking as it is thrilling, Mary Shelley's story of a hideous monster with superhuman strength is thought by some to be the very first science fiction novel.

Artist Angela Barrett has contributed eight ominously unsettling illustrations – each full of foreboding and set within an elaborate hand-drawn black-and-white border.

Orwell's chilling dystopia remains as urgent and unsettling as ever in our Folio book featuring bold artwork by La Boca and a powerful introduction by Elif Shafak.

Design studio La Boca took inspiration from 1940s graphic design sensibilities and the novel's broad themes of totalitarianism, propaganda and surveillance in their striking illustrations – even including a hidden message inside the slipcase ...

F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby glitters with Jazz Age glamour – and conceals a far darker heart. Our Folio book celebrates this timeless tale of love and the dangers of unchecked idealism and ambition.

Thirteen full-colour, full-page illustrations by Yuko Shimizu reveal the surface glitz of Gatsby's world and the seam of violence beneath ...

As thought-provoking as it is chilling, Margaret Atwood's dystopian cautionary tale is a novel a of such power that it stays with you long after you've finished the final page.

Artists Anna and Elena Balbusso were inspired by Russian Constructivism and fascist-period design for their atmospheric interpretation of dystopian Gilead.

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Just what goes into a Folio book?

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Stories that stay with you

Publisher Tom Walker reveals how a book earns its place on the Folio list.

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Our Editorial team talks you through how an artist brings a Folio book to life.

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Production Director Kate Grimwade walks us through the craft behind Folio's best-loved books.

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