The Folio edition of The Northern Lights (or The Golden Compass in the US and Canada) includes illustrations drawn by the brilliant Philip Pullman. In this blog, Pullman explains for Folio readers how he created these incredible black-and-white images, and the inspiration behind them.
Award-winning illustrator James Albon captured the eccentricities of Mark Twain’s The Innocents Abroad with a series of stylish colour and black-and-white lino-cuts. Here, Albon shares his artistic process and how he approached this exciting project.
When the chance came to work on Jhumpa Lahiri's Pulitzer Prize-winning Interpreter of Maladies, illustrator Shreya Gupta didn't have to be asked twice. In our latest blog, we spoke to Gupta about her process, what inspires her and how she undertook this exciting commission.
Alice Ford-Smith has been the Folio librarian since 2007. Working behind the scenes, Alice catalogues and describes each new edition, to keep a complete and up-to-date record of every Folio book published. Here, she talks about her fascinating role in more detail.
We are thrilled to announce the longlist for the Folio Book Illustration Award 2023! 733 illustrators from 58 countries entered, and 20 outstanding entries have been selected for the longlist. This free-to-enter award asked entrants to illustrate a single scene from Ursula Le Guin's The Fliers of Gy.
