The classics are back, and they’ve never felt more relevant! From Madeline Miller’s groundbreaking novel The Song of Achilles to a new wave of retellings by contemporary authors, these ancient stories are being reimagined in ways that feel fresh and surprisingly modern. As new interpretations breathe life into these tales of conflict, politics, and love, they reflect our own times while challenging traditional perspectives.
Are you new to Folio and looking for the perfect place to start your literary journey? Look no further! We've enlisted the expertise of Tom Walker, our Publishing Director, to handpick his absolute must-reads for newcomers. Dive into our blog and discover the perfect books to begin your Folio experience.
Forget world-building. When it comes to Dune, Frank Herbert set out to build an empire.
Imagine it. You go into work one day and are handed something immensely precious: a story. And not just any story, either. A story loved by millions. One that has spawned countless fan websites. Inspired fan fiction. Featured in Twitter spats that threaten to break friendships, if not the internet. And now you are in charge of it.
Joe Whitlock Blundell completes his retrospective look at the Folio Society engravings by Harry Brockway, who died on 1 January 2024.
Folio’s edition of Songs of Innocence and of Experience is reproduced from one of the finest surviving copies, known as ‘Copy W’, now held at King’s College, University of Cambridge. In this blog, Folio’s Production Director Kate Grimwade explains how she matched our edition as closely as possible to Blake’s original manuscript.
In this blog, Becky Chambers, author of The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet, shares her reaction to seeing some of Zoë van Dijk’s vivid illustrations for the Folio edition of her incredible novel.
Depending on your family traditions and the extent of your invites, festive dinners can either be a raucous free-for-all or a calm culinary extravaganza. But whatever the scene, every dining table would be livened up with a Marvel Super Hero. From extraordinary strength to healing potions and a magic hammer, scroll down to discover who could be tucking into turkey at your house this year.
