Don't talk to me about life!
Jon Canter, introducer of Life, the Universe and Everything by Douglas Adams, refers to himself as a 'comedy butler', having written for some of Britain's finest comedians, including ...
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Friday, 21 February 2014
I was introduced to The Herefordshire Pomona by a Folio member, met by chance at an exhibition. It is a masterpiece of chromolithography, and the ...
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My Library
Former Editorial Director Sue Bradbury takes us on a tour of her bookshelves and describes how important books are to her home. I cannot imagine living ...
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Illustrating Fear and Trembling
Paul Scheruebel's illustrations for our edition of Kierkegaard's Fear and Trembling are some of the most unconventional and arresting in our latest selection of books. Scheruebel has taken the ...
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Folio Prize Shortlist Announced
This morning at the British Library, the judges of the 2014 Folio Prize, headed by Chair Lavinia Greenlaw, announced the eight titles on the much-anticipated ...
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Reproducing Songs of Innocence and of Experience from the finest copy
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.
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‘These illustrations look like the inside of my own head’
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.
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Which Marvel Hero would you invite for the holidays?
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.