Folio artist wins at V&A Illustration Awards
The other night I was at the V&A Illustration Awards because Matthew Richardson had been nominated for the Best Illustrated Book Cover Award for his ...
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Folio artist wins at V&A Illustration Awards
The other night I was at the V&A Illustration Awards because Matthew Richardson had been nominated for the Best Illustrated Book Cover Award for his ...
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The hidden talents of writers
Perhaps I should begin by confessing that I’ve never been a fan of author discussions. It’s their books I’m interested in – not the authors ...
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Friday, 25 May 2012
Last night I went to Flowers Gallery in Kingsland Road to celebrate Tom Phillips 75th Birthday. It was a magnificent dinner, attended by many luminaries of ...
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Frightening children and other nightmares
[caption id="attachment_746" align="alignright" width="262" caption="© James Keyser/Time & Life Pictures/Getty Image"][/caption] Maurice Sendak died recently. There was a little extra sadness at The Folio ...
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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.