Literary Hub » The Folio Society

Why We’re Still Reading Jane Austen on Her 250th Birthday

Why We’re Still Reading Jane Austen on Her 250th Birthday

Lucy Worsley on Austen’s Desire for Fame and Why Her Books Don’t Truly Celebrate Marriage

By Lucy Worsley | September 16, 2025

How Shirley Jackson Exposed the Darker, Uncanny Side of Everyday Life

How Shirley Jackson Exposed the Darker, Uncanny Side of Everyday Life

Ruth Franklin on the Moody, Beguiling Stories of an American Icon of Speculative Fiction

By Ruth Franklin | March 13, 2025

1984: Why George Orwell’s Classic Remains More Relevant Than Ever"> 75 Years of <em

75 Years of <em

1984: Why George Orwell’s Classic Remains More Relevant Than Ever">

1984: Why George Orwell’s Classic Remains More Relevant Than Ever">75 Years of 1984: Why George Orwell’s Classic Remains More Relevant Than Ever

Elif Shafak on the Relentless Real-World Spread of Orwellian Dystopia

By Elif Shafak | June 24, 2024

Complete Plays of Shakespeare."> Illustrator Neil Packer Goes Behind-the-Scenes of Folio's <em

Illustrator Neil Packer Goes Behind-the-Scenes of Folio's <em

Complete Plays of Shakespeare.">

Complete Plays of Shakespeare.">Illustrator Neil Packer Goes Behind-the-Scenes of Folio's Complete Plays of Shakespeare.

By Olivia Rutigliano | November 13, 2023

On Shakespeare's Two Heroic Friends that Saved the Bard's Plays From Being Burned

On Shakespeare's Two Heroic Friends that Saved the Bard's Plays From Being Burned

A Short History of the First Folio

By Gregory Doran | September 27, 2023

The Bell Jar at 60"> The Coming-of-Age Tale As Societal Critique: Sylvia Plath’s <em

The Coming-of-Age Tale As Societal Critique: Sylvia Plath’s <em

The Bell Jar at 60">

The Bell Jar at 60">The Coming-of-Age Tale As Societal Critique: Sylvia Plath’s The Bell Jar at 60

Heather Clark on One of the Defining Novels of the 20th Century

By Heather Clark | February 9, 2023

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

The Lord of the Rings">Alan Lee on Illustrating J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings

By Alan Lee | April 20, 2022

Dune?">What Accounts for the Lasting Appeal of Dune?

By Michael Dirda | December 2, 2021

Exploring the Moon: Revisiting Apollo 15's Lunar Landing, 50 Years Later

By Andrew Chaikin | July 30, 2021

Captain America: A Brief History of a Beloved Comic"> The Century of <em

The Century of <em

Captain America: A Brief History of a Beloved Comic">

Captain America: A Brief History of a Beloved Comic">The Century of Captain America: A Brief History of a Beloved Comic

Roy Thomas on the Rise of an Iconic Illustrated Figure

By Roy Thomas | July 2, 2021

Check out the Folio Society's new (and very neon) Philip K. Dick box set.

Check out the Folio Society's new (and very neon) Philip K. Dick box set.

By Emily Temple | April 6, 2021

Nights at the Circus."> Peek inside a new illustrated edition of Angela Carter's <em

Peek inside a new illustrated edition of Angela Carter's <em

Nights at the Circus.">

Nights at the Circus.">Peek inside a new illustrated edition of Angela Carter's Nights at the Circus.

By Emily Temple | March 2, 2021

An Illustrator Brings Realism into Octavia Butler's Speculative Fiction

An Illustrator Brings Realism into Octavia Butler's Speculative Fiction

Kindred">In Conversation with James E. Ransome on the New Edition of Kindred

By Aaron Robertson | August 27, 2020

Arthur C. Clarke's Scientific Romances Eschew Spectacle for Dumbstruck Wonder

Arthur C. Clarke's Scientific Romances Eschew Spectacle for Dumbstruck Wonder

Rendezvous with Rama">John Clute on Rendezvous with Rama

By John Clute | July 23, 2020

What Are the Elements of a Good Children's Poem?

What Are the Elements of a Good Children's Poem?

Do Not Be Afraid to Be Silly

By Penelope Lively | April 5, 2019

Middlemarch"> Revisiting the Genius of <em

Revisiting the Genius of <em

Middlemarch">Revisiting the Genius of Middlemarch

On the Occasion of George Eliot's 199th Birthday Eve

By John Mullan | November 21, 2018