Folio 2026

What are Folio going to offer us in 2026? Any clues/hints/guesses?

They've been pretty secretive so far. The only confirmed book is the Anna Karenina LE coming in January. But we should get Cities of the Plain towards the end of the year, and I'm going to guess more Diana Wynne Jones and Agatha Christie. A number of this year's LE's will probably also turn up as standard editions, and I believe they're doing something with Moby-Dick for America's 250th.

Winds of Winter. :-D

American Psycho hinted at in the magazine & another in the Culture series - State of the Art is the next chronologically.

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms maybe as the tv show is coming out next year, they confirmed Moby Dick for the 250 year anniversary of the US.

Excession!

Other than that I don't mind too much.

I'd like to see Cronin. I'd like to see Plato revisited. Godel Escher Bach perhaps, something along those lines. Cosmology by Hermann Bondi. Perhaps Laskers Chess manual. Redundancy of Courage. A reprint of Kafka. A set or two of Peter F Hamilton's works. Some Indian authors (God of small things springs to mind, but there're so many).

All that having been said I really do rate very highly the FS curation of good books. I'm currently reading Kavalier and Clay - I'd not have found such a gem in a million years without the wisdom of FS.

(Edit: I realise this isn't along the lines of clues/hints/guesses - sorry)

Now that they've finished Chrestomanci I'm hoping they'll move on to DWJ's Dalemark Quartet. I'm also hoping for some SE versions of LE's from this year and last.

>3 Noel_G: Ha! I asked ChatGPT how long it would take to finish WoW if GRRM gave it the 1500 manuscript pages he claims he has written so far over the last 15 years. The answer: ''about 2–5 weeks for a polished, stylistically matched, structurally consistent completion of the remaining 25% of The Winds of Winter''.

>2 HonorWulf: Indeed yes! Conrad's Fate for the Jones' is due next year w. The Pinhoe Egg in 2027. Used to say so on the webpage, but went missing in action in the redesign earlier this year. (Quoting yourself, to you, from last year's hints page, tut tut.)

>6 DukeOfOmnium: Chabon I would love to see given another Folio outing, but again, just a wish.

>9 FitzJames: Cheers!

I'd like to see more classic sci-fi. Another Banks would be good but Vernor Vinge, Greg Bear etc. would be nice.

More Robert Holdstock. A regular edition of Mythago Wood and Lavondyss followed by the other books in the series. Only the first two books are still in print and I think he's a wildly unappreciated fantasy author with a very original vision.

>7 Watry: I'd love to see the Dalemark Quartet but they still have 3 books left of the Chrestomanci series, I believe

I’m hoping for a standard edition of perdido street!

I'd imagine now that Earthsea is completed and with the major Hainish novels done as well, we might see more Le Guin -- The Lathe of Heaven seems likely.

I would personally love to see more sci-fi from that same era-- M. John Harrison's Viriconium first and foremost, but more Gene Wolfe would be welcome as well.

I need Moon is a Harsh Mistress to complete the Heinlein set.

I think they might release a SE of IT by Steven King, the next installment of the Dune series, Heretics of Dune and final book of The Border Trilogy by Cormac McCarthy, Cities of the Plain. Maybe a reprint of Rebecca By Daphne du Maurier? I still find the folio society web page with a place to put your email to get notified on restock.

I would love to see another H.P Lovecraft story collection, but i've been hopefully for years now .

>13 RRCBS: That would be nice.

>14 UltansLibrary: I've been begging various publishers to do a nice edition of Viriconium for years.

I have no reason to believe it'll come. But if I could have one wish, it would be Lonesome Dove.

>19 snottlebocket:

From your pen to FS's ears--I'd love to see that, too.

>12 BriainC: Yep, but Folio's doing Chrestomanci in six books (instead of seven). The short stories are being included in the other volumes instead of being published as a stand alone collection, with the first two shorts being included in volume one.

>21 HonorWulf:

That makes sense. Cheers.

>15 Inceptic:

I second The Moon is a harsh Mistress.

>23 SF-72: Thirded! Not sure why they've slowed down on the Golden Age Sci-Fi stuff. We haven't gotten a new Asimov since 2016, a new Bradbury since 2019 or a new Heinlein since 2020, and all seem to have been great sellers with multiple printings and/or high secondary market prices. I think they've only published two in the last five years -- Childhood's End in 2023 and the recent A Canticle for Leibowitz. Can only guess that licensing issues are involved...

>24 HonorWulf:

That's what I don't get about it - they clearly sold well. And in the case of The Moon is a harsh Mistress, it's considered on a par with Stranger in a Strange Land and Starship Troopers, as a kind of 'big three' by Heinlein. I don't know why they wouldn't complete the set.

>25 SF-72: In terms of Heinlein, specifically, my dubious understanding is that the estate has been very stingy with premium edition licensing ever since they relaunched their own competing hardcover collection that had floundered for years. Even all of the Easton Press versions are now out-of-print except for Stranger in a Strange Land, and they had done at least seven of them back in the day (including Harsh Mistress). Would be nice, though.

Highly unlikely now that they'll follow up with any of Shirley Jackson's other novels or short story collections now that the main 3 are out and with We Have Always Lived in The Castle SE+LE in the Summer Sale but would be very pleasantly surprised if Dark Tales or Hangsaman got a SE at least.

Giovanni's Room seems to be doing well, it's always set to trending, so more Baldwin particularly Go Tell it The Mountain or If Beale Street Could Talk would be interesting as both are considered 20th Century American Classics.

>27 amr102: I would prefer some non-fiction from Baldwin; The Fire Next Time in two volumes would get me to empty my bank account.

>28 Cardboard_killer: I assume you’re aware of the Taschen edition of The Fire Next Time?

>29 kdweber: I am. However, I meant to say The Price of the Ticket, not The Fire Next Time, which would not need two volumes! I have the LOA collection and the Everyman's Library FNT, which are more my style.

>26 HonorWulf:

Good to know, though it is a decision I find really problematic. Buying a complete set of all of Heinlein's works is not something the Heinlein Society will be able to push people into who just want the most famous novels in a nice edition. And while I'm glad to have it, it's not particularly appealing compared to something like FS with their illustrations.

>18 Auberon: yeah, same-- its a shame there's no handsome editions of the series. Most covers have been dull or inappropriately heroic, given the strange, surreal quality of Harrison's writing.

>14 UltansLibrary:

I'd love to see the Long Sun books get the same treatment as the New Sun books. That'd be an instant buy (as a standard edition).

I'd also love to get the rest of Zafon's Cemetery of Lost Books, but I'm losing hope for the continuation of that series.

I just scrolled down Folio's mainpage, and lo...

"There’s a very special sneak peek of our boldest Limited Edition to date waiting in your inbox – but only if you’re on the list. We’re not saying what the book is. We’re not even saying what’s on the cover (Someone’s definitely made a mess of it, though.)"

...looks like American Psycho is to be an LE.

I wish they had done Piranesi as a nice leatherbound LE. I'd jump at that. Still the most enjoyable book I read this year. Maybe in a few years time, they will revisit.

Folio invited suggestions for more LGB titles earlier this year. I'm hoping to see them publish Carol by Patricia Highsmith or Call me by Your Name by Andre Aciman

>34 FitzJames: This looks cool!

>34 FitzJames: Talking Heads - Psycho Killer (with Lyrics) ♫ 🎶 ♫ 🎶

>35 stubedoo: A LE Piranesi would be divine, and the multiple printings should surely show there is demand for a true LE, as opposed to just the signed SE. A few years I'd gladly wait.

>37 BooksFriendsNotFood: Certainly catches the eye!

>38 mr.philistine: Qu'est-ce que c'est?

And, for 2026 (I assume), one volume at least will be illustrated by Charles Vess:

"Sorry to be such a tease but since I'm not contractually allowed to show you the artwork for my next Folio Society book here's a 'masked' stack of the completed art: 9 color plates, two fold out front & back endpapers, a wrap around slipcase and several b/w pieces. It's a good'un, trust me!"



At least 226 pages if the illustration numbering is anything to go by.

>39 FitzJames:

I can't say that I like the art of Charles Vess, but he does seem to be popular.

>39 FitzJames: Psycho Parfait? :)

>33 niftium: absolutely -- Love Long Sun. Only thing is that the illustrations would have to be of a similar caliber to Sam Weber's. I feel some of the illustration choices as of late for sci-fi have been competently done, but dull...but I may be in the minority there! I'm very picky, art-wise.

>39 FitzJames:

Wonder what the Vess illustrations could be for-- I know these are teasing and vague, but anyone have any guesses? Prydain, maybe?

>42 UltansLibrary: Prydain came to mind for me as well!

While I've owned a few FS books for years, I only recently picked up one of their LEs for the 1st time (The Last Unicorn). I fear I now have... wants, some of which I hope will be available in '26. I assume a standard edition of TLU will happen next year, but beyond that I'm struggling to decide what to expect, or how to judge how likely anything is. Therefore, here are some random wishes; please chime in and tell me how unlikely they all are ;-)..

Something more from Nabokov - Pnin, Pale Fire, or Speak Memory
Borges - A reprint of Labyrinths, or maybe something more niche, a LE of same or something like A Universal History of Infamy?
Jackson's The Sundial? Seems like a longshot
More medieval facsimiles like the Liber Bestiarum?

>44 dhowarth333:
Or you could explore the back catalogue of LEs where there are some fantastic titles and some remarkable bargains.
See https://www.librarything.com/topic/289170

>44 dhowarth333:

Unfortunately, I think the chances of more medieval facsimiles these days are probably zero. I regret that since I really enjoyed them. I do hope that they might at least consider more William Morris, who sold well for them, but I doubt even that, to be honest.

If you consider those second hand, the Luttrell Psalter is a real beauty.

>45 wcarter: Thanks. I had started looking through these lists yesterday, which is feeding my urge to get my hands on more LEs. I might pin a few eBay searches in hopes of some bargains. Otherwise planning ahead for future releases is probably my best bet financially. Good stuff.

>46 SF-72: That's unfortunate. I do notice there's been a trend toward more modern novels, esp. popular genre novels. Makes sense, I guess, if they want to compete with Suntup and suchlike. I'm not really complaining, since TLU is my favorite novel, but scholarly/historical offerings would be nice, too.

>48 dhowarth333: Definitely not like they used to, but there were some nice non-fiction offerings this year including Cicero, Arctic, Pax, Dispatches, The Children of Ash and Elm, and the new editions of The Templars and Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee.

>48 dhowarth333:

They changed what they publish to a great degree in the last few years. It was necessary - they would have probably gone broke otherwise - and they still publish beautiful books. But some of their old range is just not happening anymore, and I miss some of that.

>50 SF-72: 100% agree. I know they're divisive, but I really dug their old facimilies. The Alice Underground facsimile is one of my older daughter’s favorite possessions.

>51 Goran: Not to add fuel to any sort of controversy, but what are the objections to facsimiles, other than the obvious fact that most of it is not being "printed" in any sense? Or is it something about the way Folio does it or the choices they make? Newbie here, sorry if I'm retreading old ground.

p.s. The only thing I have to gauge from is The British Library's 400th ann. facsimile of Shakespeare's First Folio, which is nice enough. I need to weight train before attempting to actually read it, but hey.

>52 dhowarth333: Amazon sell book stands with cushioned bottoms that you can easily use on your lap. It really helps with my heavier Folio books and some other ridiculously oversized books I have like the 10kg Taschen James Bond Archives

>52 dhowarth333: mainly that facimilies have no artistic value because they're just copies. Obviously personal taste, but I recall speaking to people years ago with pretty strong opinions on it.

I have the Kelmscott Chaucer facsimile Easton Press published more than 10 years ago. Absololutely enormous, definitely the largest book I own. Reading + Weight Training

>44 dhowarth333:
I would also like The Sundial or just more Shirley Jackson in general as well. My vote was for Hangsaman maybe just because the Shirley Jackson fan spaces I'm familiar with reference it more though The Sundial is also great. Having an alternative illustrated option to the Arion Press Sundial edition with Folio's SE price point would be a plus. However, as stated before I doubt my chances.

>54 Goran: I get it. I might actually agree, though I suppose the choice (if one is interested in reading, say, the First Folio, and you aren't an academic or preservationist with access to originals) is then whether it is more satisfying to read a facsimile on weird glossy paper or read on a computer screen.

>55 amr102: The Sundial and Hangsaman are my two favorite by her, followed closely by We Have Always... I just don't get the appeal of Haunting, which puts me in the distinct minority it would seem.

Yeah, I dunno what to expect FS to publish from her, but hopefully more. I feel sort of the same way about their Cormac McCarthy lineup... I like The Road well enough, and No Country for Old Men is okay (except for the rant at the end), and certainly the Border Trilogy deserves to be published by FS, but where is Suttree? You would think it'd be a shoe-in for the full Limited Edition treatment, and I would argue it's his best writing. But seems like they've decided to skip it.

Who knows. I had their Dune for however long it was before I decided they weren't doing the rest of the series, and unloaded it (and the poster). Then I see they've gotten all the way to God-Emperor somehow.

ymmv

>53 BriainC:

Thanks for the recommendation--duly ordered from amazon.

>53 BriainC: Is there any one book stand in particular you'd recommend? I have one, but it's too small, with no cushion, and there are a thousand choices on Amazon. TIA

>57 dhowarth333:
I would honestly love to series to at least to The Sundial and Hangsaman though since she only finished six novels and they kept them in print long enough to buy 1 a year I would buy them all. Since The Haunting of Hill House and We Have Always Lived in the Castle is what got me interested in Folio, but I am also a realist where The Lottery and her final 2 novels are the only one known outside of Shirley Jackson fans who have read 3+ novels of hers. It would not be my first choice by any means but Life Among the Savages/Rasing Demons omnibus/ 2 volume would at least be artistically interesting to unify the series while also keeping the very differing tones outside of keeping Hoffmeister on. I also wants Hangsaman a lot because with the right marketing, considering Hill House is on it's 3rd printing, it is thematically and subject-wise sort of a precursor to Hill House and Castle, people who have already bought one could possibly be interested in Hangsman. Arguably the same comparison between The Lottery and The Sundial re; social commentary on in-groups and rituals or Hill House and Halloran House as setting+ character could be done as well, though the former sits at the jumping from a short story to an (albeit average length) novel. But alas, Castle does not seem to be selling to the company's targets judging by its inclusion in sales, unless that was an attempt to raise Lottery and Other Stories opening sales by proxy.

I mean re:publishing decisions it surprises me other than perhaps cost associated with 2 volumes that 1Q84 is the fourth or fifth Murikami at least in regards to public notoriety and the Folio has only done Beloved by Toni Morrison. Which is perhaps my US-ism showing, but also Morrison is highly regarded and The Bluest Eyes sits near Beloved as college and high school reading requirements.

Going forward with Dune is more to do with the recent film adaptations than amything imo, but foundational SFF works in nice editions sell well in general. With all the eyes on Dune I guess the risk of going past the 100% Herbert written Dunes books was mitigated.

>59 dhowarth333: The one I have is the Vigo Wood Adjustable Wooden Book Holder. It's available on Amazon UK. It's quite sturdy and good quality for the price with a cushioned bottom and can be propped up at different angles.

It's also on Amazon US where it's called Book Stand for Reading in Bed with Storage.

Another for the new year, Love Poems (2022) in a new livery has been announced for 13th January.

Bound in printed & blocked cloth, gilt edges, and a printed & blocked cloth-covered slipcase.

Have to say this is quite the gorgeous redesign.



https://www.foliosociety.com/uk/love-poems-imtiaz-dharker?om_campaign=omme_c4a77...

This redesign is such an upgrade. The red and pink heart aesthetic of the first iteration was cheesy and clichéd. At minimum, this new livery is interesting. Moreover, it aligns the cover and slipcase with the artwork inside the book, making the overall design much more aesthetically coherent.

>62 FitzJames: Ooh, yes, that does look nice :-)

>62 FitzJames: 105 quid for a fairly thin book of poetry. That's quite a pricy book.

>61 BriainC: Thanks very much.

>34 FitzJames: I don't know if that's going to be American Psycho. I'd guess more towards a new version of A Clockwork Orange. Patrick Bateman doesn't have a smile like that. It seems the wrong aesthetic for American Psycho. I could be wrong though and I would definitely give it serious consideration as a purchase.

>67 billburden: Perhaps he does if David Hughes is the illustrator:

https://clickom.email.foliosociety.com/f/a/VEZF3sRglyovN76oskwAlw~~/AAAAARA~/sEg...

>63 CJDelDotto: I could not agree more, the previous exterior in no way reflected the art within.

>64 Cat_of_Ulthar: Indeed!

>65 snottlebocket: Yes, that is rather the downside to downright glorious looking cloth-bound titles in cloth-covered slipcases for ROW.

>18 Auberon: I contacted Folio on Instagram recently with Viriconium as a suggestion and this is the first time they've replied to it-- they told me they'd pass the idea along to the editors.

In the meantime, I personally did a series of illustrations based on the books (seen below), and have been trying to contact/pitch it to various publishers without much luck. Would love to contact Harrison himself, but his blog is heavily moderated. Gotta shoot my shot, I suppose!

https://www.nathanandersonart.com/viriconium

>70 UltansLibrary: Lovely artwork. Good luck with it!

>4 Elysium72: Stae if the Art should have come before Use of Weapons. Guessing they won’t do it as only one story is Culture.

I wish they would do some of his other fiction - The Crow Road, Espedair Street, Complicity…

>72 arpd71: No, no, no - I must have them all!

>72 arpd71: State of the Art the novella came before Use of Weapons, but State of the Art the complete short story collection (which includes the novella) was published after Use of Weapons and is commonly considered the fourth Culture book. So, there's still hope that Folio publishes it next, fingers crossed.

The Charles Vess illustrated Folio is due in early May, per Vess' post on Facebook, with no further information.

>75 FitzJames: Over on Folio Society Reddit Susanna Clarke’s The Ladies of Grace Adieu was suggested for this.

>76 Elysium72: Indeed 'twas! It is rather a good guess:

My 2006 Bloomsbury signed & slipcased first ed. of The Ladies of Grace Adieu has 235 pages, an introduction and eight stories...

Measure that against Vess' nine colour plates, w. the highest (known) paginated illo p.226, and perhaps Folio took the (excellent and timely) opportunity to include a ninth story: 2024's The Wood at Midwinter, itself a vers. of an earlier audio release (BBC Radio 4, 2022), making a neat parcel of nine stories, nine illos...

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>77 FitzJames: Excellent detective work there!

Based on last year's dates, the Spring Collection 2026 should be announced ~ Weds 4th Feb and go on sale Tuesday March 3rd.

has anyone heard about them doing A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms? With the release of the TV series and after they released Fire and Blood last year, theoretically they should be doing it in 2026.

The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo trilogy probably fits their oeuvre but maybe too much time has passed since they were in the public discourse. The trilogy got away from itself with each passing book but I bet they could do a good version of atleast the first one.

>80 dyhtstriyk: Consider how long it took them to continue the Dune series even though major movies were released and you might have to wait until season 3 or so until they'll jump on this opportunity.

>81 brokenwolf: I am quite fond of The Millenium Trilogy myself. I wouldn't mind a Folio edition of all three books.

Knopf published a deluxe boxed set in 2010, including a small bonus collection of unpublished essays. Reasonably well made - nice cloth covered boards, sewn binding, decent paper. Not the most generous type area margins, but serviceable and in line with the average mass market title.

It's quite fascinating how even this quality of books has now become almost the exclusive domain of the smaller publishers. I'm not sure Knopf will choose to publish at this decent quality in 2026. We'll have to look at outfits like Folio, Centipede, Suntup, Subterranean etc. to get books like this today.

I wonder will FS do anything for the 300th anniversary of Gulliver's Travels later this year. An SE of the 2011 LE would be very welcome. I will probably only get a standard "we will keep this in mind answer" but I have emailed them about this anyway.

>84 assemblyman: The response was quick. Pity, It would be a lovely SE.

"While there are currently no plans to publish the editions you’ve suggested, I’ve made sure to log your recommendations in our publishing suggestions list".

>85 assemblyman: That would be a fantastic SE. I remember thinking I couldn't justify the LE price at the time. It seems like a bargain in retrospect.

>70 UltansLibrary: Fantastic art! I'll be first in line when this edition comes out, please keep me posted :-)

>87 Auberon: thanks so much! It'd be a dream come true if anyone picks it up to publish, but I'll be sure to let people know!

Got an email saying they won't be offering The Shining to UK/ROW customers after Feb 1 which seems abrupt. Offering what short warning there is as it went up quite a bit on the secondary market last time it was OOS.

>89 A.Godhelm: Sounds like a licensing issue. Someone must have acquired exclusive rights for a new international edition or some such.

>90 HonorWulf: Could be prep for Hodder & Stoughton‘s 50th Anniversary version. They did Carrie, On Writing, and ‘Salem’s Lot… which means The Shining would be next.

>89 A.Godhelm:

thanks for the heads-up, ordered The Shining and two others that were getting low in stock/had the last chance marking ( The Order of Time & The Tombs of Atuan )

One long-mooted title that probably won't be published by Folio in 2026 is Helliconia by Brian Aldiss. After a planned LE for this was flagged by Folio in 2015, and enthusiastic noises were made by Customer Services in 2021 (see: https://www.librarything.com/topic/330991), I today decided to see if Helliconia's decade-plus sojourn in Folio limbo was ever like to end, only to receive the stock 'no plans/will add to suggestion list' response. To me, though, that doesn't necessarily mean it's definitely game over - I have twice had similar responses to other enquiries in the past, only for said volumes to appear very shortly after. In one case we went from 'no plans' to reprint announcement within 24 hours. All that being said, it has struck me how many hoped for titles do end up getting published. For example, many of those mentioned in this thread from 2015: https://www.librarything.com/topic/193025 have garnered a Folio edition over the last 10 years.

I would be delighted if Folio Society were to publish the complete works of Cormac McCarthy. By 2026, they will have released the Border Trilogy, and Blood Meridian, The Road, and No Country for Old Men are already on the shelves—leaving just six books missing.

I would also be very pleased to see Lonesome Dove (along with its three sequels) finally printed by FS.

And then: John Irving’s A Prayer for Owen Meany, The Cider House Rules, and others.

>94 LenkoBetko: Yeah, John Irving seems like a good fit for The FS.