TikTokers help drive Sarah J Maas ‘romantasy’ boom for Bloomsbury
House of Flame and Shadow by Sarah J Maas races to the top of bestseller chart
October 2023
British Library celebrates the surging popularity of fantasy fiction
Bloomsbury’s fantasy list helps it to record £17.7m first-half profits
August 2023
‘I can’t stress how much BookTok sells’: teen literary influencers swaying publishers
TikTok recommendations are driving sales and launching authors’ careers as the social media app continues to reshape the industry
June 2023
The Guardian view on Bloomsbury’s success: publishing wizardry
Editorial: The Harry Potter publisher ascribes its record profits to a hunger for affordable diversion. That’s the magic of books
May 2023
Bloomsbury reports sales surge as people buy books as ‘affordable diversion’
Harry Potter publisher says in challenging economic times books are seen as cheap form of entertainment
March 2020
The best recent science fiction and fantasy – review roundup
The Rearranged Life of Oona Lockhart by Margarita Montimore; The Lost Future of Pepperharrow by Natasha Pulley; By Force Alone by Lavie Tidhar; Providence by Max Barry; and House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J Maas
March 2017
Top 10s
Top 10 fantasy fiction universes
From George RR Martin’s vast, warlike realms to Neil Gaiman’s London Below, these paracosms are bound only by their authors’ rules, not those of reality
July 2016
Children's books
Throne of Glass by Sarah J Maas – review
tessathebooklover: ‘Once I started reading this book I couldn’t stop and I felt like I lived in that world throughout the whole story’
June 2016
Children's books
A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J Maas - review
XoXo, Bookworm_96: ‘I would sell my unborn child, a few limbs, a kidney and even bits of my soul for the next book. NOW.’
May 2015
Children's books
A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J Maas - review
Reader AS: 'It was written so beautifully and was full of plot twists that kept me hooked'
April 2015
Children's books
A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J Maas - review
Children's books
A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J Maas - review
March 2015
Children's books
Heir of Fire by Sarah J Maas - review
Children's books
A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas - review
January 2015
Children's books
Heir of Fire by Sarah J Maas - review
CaitlinReads: 'Sarah J. Maas introduces us to some new characters who are equally awesome in their own way'
Children's books
Throne of Glass by Sarah J Maas - review
ellathebookworm: 'The plot was intriguing and well-crafted, with just the perfect amount of fantasy, action and romance for my tastes'
Children's books
Throne of Glass by Sarah J Maas - review
ellathebookworm: 'If you're in the mood to shun the stereotype of fictional women as submissive, narrow-minded and forgetful, Throne of Glass is definitely the book for you'
December 2014
Children's books
Throne of Glass by Sarah J Maas - review
XoXo, BOOKWORM98: 'I don't have much more to say, except that this book will give you all you want and more'
