TikTokers help drive Sarah J Maas ‘romantasy’ boom for Bloomsbury
Publisher tells investors profits will exceed expectations, attributing this to release of House of Flame and Shadow
October 2023
Bloomsbury’s fantasy list helps it to record £17.7m first-half profits
Publisher to double dividend after demand grows for books by Sarah J Maas and Samantha Shannon
August 2023
Bloomsbury USA president dies in speedboat collision in Italy
Adrienne Vaughan was on family holiday and reportedly fell overboard when speedboat collided with a sailboat
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
February 2023
Iradj Bagherzade obituary
The publisher behind IB Tauris, adding a Middle Eastern perspective to western conceptions of the arts, culture and politics
June 2022
Harry Potter publisher Bloomsbury reports record sales amid reading boom
People who turned to books during Covid lockdowns continuing to buy them, company says
October 2021
Harry Potter publisher reports record profits despite supply chain crisis
Titles such as Tom Kerridge’s latest cookbook prove popular for Bloomsbury during Covid pandemic
September 2021
Booksellers warn over Christmas supplies amid UK lorry driver shortage
Shops build up stocks early to offset bottlenecks as publishers warn Brexit and pandemic are delaying distribution
June 2021
Bloomsbury profits jump as ‘joy of reading rediscovered’ in lockdown
Harry Potter publisher issues third profit upgrade of 2021 after sales increase to £185m
March 2021
The Guardian view on the writing business: readers must ultimately benefit
Harry Potter publisher Bloomsbury issues another profit upgrade
October 2020
Harry Potter publisher says Covid is weaving magic over book sales
After shaky start in lockdown, Bloomsbury sales soar as people pick books over box sets
August 2020
Bloomsbury India pulls Delhi riots book after anti-Muslim controversy
Delhi Riots 2020 claims violence was result of Muslim jihadist conspiracy but critics accuse publisher of censorship
July 2020
Book sales hit record highs in 2019, but publishers ‘now need help’
Figures for last year show sales of £6.3bn, up 20% on 2015, but the Publishers Association says sector needs government support to weather coronavirus
Harry Potter books prove UK lockdown hit despite JK Rowling trans rights row
Bloomsbury says books were a lockdown hit, with children’s division revenue up 27%
Munroe Bergdorf receives landmark book deal for gender manifesto
Model and activist signs six-figure contract to publish Transitional, ‘a manifesto for how I see society changing for the better, bringing us all closer’
May 2020
Dishoom asks cookbook pirates to donate to charity appeal
After a bootleg of its recipe book was sent to ‘everyone and their nice auntie’, restaurant chain appeals to readers to buy copies or donate to Hospitality Action
March 2020
Next warns of unprecedented high street crisis over coronavirus
UK retailers, bus companies, publishers and cinema chains issue warnings as sales take hit
October 2018
JK Rowling's Harry Potter fuels Bloomsbury profit rise
Anthony Bourdain’s Kitchen Confidential also helps boost publisher’s profits by 13%
