Changes at Bloomsbury
At Bloomsbury Australia, Bethia Thomas has started in the new role of digital marketing manager, Hannah Temby has been promoted to the new role of marketing executive, Jenni Hastings has joined...
Bloomsbury announces Harry Potter bookshop competition
Bloomsbury has announced it will run a special competition to drive Harry Potter fans to physical bookstores as it celebrates the 15th anniversary of the publication of the first book...
Bloomsbury to launch new literary imprint
Bloomsbury Publishing will launch a new literary imprint called Bloomsbury Circus in Australia and New Zealand this year. Bloomsbury Australia managing director Kathleen Farrar told the Weekly Book Newsletter that...
Bloomsbury launches digital imprint
Bloomsbury Publishing has launched a new digital imprint designed to resurrect out-of-print titles. The first titles from Bloomsbury Reader have been released and are available as ebooks from a range...
Bloomsbury to publish local authors
At its official launch in Sydney last week, Bloomsbury confirmed it will be publishing Australian authors. Bloomsbury will publish The Great Disruption by Australian author Paul Gilding in April, followed...
‘The Finkler Question’ by Howard Jacobson wins 2010 Man Booker Prize; A&U thrilled at ‘unexpected win’
Howard Jacobson has won the £50,000 (A$80,000) 2010 Man Booker Prize for his novel The Finkler Question (Bloomsbury).The award was announced at a presentation dinner in London overnight. Allen &...
Bloomsbury Australia to launch in 2011
Bloomsbury has announced it will form Bloomsbury Australia, launching in January 2011. To be based in Sydney, the business will be led by managing director Kathleen Farrar, currently marketing director...
‘Liar’ re-jacketed in US following criticism
Bloomsbury in the US has announced that its edition of Australian author Justine Larbalestier's new novel Liar (A&U), which has a black girl as its protagonist, will be re-jacketed in...
Bloomsbury to launch joint venture in Qatar
UK-based Bloomsbury Publishing has announced a joint venture with the Qatar Foundation that will involve the creation of a new publishing house, Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Publishing. The venture house will...
Samuel Johnson Prize 2008 announced
The Suspicions of Mr Whicher: or The Murder at Road Hill House by Kate Summerscale (Bloomsbury) has won the 10th Anniversary BBC FOUR Samuel Johnson Prize for Nonfiction.Rosie Boycott, chair...
Harry breaks all sales records
The seventh and final Harry Potter book has broken all book sales records, according to figures from Nielsen BookScan.In Australia, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows sold 573,845 copies on...
Harry Potter 7 title announced, July release’
J K Rowling has announced that the title of the seventh and final Harry Potter will be Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.Bloomsbury has not yet received the completed manuscript...