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| name = Bloomsbury Publishing plc<br />
| status = Active<br />
| traded_as = {{lse|BMY}}<br />
| founded = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1986|09|26}}<br />
| country = United Kingdom<br />
| headquarters = [[London]], England<br />
| distribution = [[Macmillan Publishers|Macmillan Publishers Services]] (UK)<br />[[United Book Distributors]] (Australia)<br />[[Hachette Book Group]] (US)<br />
| keypeople = {{ubl|[[Richard Lambert|Sir Richard Lambert]]<br />([[Non-executive chairman|Non-executive Chairman]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.londonstockexchange.com/exchange/news/market-news/market-news-detail/BMY/13262634.html|title=Bloomsbury Publishing Board Appointment|date=16 June 2017|website=London Stock Exchange|access-date=3 July 2018}}</ref>|[[Nigel Newton]]<br>([[Chief executive officer|Chief Executive]])}}<br />
| publications = [[Book]]s, digital content products, and online resources such as databases<br />
| imprints = {{Plain list |<br />
* Bloomsbury Academic<br />
* Bloomsbury Methuen Drama ({{small|[[New York City]]}})<br />
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'''Bloomsbury Publishing plc''' is a British worldwide publishing house of fiction and non-fiction. Bloomsbury's head office is located on Bedford Square<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bloomsbury Offices |url=https://www.prestigeoffices.co.uk/neighborhood/luxury-office-space-bloomsbury/ |access-date=2024-11-12 |website=Prestige Offices {{!}} Luxury Office Space in London |language=en-GB}}</ref> in [[Bloomsbury]], an area of the [[London Borough of Camden]]. It has a US publishing office located in [[New York City]], an India publishing office in [[New Delhi]], an Australian sales office in [[Sydney CBD]], and other publishing offices in the UK, including in [[Oxford]]. It is listed on the [[London Stock Exchange]].<br />
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==History==<br />
The company was founded in 1986 by [[Nigel Newton]], who had previously been employed by other publishing companies. It was floated on the London Stock Exchange with a valuation of £9 million in 1994.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.fnlondon.com/articles/bloomsbury-caught-in-the-harry-potter-spell-20011112|title=Bloomsbury caught in the Harry Potter spell|date=12 November 2001|newspaper=Financial News|access-date=4 March 2026}}</ref><br />
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For much of its existence, Bloomsbury was a minor player in the British publishing scene. In 1997, Bloomsbury took a chance on publishing the ''[[Harry Potter]]'' series after it had been rejected by multiple publishers. That decision catapulted the company's fortunes, as ''Harry Potter'' would go on to become the best-selling book series in history.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tomfolio.com/publishers/HarryPotter.html|title=The Phenomenon of Harry Potter|last=Elisco|first=Lester|publisher=TomFolio.com|access-date=22 January 2009|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170412095537/http://www.tomfolio.com/publishers/HarryPotter.html|archive-date=12 April 2017}}</ref><br />
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A rights issue of shares in 1998 further raised £6.1 million, which was used to expand the company, in particular to found a U.S. branch. In 1998, Bloomsbury USA was established. Bloomsbury USA Books for Young Readers was established in 2002, and in 2005, Bloomsbury acquired Walker & Co, a small company dedicated to publishing nonfiction.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bloomsburyusa.com/about|title=About Us|website=Bloomsbury Publishing|access-date=19 October 2016|archive-date=31 January 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100131080834/http://www.bloomsburyusa.com/about|url-status=dead}}</ref> The Walker brand was discontinued in 2015 and sold to Walker Publishing Company.<ref>{{Cite web| title = Bloomsbury Consolidates Children's Imprints; Easton Leaving| work = PublishersWeekly.com| access-date = 2019-11-02| url = https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-industry-news/article/61466-bloomsbury-consolidates-children-s-imprints-easton-leaving.html|first=Jim |last=Milliot |date=17 March 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web| title = Candlewick to Publish Walker Books in U.S.| work = PublishersWeekly.com|first=Judith |last=Rosen |date= 10 August 2017| access-date = 2019-11-02| url = https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-industry-news/article/74450-candlewick-to-publish-walker-books-in-u-s.html}}</ref><br />
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== Bloomsbury US ==<br />
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Bloomsbury US was established in 1998 in New York, New York, as a general interest publisher of both adult and children's books. It is known for its high-quality fiction and non-fiction as well as its extensive academic publishing branch.<ref name="auto1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/connect/about-us/overview/#|title=About Bloomsbury Publishing|publisher=Bloomsbury}}</ref><br />
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Its notable titles have include Anthony Bourdain's global bestseller ''[[Kitchen Confidential]]'', Jesmyn Ward's National Book Award winner ''[[Salvage the Bones]]'', the works of 2021 Nobel Prize in Literature winner [[Abdulrazak Gurnah]], Susanna Clark's Women's Prize for Fiction winner [[Piranesi (novel)|Piranesi]], Renée Watson's Newbery Honor Book [[Piecing Me Together]], Martin W. Sandler's National Book Award winner [[1919: The Year That Changed America|1919]], and titles by renowned authors Paul Beatty, Roz Chast, Edmund White, Elif Shafak, Carol Anderson, Mark Kurlansky, Miriam Toews, Samantha Shannon, and Deborah Levy.<ref name="auto1"/><br />
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In 2021, Bloomsbury US acquired ABC-CLIO LLC, the established academic publisher of both print and digital materials, for $22.9 million.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/industry-deals/article/88138-bloomsbury-buys-abc-clio-for-22-9-million.html|title=Bloomsbury Buys ABC-CLIO for $22.9Million|first=Jim|last=Milliot|website=Publishers Weekly}}</ref> In 2024, Bloomsbury US finalized the asset purchase of Rowman & Littlefield, an independent academic publisher, for $83 million.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/connect/latest-news/bloomsbury-acquires-rowman-littlefield-academic-business-and-assets/|title=Bloomsbury acquires Rowman & Littlefield Academic business and assets|website=Bloomsbury}}</ref> The sale included rights to the publisher's academic imprints and associated titles, doubling the size of Bloomsbury US's Academic & Professional divisions.<ref name="auto"/><br />
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==Bloomsbury India== <br />
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In December 2008, Bloomsbury opened a branch in [[Doha, Qatar]] in a joint-partnership with [[Qatar Foundation]].<ref>{{cite journal|last=Harding|first=Sue-Ann|title='But we don't read, Professor!' Translation, Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Publishing, and building a 'vibrant literary culture'|journal=Perspectives: Studies in Translatology|volume=22|issue=4|page=Abstract|year=2014|doi=10.1080/0907676X.2014.948891|s2cid=60553880}}</ref> The partnership created a publishing house, [[Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Publishing]]; it worked mainly with English and Arabic literature.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/oct/16/middleeast-germany|title=Publishers seek new talent in Arab world |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |location=London|first=Alison |last=Flood|author2=Ian Black|name-list-style=|date=15 October 2008|access-date=18 February 2016}}</ref><br />
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[[Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Journals]] (BQFJ), an [[open access]] and [[peer review]]ed academic publisher, was created in December 2010 as a joint venture with Qatar Foundation. Journal research articles were published through BQFJ's website ''QScience.com''.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2010-12-25 |orig-date=corresponding to 19 Muharram 1432 AH |title=<<Muasasat Qatara>> tutliq alminbar al'iilikturunia QScience.com linashr aldawriaat |script-title=ar:«مؤسسة قطر» تطلق المنبر الإلكتروني QScience.com لنشر الدوريات |trans-title="Qatar Foundation" launches the electronic platform QScience.com to publish periodicals |url=http://www.alwasatnews.com/news/516920.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160311001058/http://www.alwasatnews.com/news/516920.html |archive-date=2016-03-11 |access-date=2016-02-18 |work="Sahifat Alwasat Albahrayniat - Mamlakat Albahrayn" صحيفة الوسط البحرينية - مملكة البحرين [Bahrain Al Wasat Newspaper - Kingdom of Bahrain] |language=ar |issue=3032}}</ref> The company's partnership with Qatar Foundation ended in December 2015 and all of Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Publishing works were incorporated in Qatari-owned HBKU Press. At the time of BQFP's dissolution it had published over 200 books. BQFJ's works were also incorporated in HBKU Press.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thebookseller.com/news/qatar-s-qf-and-bloomsbury-end-partnership-319122|title=Qatar's QF and Bloomsbury end partnership|website=[[The Bookseller]]|first=Charlotte|last= Eyre|date=22 December 2015|access-date=18 February 2016}}</ref><br />
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In 2012, Bloomsbury established a publishing office in [[India]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bloomsbury-ir.co.uk/html/media/press_releases/2012/140212.asp|title=Regulatory announcement|access-date=24 July 2018|archive-date=24 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180724154142/http://www.bloomsbury-ir.co.uk/html/media/press_releases/2012/140212.asp|url-status=dead}}</ref><br />
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In 2018, an article disclosed that much of the profit in the children's division was due to the ''[[Harry Potter]]'' series by [[J. K. Rowling]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/oct/23/jk-rowlings-harry-potter-continues-to-drive-profits-at-bloomsbury|title=JK Rowling's Harry Potter fuels Bloomsbury profit rise|date=23 October 2018|access-date=5 February 2024}}</ref><br />
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In May 2023, an article in ''[[The Verge]]'' reported that the cover of the UK edition of ''House of Earth and Blood'', published by Bloomsbury, uses an AI-generated image.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theverge.com/2023/5/15/23724102/sarah-j-maas-ai-generated-book-cover-bloomsbury-house-of-earth-and-blood |title=Not even NYT bestsellers are safe from AI cover art|website=The Verge|first=Jess |last=Weatherbed|date=15 May 2023}}</ref><br />
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==Acquisitions and imprints==<br />
Among the companies, book lists and imprints that Bloomsbury has acquired are:<ref>{{Cite web | title = Corporate history – Corporate and Investor Relations – Bloomsbury.com | access-date = 19 January 2015 | url = http://www.bloomsbury-ir.co.uk/html/about/a_history.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130722231642/http://bloomsbury-ir.co.uk/html/about/a_history.html | archive-date = 22 July 2013 | url-status = dead }}</ref><br />
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* Bloomsbury Academic (1986)<br />
* [[A & C Black]] (2000)<br />
* [[Whitaker's Almanack]] (2002)<br />
* [[T & AD Poyser]] (2002)<br />
* Thomas Reed Publications (2002)<br />
* Peter Collin Publishing (2002)<br />
* Andrew Brodie Publications (2003)<br />
* [[Adlard Coles Nautical]] (2003)<br />
* Walker Publishing Company (2004)<br />
* [[Methuen Publishing|Methuen]] Drama (2006)<br />
* [[Berg Publishers]] (2008)<br />
* [[John Wisden & Co]] (2008)<br />
* [[Arden Shakespeare]] (2008)<br />
* Tottel Publishing (2009)<br />
* [[Duckworth Overlook|Bristol Classical Press]] (2010)<br />
* [[Continuum International Publishing Group]] (2011)<br />
* Absolute Press (2011)<ref>{{Cite magazine |title=Bloomsbury cooks up deal with Absolute Press |magazine=The Bookseller |first=Graeme |last=Neill|date=1 September 2011|access-date=2018-07-07 |url=https://www.thebookseller.com/news/bloomsbury-cooks-deal-absolute-press}}</ref><br />
* [[Fairchild Fashion Media|Fairchild Books]] (2012)<br />
* Applied Visual Arts Publishing (2012)<br />
* Hart Publishing (2013)<br />
* [[Osprey Publishing]] (2014)<br />
* [[I.B. Tauris]] (2018)<br />
* [[Oberon Books]] (2019)<br />
* [[Zed Books]] (2020)<br />
* Red Globe Press (2021)<br />
* Head of Zeus (2021)<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Chandler|first1=Mark|last2=Wood|first2=Heloise|title=Bloomsbury buys Head of Zeus in £8.5m deal|url=https://www.thebookseller.com/news/bloomsbury-buys-head-zeus-85m-deal-1261767|date=2 June 2021|access-date=2021-11-10|website=The Bookseller}}</ref><br />
* [[ABC-CLIO]] (2021)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/industry-deals/article/88138-bloomsbury-buys-abc-clio-for-22-9-million.html|title = Bloomsbury Buys ABC-CLIO for $22.9Million|website=Publishers Weekly|first=Jim |last=Milliot |date=16 December 2021}}</ref><br />
* Libraries Unlimited (2022)<ref>{{cite web |title=Bloomsbury Libraries Unlimited |url=https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/discover/bloomsbury-academic/bloomsbury-libraries-unlimited/ |work=Bloomsbury |access-date=2025-09-30}}</ref><br />
* [[Rowman & Littlefield]] (2024)<ref name=2024-transfer>{{Cite web |last=Milliot |first=Jim |title=Bloomsbury Buys Rowman & Littlefield Academic Division for $83 Million |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/industry-deals/article/95143-bloomsbury-buys-rowman-littlefield-academic-division-for-83-million.html |access-date=2024-05-29 |website=PublishersWeekly.com |language=en}}</ref><br />
* Lexington Books (2024)<ref name=2024-transfer/><br />
* Applause Books (2024)<ref name=2024-transfer/><br />
* Backbeat Books (2024)<ref name=2024-transfer/><br />
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* [https://www.bloomsbury-ir.co.uk/ Corporate and Investor Relations]<br />
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20151025045114/http://www.exacteditions.com/bloomsbury/ Bloomsbury Online Library] on [[Exact Editions]] (via [[Wayback Machine]]) {{in lang|fr}}<br />
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