Thursday 6th March 2014. A special day for books, for reading, for learning: all around the globe children are dressing up, reading aloud, receiving book tokens, celebrating their favourite stories. Well we couldn’t let them have all the fun! We’d like to know what your favourite Bloomsbury academic book is – what’s top of your… Read More »
The search for UK and Ireland's BIGGEST Harry Potter fan begins! Fifteen years ago today, on 26th June 1997, Bloomsbury published a book about a boy wizard on Bloomsbury's newly launched Children's list called Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. From an idea born on a train journey, to its creation in a small cafe… Read More »
Many thanks to everyone who entered our competition to define gonzo journalism in one tweet! It’s amazing to think that even though it’s been nearly 7 years since Hunter S Thompson’s death, his gonzo writing still triggers such enthusiasm and wit! It was as difficult to pick a winner as it is for scholars, journalists… Read More »
Can you define the meaning of Gonzo in one tweet? According to Hunter S Thompson his Gonzo style of writing was 'like falling down an elevator shaft and landing in a pool full of mermaids’. But… how would you define Gonzo? We're giving away copies of our new book on Hunter S Thompson in return… Read More »
Many thanks to everyone who recently entered our competition to win a signed copy of Graham Holderness's Nine Lives of William Shakespeare. Sadly, we could only pull two names out of the hat, and I am delighted to announce that the winners are…. Steve Watts – Tutor for Undergraduate Admissions and Lecturer in English at… Read More »