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RNS Number : 4763V  Bloomsbury Publishing PLC  05 March 2026

BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING PLC

("Bloomsbury" or "the Company")

 

Sarah J. Maas announces the publication dates of her next two novels will be
within the next year

Trading Update: FY 2025/26 in line, FY 2026/27 expected to be materially ahead
of expectations

 

Bestselling author Sarah J. Maas has announced the publication dates of the
next two novels in her A Court of Thorns and Roses ('ACOTAR') series which
will be published on 27 October 2026 and 12 January 2027.

Nigel Newton, Chief Executive of Bloomsbury, commented, "Fans all over the
world are eagerly anticipating reading the next books in the ACOTAR series and
we are very excited about this news. Publishing two novels within 11 weeks of
each other from a bestselling author is almost unprecedented in publishing
history."

Sarah J. Maas was the highest selling author in the United States in 2024
according to Circana sales data and the No.1 bestselling Fantasy author in the
UK in 2025. All 16 of Sarah J. Maas' previous novels are published by
Bloomsbury.

Bloomsbury expects group profit for the year ended 28 February 2026 to be
in-line with market consensus expectations.* This reflects the benefits of
Bloomsbury's portfolio of portfolios strategy and includes a strong
performance from the Academic division. Looking ahead, group profit for the
year ending 28 February 2027 is now expected to be materially ahead of market
consensus expectations.*

Further details on trading and outlook will be provided with the Company's
Preliminary Results announcement scheduled for 20 May 2026.

Note

* The Board considers market consensus expectation (before this publication)
for profit before taxation and highlighted items for the year ending 28
February 2026 to have been £44.3m and the year ending 28 February 2027 to
have been £44.5m.

For further information, please contact:

 Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
 Tamsin Garrity, Group Investor Relations Director     tamsin.garrity@bloomsbury.com
 Hudson Sandler
 Dan de Belder / Hattie Dreyfus / Emily Brooker        bloomsbury@hudsonsandler.com

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