Bloomsbury at 35
Celebrating 35 glorious years of excellence in writing published by one of the world's leading independent publishing houses
In Bloomsbury at 35, its editors-in-chief Liz Calder and Alexandra Pringle have selected gems of Bloomsbury’s fiction since its founding, creating an anthology to be treasured - a joyful celebration of Bloomsbury’s first 35 years.
Nigel Newton, Founder and CEO:
"I chose the name Bloomsbury not only as Bloomsbury Way was the street where my previous employers Sidgwick & Jackson Publishers were based and because I liked the name, but also as it was the neighbourhood of London associated with traditional publishing."
Liz Calder, Editor in Chief:
"In early June 1986, I received a mysterious invitation to lunch... where it emerged, in conspiratorial tones, that Nigel Newton and David Reynolds had been planning and plotting over countless late nights and early mornings the establishment of a major independent publishing company, fuelled by ambitious, groundbreaking ideas, to be known as Bloomsbury."
Alexandra Pringle, Editor in Chief:
"This anthology represents our fiction years, with a couple of exceptions. Fiction is of course wonderful entertainment. But it is much more than that. Through it we learn history, we learn about ourselves, but more importantly we learn about others, about the world we live in and worlds we can only dream of."
2017 Man Booker Prize winner announcement and speech
As featured in the anthology: 1988 – 1995
As featured in the anthology: 1996 – 2000
As featured in the anthology: 2001 - 2007
Michael Ondaatje in conversation with Liz Calder
As featured in the anthology: 2008 - 2014
Author
MARGARET ATWOOD
Bloomsbury was launched in 1986 by a handful of slightly crazed idealists who believed in books and reading, at a time when many were predicting the Death of the Printed Word. Thirty-five years later, it's still here, still believing, and still flourishing!
'Women have such marvellous, varied stories'' - 2021 Women's Prize winner Susanna Clarke
As featured in the anthology: 2015 - 2022
