Bloomsbury Publishing expects profits for the year ending February 2027 to be materially ahead of market expectations after bestselling author Sarah J. Maas confirmed two new novels in her A Court of Thorns and Roses series will be published within 11 weeks of each other, on 27 October 2026 and 12 January 2027.
This is expected to boost earnings during the period, given the author’s popularity, who has sold over 75 million copies of her existing titles.
The current financial year to February 2026 remains in line with consensus. Maas was the highest-selling author in the US in 2024 and the UK’s top fantasy author in 2025, with all 16 of her previous novels published by Bloomsbury.
Bloomsbury Publishing shares were 14% higher at the time of writing and trading near the highest levels since the middle of last year.