Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Bloomsbury launches new book by Katherine Rundell
September 14 2023 - 1:00AM
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
14 September 2023
Bloomsbury launches new book by Katherine Rundell, described as
"the heir to C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien"
14 September, LONDON : Bloomsbury, the leading independent
publisher, today launches one of the year's most eagerly
anticipated children's novels, Impossible Creatures by Katherine
Rundell.
Impossible Creatures is the first in a career-defining, landmark
fantasy trilogy from the winner of the Costa, Baillie Gifford,
British Book Award, Blue Peter and Waterstones Children's Book
Prizes.
As well as publishing hardback and ebook formats, the novel will
also be launched as an audiobook, narrated by the renowned actor
Samuel West, best known for his roles in All Creatures Great and
Small and Mr Selfridge.
On the back of a major publicity campaign the novel is set to be
a bestseller.
The Times (Saturday 9 September) selects the novel as its
Children's Book of the Week and leads with the headline "Katherine
Rundell the heir to C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien?" It continues,
"the action is gripping and every sentence sparkles in this
excellent first volume of a new fantasy trilogy".
The Sunday Times (Sunday 10 September) in the headline of its
book review writes "Katherine Rundell, a brilliant children's
writer to rival J.K. Rowling".
Bloomsbury has seen the highest ever level of pre-orders for a
Katherine Rundell hardback, already exceeding her previous biggest
first week sale of The Golden Mole.
Impossible Creatures has also been selected by Bookshop.org as
its Children's Book of the Month for September.
Since the pandemic the sci-fi and fantasy genre has been soaring
and according to data from Nielsen Bookscan, female authors now
dominate the bestseller lists.
Nigel Newton, Chief Executive of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc ,
commented: "As stated in recent trading updates and results
announcements, the phenomenal demand for fantasy fiction has helped
drive record sales. Bloomsbury has a rich tradition in this genre
and we have high expectations for Katherine Rundell to continue
this trend. We are naturally overjoyed to see such widespread
excitement around her latest novel."
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Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Bloomsbury is a leading independent publisher of fiction,
non-fiction, children's, specialist, academic and professional
titles, listed on the London Stock Exchange. It is one of the few
publishers with a portfolio that includes both general and academic
publishing. Bloomsbury's ambitious growth story has seen the Group
become a significant global publisher with offices in the UK, US,
Australia and India.
Katherine Rundell is a bestselling author whose novels for
children include Rooftoppers, The Wolf Wilder, The Explorer and The
Good Thieves for which she has won the Costa Children's Book Award,
the Blue Peter Book Award and the Waterstones Children's Book
Prize, amongst many others. She was a 2021 World Book Day author
and has also published two picture books for children and three
non-fiction books for adults, including Super-Infinite: The
Transformations of John Donne, winner of the Baillie Gifford Prize
and The Golden Mole and Other Living Treasure, shortlisted for the
Waterstones Book of the Year. Her books have sold over 2 million
copies internationally.
Rundell spent her childhood in Africa and Europe before taking
her degree at the University of Oxford. She is a Quondam Fellow of
All Souls College and a Fellow of St Catherine's College, Oxford,
where she works on Renaissance literature. Very occasionally she
goes climbing across the rooftops, late at night.
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