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...“Sarah J Maas is a publishing phenomenon,” said chief executive Nigel Newton. “We are very fortunate to have signed her up with her first book 13 years ago.”...
...Back at Newton Aycliffe, Hitachi is still building trains but only has about 12 months of work left....
...“We are, I think, in crisis as an industry,” said David Clarke, technical director of the RIA. “We have had two orders in the last three years and neither of those is sufficient to plug the gap.”...
...Nigel Newton, chief executive, pointed to the “huge” growth in fantasy novels, with sales of Sarah J....
...Newton pointed to the “huge” growth in fantasy novels, with sales of books by Sarah J Maas and Samantha Shannon growing 79 per cent and 169 per cent respectively in the period and demand for Harry Potter...
...a 3-metre canopy. eastlondonparasols.com Tumbling Tower by Printworks, £30 A classic game for children and adults, in a contemporary style. printworksmarket.com Farfalle Ring tablecloth by La Double J,...
...Bloomsbury reported record full-year sales and profits on Wednesday, helped by 51 per cent sales growth in the Throne of Glass series author Sarah J. Maas’ books....
...& Clarke with Breegan Jane....
...In which film was the main character Thomas Jerome Newton played by David Bowie?...
...“Under Governor [Kazuo] Ueda’s leadership, the BoJ is moving to a more pragmatic approach,” said Iain Stealey, international CIO for fixed income at J.P. Morgan Asset Management....
...The departures dented the lobby group’s finances, forcing it to plan redundancies, while dozens more companies, such as J Sainsbury, publicly paused their ties with the group....
...Sales growth was boosted by the success of the series by fantasy author Sarah J Maas....
...So I think those authors will continue to do extremely well,” said Newton....
...Like the [Apple] Newton [handheld computer] was too early; the iPhone was just the right time. The metaverse is probably a little early. And so experiences in 2016 were a little early....
...From George Hoyningen-Huene’s 1927 portrait of jazz star Josephine Baker to Irving Penn’s dream-like 1950s photograph of his wife lying in a field reading Gertrude Stein’s Picasso, or Helmut Newton’s shot...
...That those investors included masters of the universe like Rupert Murdoch and Oracle’s Larry Ellison is shocking but not surprising: even Isaac Newton fell for the South Sea Company’s pitch....
...As design historian and social anthropologist Alison J Clarke has written, Wise “recognised that the product’s success revolved around its ability to embed itself in the intimate social networks of women...
...Champagne coupe set by La Double J, £700 for set of 4 In a mix of hues, these coupes are mouth-blown by Venetian glassmakers Salviati. ladoublej.com Calle Azzurra chandelier by Luci Italia, €26,090 Holding...
...Some of Bloomsbury’s bestselling titles this year included Piranesi by Susanna Clarke as well as Nicole Perlroth’s This Is How They Tell Me The World Ends, and hobby-driven books on topics such as cooking...
...Shown here upholstered in “Nympheus” by GP & J Baker. thetrove.co.uk Lumiere Nuances lamp by Foscarini, from €727 This design by Rodolfo Dordoni has been relaunched in three new hues. foscarini.com Fara...
...Nigel Newton, Bloomsbury chief executive, calls such titles “a marvellous escape in brutish times”....
...It attributed the rise in part to “exceptional sales” of author Sarah J Maas’s new novel House of Sky and Breath, part of the Crescent City series....
...“In February, the final month of our financial year, Bloomsbury delivered exceptional sales, in part driven by Sarah J....
...Bloomsbury’s recent bestsellers included Piranesi by Susanna Clarke and The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon. “People are back in the habit, and long may it last,” Newton said....
...One of them, in 2008, was typically eclectic: “By wintry lawn we’ll dance til dawn/ With Sheryl Crow and Wally Shawn/ J.Lo, Mo (the doughty Yankee) / Beyoncé and Ben Bernanke.”...
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