Engineering title to Bloomsbury

Bloomsbury has acquired a first book by engineer Roma Agrawal following an auction. Agrawal is a prize-winning engineer who began working on the Shard, western Europe's tallest building, aged just 23. Commissioning editor Natalie Bellos signed world rights to Building Storeys from Patrick Walsh at Conville & Walsh. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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Dancer Acosta's first novel to Bloomsbury

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Bloomsbury Institute enters reader events market

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Four titles on Educational Writers’ Award shortlist

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Bloomsbury plans swashbuckling year for Pirates!

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Blackburn leaves S&S for Bloomsbury

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Marathon title to Viking

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Ebury takes Comfort in sewing title

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