Bloomsbury announced results for the six month period ending August 31, with “stronger than anticipated” overall sales of £78.3 million, up from £71.3 million in the first half of 2019, or 10 percent. Pre-tax earnings were £4 million, up from £2.5 million. One-time charges of £1 million were down modestly from £1.2 million last year. The big boom came in May and June, previously reported over the summer, when the company said trade sales were up 28 percent for the first four months of the year, lifted by titles on race and a new Sarah J. Maas book. That increase […]