Bloomsbury to publish Beth Brower's historical fiction series in exclusive submission

We are thrilled to announce that, in an exclusive submission, Bloomsbury UK are set to be the flagship publisher to take Beth Brower's self-published historical fiction series The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion global!

Bloomsbury UK will publish the first two volumes on 30 July 2026, with the other volumes' publication to be announced in due course.

Meanwhile, international rights have been sold to Harper Collins (Canada), Prometheus (Dutch), Flammarion Jeunesse (France), Kosmos (Finnish), Rowohlt (German), Modan (Hebrew), Corbaccio (Italian), Bonnier Norsk (Norwegian), Intrinseca (Portuguese, Brazilian), Bertrand Editora (Portuguese, Portugal) and Suma de Letras (Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial), to date.

Read more about this exciting news here, and read more about Beth Brower and the genesis of her addictively charming series here.