Business September 8, 2026 at 8:17 AM

Founder of Harry Potter publisher Bloomsbury to step down

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One of Mr Newton's defining moments was acquiring the rights to J.K. Rowling's first Harry Potter book after several publishers had rejected it

Lisa Jacobs will step down by September next year after joining the firm in 2012.

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