Elisabeth Calder's enormous literacy career will be recognised at the University of Canterbury graduation. LUCY NICHOLSON Margaret Atwood, author of The Handmaid's Tale, is another Bloomsbury Publishing success story. REUTERS/NEIL HALL The Harry Potter series proved to be one of the biggest literary successes of all time, and was published by Bloomsbury Publishing. After several years of hard slog and holding various roles within publishing houses, her gift for identifying outstanding writers saw her offered a role as a founding director of literary giant Bloomsbury Publishing in 1986. "Books like The Handmaid's Tale, The English Patient and Midnight's Children have inspired, delighted and challenged generations of readers," McCormack said.

Source: Stuff April 16, 2019 22:30 UTC