Howl’s Moving Castle

This popular novel stars one of the most beloved and charismatic characters in children’s literature. More

A Bear Called Paddington

In 1958, an editor at Collins named Barbara Ker Wilson received a manuscript submission about a talking bear, which she opened with “initial suspicion” —as the publisher had received many other proposals featuring humanized animals that “are invariably either whimsy-whamsy, written down, or filled with adult innuendoes.” More

A Soldier’s Tale

Enduring novel that has met with critical acclaim and been reprinted many times since its first release. More

From Clerk to Chairman of the Board

One summer day in 1884, Horatio Harper, grandson of founder John Harper, began talking with a bright young boy during his regular steamboat commute from Long Island to Manhattan. More

American Gods

An instant classic and winner of both the Hugo and Nebula Awards. More

A Game of Thrones

First volume in the internationally bestselling series that has sold upward of 70 million copies. More

Charlotte’s Web

Considered a classic of children’s literature; a novel of friendship, love, life, and death. More

The Hours

Winner of the 1999 Pulitzer Prize and PEN/Faulkner Award; made into an Oscar-winning film. More

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

Betty Smith's A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1943), a story about growing up poor in turn-of-the-century Brooklyn, was originally an entry for a Harper & Brothers memoir contest. More

The Exorcist

The first horror story to reach number one on the New York Times bestseller list. More

The Thorn Birds

McCullough’s sweeping family saga of forbidden love in the Australian outback; became a bestselling phenomenon. More

Heaven Is for Real

The life-changing story of a boy who experiences Heaven, with 11 million copies sold. More