The Alchemist
An inspirational phenomenon; one of the bestselling books in history. More
Dodger
Michael L. Printz Honor Book from bestselling author Sir Terry Pratchett; rich with humor and wisdom. More
The New Kid on the Block
Prelutsky was named America’s first Children’s Poet Laureate by the Poetry Foundation. More
Sounder
Newbery Award–winning book that became an influential children’s work on race and class. More
Francesca Lia Block
It has been said that only two things helped survivors of the Holocaust: 1) massage and 2) telling their stories. More
Mere Christianity
Considered one of the most popular introductions to Christianity ever written. More
The Boy in the Dress
The sharp and funny first novel for children from bestselling publishing phenomenon David Walliams. More
Veronica Roth
I read because reading changes you. More
American Gods
An instant classic and winner of both the Hugo and Nebula Awards. More
Little House on the Prairie
Third book in the award-winning Little House series, which has sold more than 34 million copies. More
The Weirdstone of Brisingamen
Garner’s celebrated children’s fantasy novel has become a cult classic of children’s literature. More
A Bear Called Paddington
The original story of the bear who arrived at Paddington Station from darkest Peru. More
Divergent
First book in the Divergent trilogy, which has sold more than 32 million copies worldwide. More
Wicked
Bestseller that is the basis for the hit Tony Award–winning Broadway musical. More
C.S. Lewis and Christianity
Born in 1898 in Belfast, Clive Staples Lewis lost his faith in Christianity at a young age after his mother died and he was sent away to boarding school. More
Michael Bond
I was brought up in a house where books were an essential part of the furnishings. More
A Light in the Attic
Classic collection of poems and illustrations by Shel Silverstein; ALA Notable Children’s Book. More
Gregory Maguire
One of the reasons HarperCollins has been my most frequent publisher for thirty-three years is that I admired three children’s books published by Harper & Row within a year of each other (the year I was turning nine). More
When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit
A child’s perspective as a refugee during the rise of Nazism; now a modern classic. More
Dan Gutman
The book that influenced me the most was not even written by an author. More
Journey to Jo’burg
Groundbreaking book set in South Africa during the apartheid era and banned by its government. More
Gordon Korman
I read to be astounded by other writers’ ideas. More
Katherine Paterson
I read because I want more than one life, and books give me a limitless number of lives—lives that are different from the one I was born into. More
Letter from C. S. Lewis
In this letter to Collins publisher Billy Collins, dated November 1954, C. S. Lewis—author of The Chronicles of Narnia series, Mere Christianity, and The Screwtape Letters, among others—outlines what he sees as his three types of “literary output”: “A. Religious and General. B. Fiction. C. Academic.” More
HarperOne
In 1977, a handful of Harper & Row employees from the Religious Books Department moved from New York to San Francisco to focus on titles pertaining to mind, body, and spirit. More
A Game of Thrones
First volume in the internationally bestselling series that has sold upward of 70 million copies. More
Howl’s Moving Castle
This popular novel stars one of the most beloved and charismatic characters in children’s literature. More