A Tree Grows in Brooklyn An American classic called “one of the books of the century” by the New York Public Library. More
Pilgrim at Tinker Creek Pulitzer Prize winner; considered one of the classic works of creative nonfiction of the late twentieth century. More
1848: Harper & Brothers publishes the first American editions of the Brontë’s works Harper & Brothers publishes the first American editions of Emily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights, Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre, and Anne Brontë's The Tenant of Wildfell Hall. More
Bel Canto Patchett’s critically acclaimed novel that won the PEN/Faulkner Award and the Orange Prize for Fiction. More
The Stone Diaries Winner of the 1993 Governor General’s Award (Canada) and the 1995 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. More
Heather O’Neill A book that influenced me and why: A Season in the Life of Emmanuel by Marie-Claire Blais More Heather O’Neill
Go Set a Watchman This newly discovered novel from beloved author Harper Lee became the bestselling book of 2015. More
A Christmas Carol Dickens’s beloved classic of the meaning of Christmas that has inspired countless adaptations. More
The Hours Winner of the 1999 Pulitzer Prize and PEN/Faulkner Award; made into an Oscar-winning film. More
Barbara Taylor Bradford When I say I have the need to write, I do mean need. More Barbara Taylor Bradford
Love Story The romantic tale that defined a generation, sold millions, and inspired a popular film. More
The Golden Notebook A feminist landmark and the best-known work by Nobel Prize winner Doris Lessing. More
Doctor Zhivago Collins was the first to publish this epic romantic drama by the Nobel Prize winner in English. More
Room Winner of the 2011 Commonwealth Writers’ Prize regional prize; made into a major motion picture. More
The Thorn Birds McCullough’s sweeping family saga of forbidden love in the Australian outback; became a bestselling phenomenon. More
The Complete Works of Mark Twain: Authorized Edition Twain worked directly with Harper & Brothers to produce this authorized edition of his works. More
Michele A’Court I read because I want to live more than one life. Books take us out of ourselves into a whole other world. More Michele A’Court
Dorothea Benton Frank You’ve asked me to tell you why I write but I think the answer might be longer than the fifty or one hundred words you’ve allotted me. More Dorothea Benton Frank
The Bell Jar A haunting classic that chronicles the breakdown of a brilliant, talented, successful young woman. More
Tess of the d’Urbervilles Major nineteenth-century English novel that challenged the sexual morals of late Victorian England. More
To Kill a Mockingbird Much-loved Pulitzer Prize–winning classic, voted by librarians across America as the best novel of the twentieth century. More