The Exorcist
The first horror story to reach number one on the New York Times bestseller list. More
The Guns of Navarone
Classic World War II thriller from MacLean, acclaimed master of action and suspense. More
Veronica Roth
I read because reading changes you. More
Soman Chainani
Whatever psychic wounds have turned me into a writer I am thankful for. More
The Sheltering Sky
Bowles’s landmark literary novel, a classic work of psychological terror. More
Lauren Oliver
I read so that I can learn and I write so that I can explore. More
Letter from Agatha Christie
This letter from Agatha Christie (here signing with her second married name, Mallowan) shows the close relationship she had with Collins publisher Billy Collins. More
Dodger
Michael L. Printz Honor Book from bestselling author Sir Terry Pratchett; rich with humor and wisdom. More
The Fellowship of the Ring
First volume in The Lord of the Rings series, which has sold more than 100 million copies. More
Flashman
When this novel was first published, many critics mistakenly accepted it as a genuine historical memoir. More
1924: “Queen of Crime” Agatha Christie joins the house of Collins…
“Queen of Crime” Agatha Christie joins the house of Collins, and two years later publishes her seminal Hercule Poirot novel, The Murder of Roger Ackroyd. More
The Graveyard Book
Winner of the Newbery Medal, the Carnegie Medal, and the Hugo Award for Best Novel. More
The Birth of Perry Mason
Head of William Morrow and Company (later acquired by HarperCollins) since the death of its founder in 1931, Thayer Hobson searched widely for promising new authors, often traveling to Europe in pursuit of his next big title. More
Cathy Glass
I have always been a writer. More
A Canticle for Leibowitz
Hugo Award winner; widely considered one of the most enduring classics of modern speculative fiction. More
The War of the Worlds
The much-adapted classic from “the father of science fiction.” More
The Dispossessed
The classic utopian science fiction; winner of the Hugo, Locus, and Nebula Awards. More
James Rollins
I owe my mother everything. More
The Woman in White
One of the earliest works of detective fiction, this story caused a sensation with readers at the time. More
Publishing Firsts: The Historical Romance Genre
At the time of its publication in 1972, nothing like Kathleen Woodiwiss’s The Flame and the Flower had ever been published. More
Jacqueline Winspear
I read because I love language, the way the joining of words and the rhythm of a story can make me laugh, cry, or take me out of my world or immerse me in the lives of others. More
1891: Harper & Brothers purchases rights to Conan Doyle’s Adventures of Sherlock Holmes…
Enabled by the 1891 International Copyright Treaty, Harper & Brothers purchases the rights to Arthur Conan Doyle’s The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. More
Bleak House
Dickens’s tenth novel, often considered his finest; significantly influenced the development of mystery novels. More
Joe Hill
Our lives are increasingly crowded by the instruments of distraction. More
Lis Wiehl
I have a confession to make: I am a mindless reader. More
Divergent
First book in the Divergent trilogy, which has sold more than 32 million copies worldwide. 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
