Ursula K. Le Guin
Dear HarperCollins: You ask me, “Why do you read? Why do you write?” Well, I mean, duh. More
Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World
One of Harper & Brothers’ most famous and influential authors was Aldous Huxley, who signed with the publisher in 1927 and published his first book, Texts and Pretexts, with them in 1932. More
The Hobbit
J. R. R. Tolkien’s enchanting tale became an instant success when it was first published. More
Veronica Roth
I read because reading changes you. More
A Game of Thrones
First volume in the internationally bestselling series that has sold upward of 70 million copies. More
Under the Volcano
A landmark of modernism, hailed as “one of the towering novels of this century” (New York Times). More
Brave New World
Huxley’s best-known novel; a prophetic classic of speculative fiction that continues to resonate. More
The Fellowship of the Ring
First volume in The Lord of the Rings series, which has sold more than 100 million copies. More
At the Mountains of Madness
Lovecraft’s work has influenced the whole spectrum of those working in the horror genre. More
The Dispossessed
The classic utopian science fiction; winner of the Hugo, Locus, and Nebula Awards. More
Joe Hill
Our lives are increasingly crowded by the instruments of distraction. More
Garth Nix
Reading is to live More
The Crying of Lot 49
This highly original satire is a classic of postmodern literature. More
V.
Winner of the William Faulkner Foundation Award for best debut novel in 1963. More
Magician
Bestselling epic fantasy masterpiece that launched Feist’s career and influenced a generation of modern fantasy authors. More
Divergent
First book in the Divergent trilogy, which has sold more than 32 million copies worldwide. More
Victoria Aveyard
Reading, writing, and story have always been my gateway. More
1996: George R.R. Martin redefines the fantasy genre…
George R.R. Martin redefines the fantasy genre with his epic series, A Song of Ice and Fire, published by HarperCollins in the UK. More
Fahrenheit 451
Though set in a dystopian world without books, Bradbury’s most famous work has never gone out of print. More
Neil Gaiman
I read to travel, and to learn. More
Down and Out in Paris and London
The first book by the author of the twentieth-century classics Animal Farm and 1984. More
The Sheltering Sky
Bowles’s landmark literary novel, a classic work of psychological terror. More
The Exorcist
The first horror story to reach number one on the New York Times bestseller list. More
Nostromo
A sweeping masterpiece considered by many to be Conrad’s greatest novel. More
1971: William Peter Blatty’s The Exorcist is published…
William Peter Blatty’s The Exorcist becomes the first horror story to reach number one on the New York Times bestseller list and helps initiate the modern horror film movement. More
The War of the Worlds
The much-adapted classic from “the father of science fiction.” More
1927: Harper & Brothers signs Aldous Huxley, author of Brave New World…
Harper & Brothers signs Aldous Huxley, author of Brave New World. More