Just Kids

Legendary artist Patti Smith’s critically acclaimed memoir; winner of the National Book Award. More

Flat Stanley

This series celebrated its fiftieth anniversary in 2014 and has sold more than one million copies. More

Stuart Little

White’s beloved classic about a small mouse on a big adventure is a perennial bestseller. More

Papillon

A bestselling phenomenon and classic memoir of prison breaks and adventure. More

Amelia Bedelia

The first book featuring the now-classic, hilariously literal-minded character Amelia Bedelia. More

Red Scarf Girl

Searing memoir set during the height of the Cultural Revolution in China. More

Jane Eyre

Brontë’s masterpiece of Gothic romance; a milestone title in the history of British feminist literature. More

Barbarians at the Gate

Considered one of the best business narratives ever written, it changed the way business stories are told. More

The Boys of Summer

Beloved sports classic published to immediate critical success about Ebbets Field and the Brooklyn Dodgers. More

A planning meeting at Collins Canada, circa 1940s

In this photograph, Charles H. Sweeny, Editorial and Production, F. F. Appleton, publisher (center), and Margaret V. Paull, staff artist and typographer, plan the first Canadian production of Little Grey Rabbit Books. More

Agatha Christie

The house of Collins acquired “Queen of Crime” Agatha Christie after she disagreed with her former publisher over the spelling of “coco”/”cocoa” in her first book, The Mysterious Affair at Styles. More

Middlemarch

Ranked number one in a 2015 BBC poll of the 100 greatest British novels. More

The Corrections

Winner of the National Book Award in 2001 and the James Tait Black Memorial Prize in 2002. More

Divergent

First book in the Divergent trilogy, which has sold more than 32 million copies worldwide. More

Barometer Rising

The first novel by MacLennan, one of Canada’s most significant novelists of the mid-twentieth century. More