Tag: HarperCollins Canada

1989: News Corporation forms a new worldwide group called Harper & Collins…

News Corporation acquires William Collins Ltd., and brings together Collins, Harper & Row, Gower Publishing, Times Books, Bartholomew, and Angus & Robertson in a new worldwide group called Harper & Collins. More

Where the Wild Things Are

This winner of the 1964 Caldecott Medal changed the face of children’s literature. More

The Hobbit

J. R. R. Tolkien’s enchanting tale became an instant success when it was first published. More

The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

Christie’s first book to be published by William Collins; known for its startling reveal. More

Monster

Winner of the first Michael L. Printz Award and the Coretta Scott King Award. More

Harry the Dirty Dog

Classic dog story; childhood favorite that has charmed readers for more than fifty years. More

The Odyssey of Homer

Hailed as “the best translation there is of a great, perhaps the greatest, poet” (New York Times Book Review). More

Sabriel

A revolutionary story that made Nix a rising star in the fantasy genre. More

Original proposal for Lawrence Hill’s The Book of Negroes

Lawrence Hill’s agent, Janet Turnbull Irving, submitted this one-page summary for his as yet unwritten novel Migration to HarperCollins Canada Editor-in-Chief Iris Tupholme in 1998. More

Moby-Dick

Often called the greatest American novel of all time. More

Stuart Little

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

The Book of Negroes

A milestone in Canada’s understanding of black history and one of the bestselling books in Canadian publishing history. More

2015: HarperCollins expands into a global publisher…

HarperCollins expands from a primarily English-language publisher to one publishing in 17 languages, with operations in 18 countries around the world. 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

Freaky Friday

Classic comedic children’s novel that is so funny it has been adapted into film three times. More

Jane Eyre

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

The Known World

The Pulitzer Prize–winning novel that examines the troubling complexities of slavery. More

A Bear Called Paddington

The original story of the bear who arrived at Paddington Station from darkest Peru. More

Little House on the Prairie

Third book in the award-winning Little House series, which has sold more than 34 million copies. More

Bring Up the Bodies

Winner of the Man Booker Prize and the first to win as a sequel. More

Pilgrim at Tinker Creek

Pulitzer Prize winner; considered one of the classic works of creative nonfiction of the late twentieth century. More

Bridge to Terabithia

Newbery Medal–winning novel; a true modern classic and touchstone of children’s literature. More

The Guns of Navarone

Classic World War II thriller from MacLean, acclaimed master of action and suspense. More

Matt Haig

It sounds ridiculous, but reading saved my life. More

Matt Haig

Neil Gaiman

I read to travel, and to learn. More

Neil Gaiman

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

The Years of Extermination

The Pulitzer Prize–winning Holocaust history, hailed as “a masterpiece” (New York Times Book Review). More