A People’s History of the United States
Classic national bestseller that made a significant contribution to a complete and balanced understanding of American history. More
Summer of ’49
Halberstam’s classic chronicle of baseball’s most magnificent season. 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
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
The bestselling American novel of the nineteenth century; an epic tale of betrayal and honor. More
The Alchemist
An inspirational phenomenon; one of the bestselling books in history. More
2017: HarperCollins celebrates its 200th anniversary…
HarperCollins Publishers celebrates its 200th anniversary. More
The Thorn Birds
McCullough’s sweeping family saga of forbidden love in the Australian outback; became a bestselling phenomenon. More
Heather O’Neill
A book that influenced me and why: A Season in the Life of Emmanuel by Marie-Claire Blais More
Jay Onrait
I read because as much as I love film and television, and documentaries, and Facebook, and Twitter and Snapchat, and my abacus . . . More
Room
Winner of the 2011 Commonwealth Writers’ Prize regional prize; made into a major motion picture. More
Frances Itani
I write because I am happiest when I am in what Tillie Olsen once described to me as “that bless’ed state.” More
The Alice B. Toklas Cook Book
An innovative landmark from “one of the really great cooks of all time” (James Beard). More
Michael Bond
I was brought up in a house where books were an essential part of the furnishings. More
Neil Gaiman
I read to travel, and to learn. More
Caps for Sale
Longtime classic about a peddler and a band of mischievous monkeys. More
Lawrence Hill
Writing is the one pursuit I have always pursued, and always known I was compelled to pursue. More
A Light in the Attic
Classic collection of poems and illustrations by Shel Silverstein; ALA Notable Children’s Book. More
Flow
The psychology classic that explored creativity and happiness. More
Stuart Little
White’s beloved classic about a small mouse on a big adventure is a perennial bestseller. 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
Essays of E. B. White
Classic collection by one of the greatest essayists of our time, Pulitzer Prize–winning author E. B. White. More
Divergent
First book in the Divergent trilogy, which has sold more than 32 million copies worldwide. More
Emma Donoghue
Like many teenagers, I spent more of my summer holidays than I probably should have immersed in the world of The Lord of the Rings. More
Matt Haig
It sounds ridiculous, but reading saved my life. More
The Graveyard Book
Winner of the Newbery Medal, the Carnegie Medal, and the Hugo Award for Best Novel. More
Native Son
Wright’s unsparing reflection on what it means to be black in America. More
A Canticle for Leibowitz
Hugo Award winner; widely considered one of the most enduring classics of modern speculative fiction. More