Pilgrim
A finalist for the Giller Prize and a Canadian bestseller that surpassed the author’s own impressive sales records. More
Flat Stanley
This series celebrated its fiftieth anniversary in 2014 and has sold more than one million copies. More
Wicked
Bestseller that is the basis for the hit Tony Award–winning Broadway musical. More
Alive: The Story of the Andes Survivors
A multimillion-copy benchmark of adventure/survival nonfiction. More
200 Years of HarperCollins Publishers
HarperCollins Publishers began as J. & J. Harper, a small family printing shop run by brothers James and John Harper in New York City in March 1817. More
The Wapshot Chronicle
Winner of the 1958 National Book Award, it established Cheever as a major American novelist. More
Danny and the Dinosaur
I Can Read! classic that was named a 1958 New York Times Outstanding Book of the Year. More
Blonde
A finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award. More
The Alchemist
An inspirational phenomenon; one of the bestselling books in history. More
A Christmas Carol
Dickens’s beloved classic of the meaning of Christmas that has inspired countless adaptations. More
1954: The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien is published…
Publisher George Allen & Unwin, later purchased by HarperCollins, publishes the 9,250-page manuscript of The Lord of the Rings, by J.R.R. Tolkien. More
Barbarians at the Gate
Considered one of the best business narratives ever written, it changed the way business stories are told. More
Middlemarch
Ranked number one in a 2015 BBC poll of the 100 greatest British novels. More
Jane Eyre
Brontë’s masterpiece of Gothic romance; a milestone title in the history of British feminist literature. More
Veronica Roth
I read because reading changes you. More
Charlotte Gray
A book that influenced me and why: Middlemarch by George Eliot. More
Sabriel
A revolutionary story that made Nix a rising star in the fantasy genre. More
Sarah, Plain and Tall
Newbery Award winner about the power of family, which has sold over 4.5 million copies. More
The Beginner’s Bible
Revolutionized the way children are introduced to the stories of the Bible. More
The Ipcress File
Deighton’s classic first novel broke the mold of the thriller 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
Love Story
The romantic tale that defined a generation, sold millions, and inspired a popular film. More
Patricia MacLachlan
I read as a child to find out what I thought, what I wished for, and what scared me. 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
Freaky Friday
Classic comedic children’s novel that is so funny it has been adapted into film three times. More
A Canticle for Leibowitz
Hugo Award winner; widely considered one of the most enduring classics of modern speculative fiction. More
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