Tag: HarperCollins Canada

Cigarette packet with Timothy Findley’s handwritten book proposal for Pilgrim

While at lunch with his editor, Iris Tupholme, Canadian author Timothy Findley reached into his pocket to read from a note that he had written on the inside flap of his cigarette package. More

Internal memo from Collins Canada announcing a hot air balloon publicity stunt

To launch the new Canadian trade paperback imprint Totem, in September 1975, Collins Canada’s head of publicity Lucinda Vardey organized the release of hot air balloons over Toronto and neighboring suburbs. More

Our Town

Pulitzer Prize–winning drama; hailed by Edward Albee as “The finest play ever written by an American.” More

Little Bear

The very first I Can Read! book has sold more than one million copies. More

The Gulag Archipelago

Named “the best nonfiction book of the 20th century” by Time magazine. More

If You Give a Mouse a Cookie

Award-winning first book in the If You Give series, which has sold more than 15 million copies. More

The Bridge of San Luis Rey

The Pulitzer Prize–winning novel of fate, tragedy, and the meaning of the human condition. More

The Years of Extermination

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

Mere Christianity

Considered one of the most popular introductions to Christianity ever written. 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

Michael Bond

I was brought up in a house where books were an essential part of the furnishings. More

Michael Bond

The Exorcist

The first horror story to reach number one on the New York Times bestseller list. More

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

The bestselling American novel of the nineteenth century; an epic tale of betrayal and honor. More

In Search of Excellence

Phenomenal classic bestseller that reinvented American business and sold more than 3 million copies. More

1990: HarperCollins becomes the new global company name…

On May 29, 1990, HarperCollins becomes the new global name for the combined Harper & Row and Collins. More

Goodnight Moon

Every child’s must-have bedtime classic; beloved by generations of readers and listeners. More

American Gods

An instant classic and winner of both the Hugo and Nebula Awards. More

Veronica Roth

I read because reading changes you. More

Veronica Roth

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

The Beginner’s Bible

Revolutionized the way children are introduced to the stories of the Bible. More

Harold and the Purple Crayon

Classic children’s story about imagination that has never been out of print. More

I’m OK—You’re OK

A defining work of self-help with more than 15 million copies in print. More

The Poisonwood Bible

Pulitzer Prize finalist and runaway bestseller. More

The Boys of Summer

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

Go Set a Watchman

This newly discovered novel from beloved author Harper Lee became the bestselling book of 2015. More

Bread and Jam for Frances

Beloved story featured on at least two “top 100 picture books of all time” lists. More

Bernard Cornwell

Born in London in 1944, Bernard Cornwell grew up in Essex and, after a stint as a teacher, moved on to the BBC, where he took a job as a producer in Northern Ireland. More