Caps for Sale
Longtime classic about a peddler and a band of mischievous monkeys. More
Black Boy
A powerful and eloquent autobiography that has sold more than a million copies since publication. More
Room
Winner of the 2011 Commonwealth Writers’ Prize regional prize; made into a major motion picture. More
The Sheltering Sky
Bowles’s landmark literary novel, a classic work of psychological terror. More
Just Kids
Legendary artist Patti Smith’s critically acclaimed memoir; winner of the National Book Award. More
Summer of ’49
Halberstam’s classic chronicle of baseball’s most magnificent season. More
Patricia MacLachlan
I read as a child to find out what I thought, what I wished for, and what scared me. More
The Hours
Winner of the 1999 Pulitzer Prize and PEN/Faulkner Award; made into an Oscar-winning film. More
Pilgrim
A finalist for the Giller Prize and a Canadian bestseller that surpassed the author’s own impressive sales records. More
The Beginner’s Bible
Revolutionized the way children are introduced to the stories of the Bible. More
Jesus Calling
The number one selling devotional, Jesus Calling is one of Thomas Nelson’s bestselling books of all time. More
A Light in the Attic
Classic collection of poems and illustrations by Shel Silverstein; ALA Notable Children’s Book. 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
Employees in the Collins Canada general office, circa 1940s
Collins Canada employees working in the general office during the 1940s More
Heaven Is for Real
The life-changing story of a boy who experiences Heaven, with 11 million copies sold. More
Sounder
Newbery Award–winning book that became an influential children’s work on race and class. More
Neil Gaiman
I read to travel, and to learn. More
Barbarians at the Gate
Considered one of the best business narratives ever written, it changed the way business stories are told. More
Matt Haig
It sounds ridiculous, but reading saved my life. More
A Canticle for Leibowitz
Hugo Award winner; widely considered one of the most enduring classics of modern speculative fiction. More
Harold and the Purple Crayon
Classic children’s story about imagination that has never been out of print. More
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
Christie’s first book to be published by William Collins; known for its startling reveal. More
Collins Operations during WWII
Collins maintained combined office and warehouse space at Bridewell Place in London for many years, and in 1917, its new London publishing office at 48 Pall Mall was complemented by printing works in Mayfair that included a state-of-the-art bindery, warehouse, and distribution center. More
Bridge to Terabithia
Newbery Medal–winning novel; a true modern classic and touchstone of children’s literature. More
The Poisonwood Bible
Pulitzer Prize finalist and runaway bestseller. More
The Alchemist
An inspirational phenomenon; one of the bestselling books in history. More
Gregory Maguire
One of the reasons HarperCollins has been my most frequent publisher for thirty-three years is that I admired three children’s books published by Harper & Row within a year of each other (the year I was turning nine). More
