Bread and Jam for Frances
Beloved story featured on at least two “top 100 picture books of all time” lists. More
American Gods
An instant classic and winner of both the Hugo and Nebula Awards. More
Summer of ’49
Halberstam’s classic chronicle of baseball’s most magnificent season. More
The Diary of a Wombat
Genesis of a picture book franchise that has sold more than half a million copies globally. 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
Flashman
When this novel was first published, many critics mistakenly accepted it as a genuine historical memoir. More
Brave New World
Huxley’s best-known novel; a prophetic classic of speculative fiction that continues to resonate. More
Beezus and Ramona
Newbery Medal winner; humorous and beloved tale of the ups and downs of sisterhood. More
The Dangerous Book for Boys
A genre-busting “guidebook” that was a bestseller in the U.K., the U.S., and Canada. More
Freakonomics
Multimillion-copy bestseller that helped launch a wave of interest in behavioral economics and statistics. More
The Gulag Archipelago
Named “the best nonfiction book of the 20th century” by Time magazine. More
Jesus Calling
The number one selling devotional, Jesus Calling is one of Thomas Nelson’s bestselling books of all time. More
Original contract for Thorn-Apple Tree
Grace Campbell’s debut novel, Thorn-Apple Tree, was one of the earliest works of fiction written by a Canadian to be published by William Collins Sons & Co. Canada Ltd. More
The Sheltering Sky
Bowles’s landmark literary novel, a classic work of psychological terror. More
Sabriel
A revolutionary story that made Nix a rising star in the fantasy genre. More
The Alchemist
An inspirational phenomenon; one of the bestselling books in history. More
In Search of Excellence
Phenomenal classic bestseller that reinvented American business and sold more than 3 million copies. More
Wolf Hall
Winner of the 2009 Man Booker Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award. More
Charlotte Gray
A book that influenced me and why: Middlemarch by George Eliot. More
Danny and the Dinosaur
I Can Read! classic that was named a 1958 New York Times Outstanding Book of the Year. More
Rosemary Sullivan
I write out of compulsion. “The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Runner,” as Alan Sillitoe remarked—the exhilaration and discipline of the run; the finish line unknown until you get there. More
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
Freaky Friday
Classic comedic children’s novel that is so funny it has been adapted into film three times. More
Sarah, Plain and Tall
Newbery Award winner about the power of family, which has sold over 4.5 million copies. More
Under the Volcano
A landmark of modernism, hailed as “one of the towering novels of this century” (New York Times). More
Pilgrim
A finalist for the Giller Prize and a Canadian bestseller that surpassed the author’s own impressive sales records. More
Matt Haig
It sounds ridiculous, but reading saved my life. More
