2000: Gao Xingjian becomes the first Chinese author to win the Nobel Prize for Literature…
Gao Xingjian becomes the first Chinese author to win the Nobel Prize for Literature after HarperCollins Australia publishes his novel Soul Mountain. More
Our Town
Pulitzer Prize–winning drama; hailed by Edward Albee as “The finest play ever written by an American.” More
The Thorn Birds
McCullough’s sweeping family saga of forbidden love in the Australian outback; became a bestselling phenomenon. More
Goodnight Moon
Every child’s must-have bedtime classic; beloved by generations of readers and listeners. More
Papillon
A bestselling phenomenon and classic memoir of prison breaks and adventure. More
The Purpose Driven Life
The bestselling hardback nonfiction book in history, it has sold more than 30 million copies. More
Native Son
Wright’s unsparing reflection on what it means to be black in America. More
Monster
Winner of the first Michael L. Printz Award and the Coretta Scott King Award. More
Anthony Doerr
We are all mapmakers: We embed our memories everywhere, inscribing a private and intensely complicated latticework across the landscape. More
Building Literary Identities: Canada, Australia, India
In the mid-1800s, William Collins took his UK publishing business international–from the Americas, through Australia, to Africa. More
Life on Earth
Established Sir David as a foremost naturalist and an iconic and beloved figure in British cultural life. More
Moby-Dick
Often called the greatest American novel of all time. More
A Woman of Substance
With her unforgettable heroine Emma Harte, Bradford popularized the rags-to-riches family saga. More
Harold and the Purple Crayon
Classic children’s story about imagination that has never been out of print. More
The Golden Notebook
A feminist landmark and the best-known work by Nobel Prize winner Doris Lessing. More
Wild Swans
Popular bestseller that has sold more than 13 million copies. More
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
Kundera’s postmodern masterwork; named one of the best books of 1984 (New York Times Book Review). More
The War of the Worlds
The much-adapted classic from “the father of science fiction.” More
Longitude
Story of an epic scientific quest, which won British Book of the Year in 1997. More
The Beginner’s Bible
Revolutionized the way children are introduced to the stories of the Bible. More
The Once and Future King
White’s masterful retelling of the Arthurian legend. More
The Kitchen Diaries
Now in its third installment; the original was named “Book of the Year” by sixteen publications. More
Little Bear
The very first I Can Read! book has sold more than one million copies. More
Bel Canto
Patchett’s critically acclaimed novel that won the PEN/Faulkner Award and the Orange Prize for Fiction. More
Wolf Hall
Winner of the 2009 Man Booker Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award. More
Deborah Challinor
I read to escape, whether the genre is crime, historical, dystopian, thriller, or biography. More
Blonde
A finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award. More