The Graveyard Book
Winner of the Newbery Medal, the Carnegie Medal, and the Hugo Award for Best Novel. More
The Hobbit
J. R. R. Tolkien’s enchanting tale became an instant success when it was first published. More
Neil Gaiman
I read to travel, and to learn. More
A Canticle for Leibowitz
Hugo Award winner; widely considered one of the most enduring classics of modern speculative fiction. More
Kiera Cass
Reading has always been a safe place for me. More
Lauren Oliver
I read so that I can learn and I write so that I can explore. More
Sabriel
A revolutionary story that made Nix a rising star in the fantasy genre. More
Soman Chainani
Whatever psychic wounds have turned me into a writer I am thankful for. 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
The History of HarperCollins Children’s Books in the U.S.
The Department of Books for Boys and Girls at Harper was established in the U.S. in 1926. More
The Butterfly Lion
A moving story of enduring friendship, this is the award-winning favorite from a master storyteller. More
American Gods
An instant classic and winner of both the Hugo and Nebula Awards. More
Howl’s Moving Castle
This popular novel stars one of the most beloved and charismatic characters in children’s literature. More
Meg Cabot
I write because of readers like Diana Moreno, who handed me a letter recently telling me that, as the firstborn daughter of immigrants, she felt lonely and shy when she arrived here in 2004 . . . until she found my books. More
Down and Out in Paris and London
The first book by the author of the twentieth-century classics Animal Farm and 1984. More
A Game of Thrones
First volume in the internationally bestselling series that has sold upward of 70 million copies. More
Cammie McGovern
As the younger sister of an adored (sometimes overly perfect) sister, discovering Ramona and Beezus and the gang on Klikitat Street was a life-changer for me. More
I, Robot
Asimov’s science fiction masterpiece that influenced a legion of future authors. More
Dodger
Michael L. Printz Honor Book from bestselling author Sir Terry Pratchett; rich with humor and wisdom. More
Joe Hill
Our lives are increasingly crowded by the instruments of distraction. More
The Dispossessed
The classic utopian science fiction; winner of the Hugo, Locus, and Nebula Awards. More
Victoria Aveyard
Reading, writing, and story have always been my gateway. More
Fahrenheit 451
Though set in a dystopian world without books, Bradbury’s most famous work has never gone out of print. More
Francesca Lia Block
It has been said that only two things helped survivors of the Holocaust: 1) massage and 2) telling their stories. More
The Weirdstone of Brisingamen
Garner’s celebrated children’s fantasy novel has become a cult classic of children’s literature. More
The Boy in the Dress
The sharp and funny first novel for children from bestselling publishing phenomenon David Walliams. More
The War of the Worlds
The much-adapted classic from “the father of science fiction.” More