Veronica Roth
I read because reading changes you. More
Thanhha Lai
I read because I dream of having a super power. More
1871: Harper’s Weekly serializes Middlemarch by Mary Ann Evans (George Eliot)
Harper’s Weekly serializes Middlemarch by Mary Ann Evans, who worked under the male pseudonym George Eliot. More
Wuthering Heights
A Gothic classic and one of the world’s greatest tales of unrequited love. More
Barbara Taylor Bradford
When I say I have the need to write, I do mean need. 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
Brochure from the 2009 celebration of Debbie Macomber’s fictional town of Cedar Cove
In August 2009, the real town of Port Orchard, Washington (bestselling romance author Debbie Macomber’s hometown), turned itself into Macomber’s fictional town of Cedar Cove for five days... More
A Woman of Substance
With her unforgettable heroine Emma Harte, Bradford popularized the rags-to-riches family saga. More
Susan Elizabeth Phillips
Why do I read? Seriously? I’m supposed to provide an intelligent answer? More
The Perfect Neighbor
First category romance novel to ever hit the New York Times bestseller list. More
1937: Zora Neale Hurston’s masterpiece, Their Eyes Were Watching God is published…
J. B. Lippincott publishes Zora Neale Hurston’s masterpiece, Their Eyes Were Watching God. More
Susan Mallery
When I write, I have a specific reader in mind. More
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
An American classic called “one of the books of the century” by the New York Public Library. More
Goodnight Moon
Every child’s must-have bedtime classic; beloved by generations of readers and listeners. More
Lauren Oliver
I read so that I can learn and I write so that I can explore. More
Victoria Aveyard
Reading, writing, and story have always been my gateway. More
Letter from Agatha Christie
This letter from Agatha Christie (here signing with her second married name, Mallowan) shows the close relationship she had with Collins publisher Billy Collins. More
The Golden Notebook
A feminist landmark and the best-known work by Nobel Prize winner Doris Lessing. More
Tess of the d’Urbervilles
Major nineteenth-century English novel that challenged the sexual morals of late Victorian England. More
Divergent
First book in the Divergent trilogy, which has sold more than 32 million copies worldwide. More
Middlemarch
Ranked number one in a 2015 BBC poll of the 100 greatest British novels. More
Journey to Jo’burg
Groundbreaking book set in South Africa during the apartheid era and banned by its government. More
Cecelia Ahern
I write because I feel compelled to. More
The Hospital in Buwambo
First Mills & Boon romance novel published by Harlequin; established the iconic relationship between the two companies. More
The Stone Diaries
Winner of the 1993 Governor General’s Award (Canada) and the 1995 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. More
The Devil Wears Prada
Sensational behind-the-scenes debut novel about the fashion world and the boss from hell. More
16 Lighthouse Road
The first in Macomber’s most popular series, about the fictional town of Cedar Cove. More