HarperCollins Books

In the glorious two hundred years of its existence; HarperCollins has managed to position itself as one of the world’s top English-language publishers. Headquartered in New York and having set up publishing operations across 17 countries; they have more than 120 branded imprints around the world. HarperCollins publishes on average 10,000 new books every year in 16 languages and has a print and digital catalogue of more than 200,000 titles. For two hundred extensive years (and counting), HarperCollins has been an inseparable part of the world’s literary history.

With a long, rich history that dates back to the 19th century; HarperCollins books boast the most incredible list of writers. HarperCollins is one publication house that credits itself for having published world-class writers like Mark Twain, the Brontë sisters, Thackeray, Dickens, John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King Jr., Maurice Sendak, Shel Silverstein, Margaret Wise Brown amongst several others. With books published across dozens of genres; the prestigious HarperCollins author list includes Nobel Prize winners, Pulitzer Prize winners, and more.

At HarperCollins publishing, authors are at the centre of everything they do. They provide authors with a platform to voice relevant opinions and tell important stories about pressing causes. To the authors they represent, they extend world-class and unprecedented editorial support, marketing reach, long-standing connections with booksellers, and industry-leading insight into reader and consumer behaviour. 

As the second largest consumer book publisher in the world; HarperCollins UK publishes books for readers of all ages, cultures, and interests. Their bestsellers include memoirs of British prime ministers. Hilary Mantel’s Wolf Hall trilogy. George R. R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire series and legendary titles by legacy authors J.R.R. Tolkien, Agatha Christie mysteries, and The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis. Apart from world-class non-fiction and fiction titles to their credit; Harper Collins is also home to the most iconic bears in literary fiction. They can single-handedly take credit for blessing the world’s young readers with bear characters like Paddington, Rupert, Winnie-the-Pooh, Judith Kerr, Rob Biddulph, Michael Morpurgo, Mr. Men & Little Miss, Thomas & Friends, and Minecraft.

HarperCollins publishers are also the only UK publishers to release audio versions of all their new fiction, narrative nonfiction, and children’s books at the same time as their print publication. They publish as many as 700 audiobooks every year. And whilst they explore all new and old, digital and print avenues of publishing literature, HarperCollins also has a social conscience. They have a unique partnership with the Royal National Institute for the Blind, where their complete catalogue is free for the members of the institute. As part of the HarperCollins Learning and Education division; the publication house has also pioneered reference publishing. They develop market-leading dictionaries, atlases, and other academic books for school students.

On their mission to bring only the best authors to their readers; HarperCollins is a publication house that has championed core human values like diversity and inclusivity in their work and not just in their company policy. As part of its mission to publish diverse and culturally inclusive books; HarperCollins submissions desk hires only the best literary agents to scout out and represent only the best writers and voices from across the globe.