Today only, January 7th, in honor of Zora Neale Hurston's birthday, download Their Eyes Were Watching God for free.
Before the decade comes to a close, read Yuval Noah Harari's bestselling Sapiens and Homo Deus.
Now presenting Harper Perennial's 2019 Olive Editions, featuring a thrilling mix of mysteries—on sale now! Get a free Harper Perennial tote, plus 20% off and free shipping, when you buy 3 or more of these beauties. Use the promo code THRILLINGOLIVES at checkout. Your bookshelf will thank you.
Olive Editions are available for a limited time only, so hurry! Offer ends October 31st, 2019. U.S. residents only.
Today marks the 200th birthday of Herman Melville. His epic novel, Moby-Dick, is one of the most important and enduring masterworks of the 19th century. Did you know? Harper & Brothers—champions of the author's unique American voice—published Moby-Dick; or, the whale in 1851. However, Melville didn’t earn the critical acclaim he sought in his lifetime. It wasn't until the centennial of his birth in 1919 that brought newfound appreciation for his work. The previously unpublished Billy Budd emerged in 1924 and sold quickly along with the rest of his canon, and Moby-Dick took its rightful place as a cornerstone of American literature.
Joe Hill's NOS4A2—his spine-tingling novel of supernatural suspense—is coming to AMC on 6/2... Sign up for the author's exclusive weekly NOS4A2 recap newsletter!
NOS4A2 Synopsis: Victoria McQueen has an uncanny knack for finding things, and when she rides her bicycle over the rickety old covered bridge in the woods near her house, she always emerges in the places she needs to be. Vic doesn't tell anyone about her unusual abilities, because she knows no one will believe her. Charles Talent Manx has a gift of his own. He likes to take children for rides in his 1938 Rolls-Royce Wraith with the vanity plate NOS4A2....
It's Teacher Appreciation Week! 🍎🍏 We asked our authors to share stories about their favorite teachers—here's what they had to say.
Who was your favorite teacher and why?
Saturday, 4/27, marks the fifth annual Independent Bookstore Day! More than 550 indie bookstores across the country will be participating in this all-day celebration, featuring in-store events, book signings, special offers, and exclusives, including the Charles Bukowski Uncensored Vinyl Edition—a true must-have for the Bukowski fan.
In 1993, the year before he died, Bukowski recorded selections from his classic Run with the Hunted. This exclusive vinyl edition features these selections along with additional material from that recording session, including candid conversations between Bukowski, his wife Linda Lee Bukowski, and his producer.
The following bookstores will be selling the exclusive record. Quantities are very limited, so hurry to your local indie and shop small!
New Yorkers: Have you voted yet in One Book, One New York? Just Kids by Patti Smith and Another Brooklyn by Jacqueline Woodson are among the nominees!
We're thrilled to introduce #RememberReading, a new bookish podcast from HarperKids Books! Listen to the pilot episode with authors Jodi Kendall and Lisa Greenwald about the children’s classic, Charlotte’s Web!
Attention all readers 📢 📚 Voting for The Great American Read ends tonight at 11:59pm PST! This is your last chance to vote for some of the greatest stories ever told, so don't miss out! Vote online here.
The search for America’s most-loved novel continues! Stream past episodes from The Great American Read and join the conversation with #GreatReadPBS! Which book in this stack is your favorite?
Woo-who... Check out our Doctor Who collection!
Check out Harper Perennial's beautiful 2018 Olive Editions featuring the classics! Pick up the entire set here.
On this day in 1960, To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee was published. The Pulitzer Prize–winning classic was voted by librarians across America as the best novel of the twentieth century.
And now in this century, To Kill a Mockingbird is nominated in PBS’s The Great American Read! Make it America’s best-loved novel in 2018 by casting your vote here.
It's Teacher Appreciation Week and we're celebrating teachers all week long! 🍎📝📚 Here's what some of our authors had to say about their favorite teachers.
Who was your favorite teacher?
Congratulations to Michael W. Twitty’s The Cooking Gene—winner of TWO James Beard Foundation Awards for Writing and Book of the Year!