Harper Perennial

English 101 - A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

As a girl who’s constantly looking for reading challenges, joining them, creating them, and then failing miserably (see My Tragic Right Hip for proof), I’m glad that one’s come along that I’ll actually be able to tackle. Enter English 101 from The Olive Reader, HarperPerennial’s blog. (more…)

The Sylvan Lake Library Book Club Reads The Letter Opener

When we launched our Perennial site here in Canada, we did so with a splash: a contest where a book club could win books for a year. Well, the winners of that club — The Sylvan Lake Library Book Club — have read their first book. They were kind enough to send us their thoughts, and then even kinder to let us reprint them here. (more…)

Marilynne Robinson’s Home: A Blog Post

The first Marilynne Robinson novel that I read was Gilead, and what a reading experience it was… (more…)

We Need To Talk About Kevin - Read The Whole Book Online

Read all of Lionel Shriver’s gripping international bestseller about motherhood gone awry online now. (more…)

What’s Your Perennial Lawrence Hill?

Lawrence Hill discusses Black Berry, Sweet Juice in this latest “What’s Your Perennial?” video. (more…)

Lewis DeSoto Discusses International Editions, Freely

Author Lewis DeSoto discusses the various international editions of his novel, A Blade of Grass.

James Frey — On the Fly

The endlessly compelling Bright, Shiny Morning comes out in its Perennial edition next week. (more…)

Summer is Short — The Video

HarperPerennial in the US created a kick-ass video for Summer is Short read a story. Put your hands up, indeed.

From the British Library to Loose Women

An international bestseller, Emma Donoghue’s Slammerkin started off as a short story. Here, the author outlines how it grew into a worldwide sensation. (more…)

Deafening as Modern Classic: Frances Itani

Frances Itani wrote this wonderful piece about the evolution of her novel Deafening how the seven-year journey to its publication changed her forever. (more…)