HarperCollins: the story of New Zealand’s oldest publisher
HarperCollins is New Zealand’s oldest publisher and is an independently run division of the HarperCollins Group, the second biggest publisher of consumer books in the world. With its headquarters in New York, HarperCollins publishers 10,000 new books a year and has publishing operations in 18 countries, including Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, India, and China.
The HarperCollins name began with the founding of J & J Harper, a publishing house set up in New York by James and John Harper in 1817, and the formation of the Glasgow-based William Collins & Sons, founded in 1919. The HarperCollins logo we know today represents the consolidation of the Harper torch and the Collins foundation, to make the iconic red and blue, fire and water symbol - one of the most famous and enduing logos in the history of book publishing.
HarperCollins Publishers New Zealand is proud to publish a broad range of contemporary Kiwi authors including Deborah Challinor, Stacy Gregg, Michele A’Court, Graeme Lay, Colin Hogg, Julie Thomas, Danielle Hawkins, Jonothan Cullinane, Steve Braunias and more.