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Sister Jean to Release Debut Memoir, Wake Up with Purpose!: What I’ve Learned in My First Hundred Years with Harper Select, on February 28, 2023 

December 7, 2022

The Loyola Chicago matriarch gives readers a remarkable memoir filled with history, wonder, and common-sense wisdom for this century and beyond.  Fresh off the success of their initial, instant New York Times bestselling release of Joanna Gaines’ memoir, The Stories We Tell, Harper Select announced they will publish Wake Up with Purpose!: What I’ve Learned […]

Ellie Goulding to release Fitter. Calmer. Stronger. with Harper Horizon on January 3, 2023

November 10, 2022

Just in time to help you kickstart healthier habits in the new year, global superstar Ellie Goulding is releasing her first U.S. book, Fitter. Calmer. Stronger.: A Mindful Approach to Exercise and Nutrition with Harper Horizon. In this attractive, full-color book, Goulding shares her tips for making simple changes in your daily routines that not […]

Kristin Chenoweth to release gift book I’m No Philosopher, But I Got Thoughts with Harper Celebrate on January 17

October 12, 2022

(Nashville, Tenn.) October 12 — Emmy® and Tony® Award-winning actress, singer, and New York Times bestselling author Kristin Chenoweth’s I’m No Philosopher, But I Got Thoughts: Mini-Meditations for Saints, Sinners, and the Rest of Us will be published by Harper Celebrate, a gift book imprint of HarperCollins Focus, on January 17, 2023. I’m No Philosopher, […]

HarperCollins Focus acquires Cider Mill Press Book Publishers

October 3, 2022

(October 3, 2022) Nashville, Tenn. — HarperCollins Focus today announced its acquisition of Cider Mill Press Book Publishers, an independent publisher of quality, high-design, gift books. Cider Mill Press specializes in cookbooks, elegant wine and spirits projects, humor books, and children’s classics, supporting Focus’ overall objective to expand its growing gift and children’s product offering. […]

The Courageous Life of Navy SEAL Michael A. Monsoor Is Celebrated in New Book, Defend Us in Battle: The True Story of MA2 Navy SEAL Medal of Honor Recipient Michael A. Monsoor, Coming from Harper Horizon on November 8, 2022

September 29, 2022

When US Navy SEAL Michael Monsoor sacrificed his life by throwing his body on a live grenade to save his comrades during Operation Iraqi Freedom, he inspired thousands around the world and reminded us that freedom is never free. On September 29, 2006, Michael Monsoor and three SEAL snipers watched vigilantly for enemy activity from […]

Harper Celebrate acquires new lifestyle medicine book from bestselling author Dr. Stacie J. Stephenson

September 22, 2022

(Nashville, Tenn.) — Harper Celebrate, a gift book imprint of HarperCollins Focus, today announced the acquisition of Glow: 90 Days to Create Your Vibrant Life from Within, an integrative medicine daily reader with bestselling author Dr. Stacie J. Stephenson, a pioneer of functional and integrative medicine. Scheduled to release in summer of 2023, this beautifully […]

Joanna Gaines to release highly anticipated memoir, The Stories We Tell, with Harper Select on November 8 

August 16, 2022

THIS MARKS THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR’S FIRST SOLO MEMOIR.   Today, Joanna Gaines announced that her first solo memoir, The Stories We Tell, will be released on November 8, 2022, with Harper Select. The Stories We Tell invites readers on an authentic and deeply vulnerable journey into Gaines’ story—and helps shine a light on […]

Willie Nelson Celebrates the Larger-Than-Life Legend of Paul English in New Book, Me and Paul: Untold Tales of a Fabled Friendship, Coming from Harper Horizon on September 20, 2022

July 20, 2022

As Told by America’s Foremost Outlaw Country Troubadour, Me and Paul Chronicles the Adventures of Willie and His Longtime Drummer, “Closest Friend” and Guardian Angel Around the World and Across the Decades Willie Nelson’s revelatory new book, Me and Paul: Untold Tales of a Fabled Friendship, invites the reader to meet Paul English, Willie’s longtime […]

Reba McEntire to publish lifestyle book with Harper Celebrate

April 19, 2022

(Nashville, Tenn.) April 19, 2022—Harper Celebrate, a gift book imprint of HarperCollins Focus, today announced a forthcoming lifestyle book with actress and country music legend Reba McEntire. Set to release in fall 2023, this beautiful, full-color book will feature personal stories, food and cocktail recipes, and lifestyle tips that range from hosting to packing a […]

HarperCollins Focus Launches new imprint Harper Select

March 30, 2022

 (Nashville, Tenn.) March 30, 2022—HarperCollins Focus today announced the launch of a new, boutique-style publishing imprint, Harper Select, that will be led by industry veteran Matt Baugher.  Harper Select will focus exclusively on memoir and narrative nonfiction titles with Baugher acquiring, managing, and editing each book project.  “My vision is to hand-select an exclusive number […]