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HarperCollins Calls Itself an ‘AI Inputs Company’ — While Its Best-Seller Is an Erotic Hockey Novel

HarperCollins CEO Robert Thomson described the publisher as an 'AI inputs company' this week, the same quarter its biggest bestseller is an erotic hockey novel called Heated Rivalry. Publishing surrealism, 2026 edition.

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Judith Curr Is Leaving HarperCollins, and the Books Will Miss Her

After eight years leading HarperOne, Amistad, and HarperCollins Español, Judith Curr retires on May 29. A note on what it means when editors like her leave.

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HarperCollins Union Wins Historic Contract with Highest Starting Pay in Publishing

Workers at HarperCollins ratified a new contract this week featuring the highest starting salary in US publishing history — a reminder that books are made by people who deserve to be paid fairly.