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May 10, 2021By Michael Cader

Harper Closes Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Acquisition

May 10, 2021By Michael Cader

HarperCollins formally completed their acquisition of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt’s trade division on Monday. HMH interim president Ed Spade will report to Harper ceo Brian Murray. HMH publisher, adult trade Deb Brody will report to president and publisher of the Morrow Group Liate Stehlik, and HMH Children’s publisher Cat Onder will report to Harper Children’s president and publisher Suzanne Murphy. The company says that “all sales rep, customer support, order processing, and the like will remain the same for the time being.” Murray says in the announcement, “We are happy to welcome HMH Books & Media employees, authors, and illustrators to […]

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