Michael Morrison | Observer

By Leon Neyfakh 2/11/09 1:00am

Amid Restructuring, HarperCollins Dismantles Third-Wheel Division

A fire broke out Monday, Feb. 9, around 11 p.m. on a construction site next door to the HarperCollins offices. Then, the next morning, the publishing house’s U.S. president, Michael Morrison, sent a memo to staff saying that a massive reorganization of the company was under way and that Collins, one of three divisions in Read More

By Leon Neyfakh 11/13/08 10:49pm

Three HarperCollins Imprints Face Off For $2.5 Million Sarah Silverman Book

The auction for comedian Sarah Silverman’s book has ended, with HarperCollins emerging victorious after submitting a house bid in the neighborhood of $2.5 million dollars. Editors at three of HarperCollins’ imprints—David Hirshey at Harper, Gillian Blake at Collins, and Laurie Chittenden at William Morrow—are interested in the book, which means Ms. Silverman and her Read More

The New York Observer

Betabeat

PolitickerNY

GalleristNY

Media

Real Estate

Culture

Opinion

Commercial Observer

Amid Restructuring, HarperCollins Dismantles Third-Wheel Division

Three HarperCollins Imprints Face Off For $2.5 Million Sarah Silverman Book

Across the Wire

The CLIO Awards: What's The Big Idea?

A Long Strange Sip: (Mis)Adventures In New York's Crazed Cocktail Scene

Permission to Splurge: Whole Foods Isn't Just About Where You Buy Your Food; It's About Who You Think You Are

Not So Lonely at the Top: John Turturro Scales Great Heights in the Service of Ibsen

Andrew Cuomo Shares Fred Dicker’s Private Email With All His Competitors