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HarperCollins Children's Books
Electronic News Subscription
HarperChildrens

HarperCollins Children's Books' electronic news subscription is the first children's book publisher's listserv dedicated to serving teachers and librarians for children from K through 12. Please follow the instructions on how to access the listserv:

Services Available •  How to Subscribe •  How to Unsubscribe •  How to Resubscribe  •  How to access the archives  •  Questions and contacts


Among the Services We Provide Are:

  • Information about HarperCollins Children's Books nominated for state awards and other awards.
  • Information on author appearances in local areas when authors are interested in tie-in school or library visits.
  • The subscription will act as a supplement to our world wide web site, by providing biographical information on authors and artists. (Visit our web site at http://www.harperchildrens.com.)
  • Information on new and upcoming titles.
  • We welcome any criticisms on any of our books, which will be shared with our editors.
  • Author/illustrator Q & A sessions will be posted ahead of time to take questions from children, teachers, and librarians.
  • We'll be happy to answer specific questions related to our books, authors and illustrators. Any questions should be directed to catherine.balkin@harpercollins.com.

How to Subscribe:

To subscribe send an email to:
lists@info.harpercollins.com
Leave the subject blank, and in the body of the message, type:
subscribe childrenslibrary

How to Unsubscribe:

If you ever want to remove yourself from the mailing list, you can send an email to:
lists@info.harpercollins.com
Leave the subject line blank, and in the body of the message, type:
unsubscribe childrenslibrary your @email address

How to Resubscribe:

To resubscribe, follow the steps as shown above in the HOW TO SUBSCRIBE section, making sure that you choose the format you want.

How to Access the Archives

There are a number of author bios and interviews you may be interested in, which were posted to the listserv some time ago, including interviews with Patrica MacLachlan, Katherine Paterson, and Pat Cummings, pieces by David Diaz, bios on Paul Zindel, Barbara Robinson, and many more. Therefore, we suggest that you browse through the archives.
Here's how to do so:

Send an email to:
lists@info.harpercollins.com
Leave the subject line blank, and in the body of the message, type:
index childrenslibrary

This will generate an email to your account with a list of filenames. Choose the filename you think you want. Then, send an email to:
lists@info.harpercollins.com

Leave the subject line blank, and in the body of the message, type:
get childrenslibrary file name

Questions

If you have any questions about or problems with the listserv, please contact Catherine Balkin, the moderator, at catherine.balkin@harpercollins.com
We hope you find the listserv useful, and if you ever have any suggestions or comments, feel free to contact the moderator.

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