Editing HarperCollins (section)

==History==
[[File:The news building SE1.jpg|thumb|[[The News Building (London)|The News Building]], HarperCollins' headquarters in London]]
{{Main|Harper (publisher)|William Collins, Sons}}
The earliest of the publishing firms that comprise HarperCollins was founded in 1817 by [[James Harper (publisher)|James Harper]] and his brother John, initially operating under the name J & J Harper. They were later joined by two other brothers, Joseph Wesley and [[Fletcher Harper]], with the firm becoming Harper & Brothers in 1833.

Harper & Brothers originated several notable magazine publications in the nineteenth century that would later be sold or discontinued, including ''[[Harper's Magazine]]'', ''[[Harper's Weekly]]'', ''[[Harper's Bazaar]]'', and ''[[Harper's Young People]]''.

In 1962, Harper & Brothers merged with Row, Peterson & Company to become [[Harper & Row]]. The firm acquired [[Thomas Y. Crowell Co.]] and [[J. B. Lippincott & Co.]] in the 1970s, with Crowell and the trade operations of Lippincott merged into Harper & Row in 1980. In 1988, Harper & Row purchased the religious publisher [[Zondervan]], including subsidiary [[Marshall Pickering]].

William Collins, Sons was established in [[Glasgow]] in 1819 by [[Presbyterian]] schoolmaster [[William Collins (publisher)|William Collins]]. The firm's early emphasis was on religion and education, but diversified over time, making a significant move into fiction in 1917 under the leadership of [[Godfrey Collins]].

The [[Collins Crime Club]] imprint published many works in the [[Golden Age of Detective Fiction]], including novels by [[Agatha Christie]] and [[Rex Stout]]. The religious imprint Fount would be home to [[C. S. Lewis]]. Collins would become the [[British Commonwealth]] publisher for a number of popular American juvenile series and authors, including [[The Hardy Boys]], [[Nancy Drew]], and [[Dr. Seuss]].

In November 2024, Harper Collins signed a licensing agreement with Microsoft to provide book content for training generative AI models, becoming the first major book publisher to do so.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mauran |first=Cecily |date=2024-11-20 |title=Microsoft and HarperCollins partner up to train AI models on books |url=https://mashable.com/article/microsoft-harpercollins-strike-licensing-deal-train-ai-models-non-fiction |access-date=2025-05-29 |website=Mashable |language=en}}</ref>

===Mergers and acquisitions===
[[Rupert Murdoch]]'s [[News Corporation]] acquired Harper & Row in 1987. News Corp had owned a 40% stake in Collins since 1981 and became the sole owner in 1989. News Corp merged the two publishers in 1989, combining the name as HarperCollins and creating a logo with a stylized depiction of flames atop waves derived from the torch logo for Harper & Row and the fountain logo for Collins.

In 1990, HarperCollins sold [[J. B. Lippincott & Co.]], its medical publishing division, to the [[Netherlands|Dutch]] publisher [[Wolters Kluwer]].<ref>{{cite news |issn=0362-4331 |last=Cohen |first=Roger |title=J.B. Lippincott Is Sold For Over $250 Million |work=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=10 November 2019 |date=22 May 1990 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/05/22/business/j-b-lippincott-is-sold-for-over-250-million.html |archive-date=16 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210116163818/https://www.nytimes.com/1990/05/22/business/j-b-lippincott-is-sold-for-over-250-million.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 1996, HarperCollins sold [[Scott Foresman]] and HarperCollins College to [[Pearson plc|Pearson]], which merged them with [[Addison-Wesley|Addison-Wesley Longman]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Gilpin |first=Kenneth N. |title=Pearson to Buy a Publisher From News Corp. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/02/10/business/pearson-to-buy-a-publisher-from-news-corp.html |work=The New York Times |date=10 February 1996 |issn=0362-4331 |access-date=10 November 2019 |archive-date=16 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210116163820/https://www.nytimes.com/1996/02/10/business/pearson-to-buy-a-publisher-from-news-corp.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

News Corporation purchased the Hearst Book Group, consisting of [[William Morrow & Company]] and [[Avon Books]], in 1999. These imprints are now published under the rubric of HarperCollins.<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.newscorp.com/news/news_077.html |title=News Corporation Announces Plans To Acquire William Morrow & Company And Avon Books From The Hearst Corporation |publisher=News Corporation |location=New York |date=17 June 1999 |access-date=6 August 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061209220010/http://www.newscorp.com/news/news_077.html |archive-date=9 December 2006}}</ref> HarperCollins bought educational publisher [[Letts and Lonsdale]] in March 2010.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Jones|first=Philip|title=Letts sold to HarperCollins {{!}} The Bookseller|url=https://www.thebookseller.com/news/letts-sold-harpercollins|date=4 March 2010|access-date=30 January 2022|website=www.thebookseller.com|archive-date=30 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220130191746/https://www.thebookseller.com/news/letts-sold-harpercollins|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2011, HarperCollins announced they had agreed to acquire the publisher [[Thomas Nelson (publisher)|Thomas Nelson]].<ref>{{cite magazine |date=31 October 2011 |title=HarperCollins to Acquire Thomas Nelson |magazine=[[Publishers Weekly]] |url=http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/industry-deals/article/49334-harpercollins-to-acquire-thomas-nelson.html |access-date=7 November 2011 |archive-date=17 July 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120717234635/http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/industry-deals/article/49334-harpercollins-to-acquire-thomas-nelson.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The purchase was completed on 11 July 2012, with an announcement that Thomas Nelson would operate independently given the position it has in Christian book publishing.<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.thomasnelsoncorporate.com/2012/07/harpercollins-finalizes-acquisition-of-thomas-nelson/ |title=HarperCollins Finalizes Acquisition of Thomas Nelson |first=Casey |last=Francis |publisher=Thomas Nelson, Inc. |date=11 July 2012 |access-date=6 August 2012 |archive-date=14 September 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120914034518/http://www.thomasnelsoncorporate.com/2012/07/harpercollins-finalizes-acquisition-of-thomas-nelson/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Both Thomas Nelson and [[Zondervan]] were then organized as imprints, or "keystone publishing programs," under a new division, HarperCollins Christian Publishing.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.harpercollinschristian.com/info/|title=Company Information {{!}} HarperCollins Christian Publishing|website=HarperCollins Company Information|publisher=HarperCollins|access-date=24 September 2015|archive-date=16 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210116163901/https://www.harpercollinschristian.com/about/company-profile/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://corporate.harpercollins.com/us/harpercollins-imprints/christian-publishing|title=Christian Publishing|website=HarperCollins Corporate|publisher=HarperCollins|access-date=24 September 2015|archive-date=15 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150915055604/http://corporate.harpercollins.com/us/harpercollins-imprints/christian-publishing|url-status=live}}</ref> Key roles in the reorganization were awarded to former Thomas Nelson executives.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Greenfield|first1=Jeremy|title=Reorganization at HarperCollins Christian Publishing Leaves Mix of Zondervan and Thomas Nelson Execs in Charge|url=http://www.digitalbookworld.com/2012/reorganization-at-harpercollins-christian-publishing-leaves-mix-of-zondervan-and-thomas-nelson-execs-in-charge/|access-date=24 September 2015|work=Digital Book World|publisher=F+W Media|date=5 September 2012|quote=While the senior executive appointments announced today by HarperCollins in a statement come from both houses, the most important roles seem to have been reserved for former Thomas Nelson executives: the new chief financial officer, head of e-media, head of sales and head of communications, for instance, are all former Thomas Nelson executives.|archive-date=25 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925135052/http://www.digitalbookworld.com/2012/reorganization-at-harpercollins-christian-publishing-leaves-mix-of-zondervan-and-thomas-nelson-execs-in-charge/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 2012, HarperCollins acquired part of the trade operations of [[John Wiley & Son]] in Canada.<ref>{{Cite web| title = Wiley stops publishing Canadian business books: Roseman {{!}} The Star| work = thestar.com| access-date = 1 January 2019| url = https://www.thestar.com/business/personal_finance/2013/05/22/wiley_stops_publishing_canadian_business_books_roseman.html| first = Ellen| last = Roseman| date = 22 May 2013| archive-date = 16 January 2021| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210116163818/https://www.thestar.com/business/personal_finance/2013/05/22/wiley_stops_publishing_canadian_business_books_roseman.html| url-status = live}}</ref>

In 2014, HarperCollins acquired Canadian romance publisher [[Harlequin Enterprises]] for C$455 million.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeremygreenfield/2014/05/02/news-corp-buys-harlequin-worlds-biggest-romance-book-publisher-three-reasons|title=Three Reasons News Corp Bought Harlequin, World's Biggest Romance Book Publisher|first=Jeremy|last=Greenfield|website=Forbes|date=2 May 2014|access-date=20 September 2018|archive-date=16 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210116163856/https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeremygreenfield/2014/05/02/news-corp-buys-harlequin-worlds-biggest-romance-book-publisher-three-reasons/|url-status=live}}</ref>{{Anchor|Amacom}}

In 2018, HarperCollins acquired the business publisher [[Amacom]] from the [[American Management Association]].<ref>{{Cite web| last = Milliot| first = Jim| title = HC Buys AMACOM Books| work =[[Publishers Weekly]]| date = 2 March 2018| access-date = 14 April 2019| url = https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/industry-deals/article/76194-hc-buys-amacom-books.html| archive-date = 14 April 2019| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190414225538/https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/industry-deals/article/76194-hc-buys-amacom-books.html| url-status = live}}</ref>

In 2020, HarperCollins acquired the children's publishers Egmont Books UK, Egmont Poland and Schneiderbuch Germany from the [[Egmont Group]].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.thebookseller.com/news/harpercollins-completes-egmont-acquisition-1201871|title=HarperCollins completes Egmont acquisition|magazine=[[The Bookseller]]|first=Mark|last=Chandler|date=1 May 2020|access-date=6 May 2020|archive-date=8 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200808010028/https://www.thebookseller.com/news/harpercollins-completes-egmont-acquisition-1201871|url-status=live}}</ref>

On 29 March 2021, HarperCollins announced that it would acquire HMH Books & Media, the trade publishing division of [[Houghton Mifflin Harcourt]], for $349 million. The deal would allow HMH to pay down its debt and focus on digital education.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Cimilluca |first1=Jeffrey A. Trachtenberg and Dana |title=News Corp to Buy Houghton Mifflin Harcourt's Consumer-Publishing Arm for $349 Million |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/news-corp-nears-deal-to-buy-houghton-mifflin-harcourt-s-consumer-publishing-arm-11616970992 |access-date=18 April 2021 |work=The Wall Street Journal |date=29 March 2021 |archive-date=18 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210418034239/https://www.wsj.com/articles/news-corp-nears-deal-to-buy-houghton-mifflin-harcourt-s-consumer-publishing-arm-11616970992 |url-status=live }}</ref> The deal was completed on 10 May.<ref>{{cite press release|title=News Corp Completes Acquisition of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Books & Media Segment|url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210510005535/en/News-Corp-Completes-Acquisition-of-Houghton-Mifflin-Harcourt-Books-Media-Segment|publisher=[[News Corp]]|via=[[Business Wire]]|date=10 May 2021|access-date=12 May 2021|archive-date=12 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210512135716/https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210510005535/en/News-Corp-Completes-Acquisition-of-Houghton-Mifflin-Harcourt-Books-Media-Segment|url-status=live}}</ref> As of 7 July 2021, HMH's adult books will be published as Mariner Books, while HMH's children's books will be published as Clarion Books.<ref>{{Cite web|title=HC Adopts Interim Branding for HMH Titles|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/newsbrief/index.html?record=3293|date=8 June 2021|access-date=29 January 2022|website=[[Publishers Weekly]]|language=en|archive-date=16 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220116181427/https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/newsbrief/index.html?record=3293|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2021, HarperCollins acquired the British publisher Pavilion Books.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thebookseller.com/news/harpercollins-completes-its-acquisition-pavilion-books-1292278|title=HarperCollins completes acquisition of Pavilion Books|website=The Bookseller|first=Sian |last=Bayley|date=1 December 2021|access-date=24 December 2022|archive-date=24 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221224140849/https://www.thebookseller.com/news/harpercollins-completes-its-acquisition-pavilion-books-1292278|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2022 HarperCollins acquired Cider Mill Press.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/harpercollins-focus-acquires-cider-mill-press-book-publishers-301638985.html|title=HarperCollins Focus acquires Cider Mill Press Book Publishers|work=[[PR Newswire]]|date=3 October 2022|access-date=24 October 2022|archive-date=24 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221024033618/https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/harpercollins-focus-acquires-cider-mill-press-book-publishers-301638985.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Management history===
Brian Murray,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://corporate.harpercollins.com/about-us/leadership-team |title=HarperCollins Publishers: Leadership Team |access-date=23 October 2015 |archive-date=22 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131222215847/http://corporate.harpercollins.com/about-us/leadership-team |url-status=live }}</ref> the current CEO of HarperCollins, succeeded [[Jane Friedman]] who was CEO from 1997 to 2008. Notable management figures include Lisa Sharkey, current senior vice president and director of creative development and Barry Winkleman from 1989 to 1994.

=== ''United States v. Apple Inc.'' ===
In April 2012, the United States Department of Justice filed ''[[United States v. Apple (2012)|United States v. Apple Inc.]]'', naming [[Apple Inc.|Apple]], HarperCollins, and four other major publishers as defendants. The suit alleged that they conspired to fix prices for [[e-books]], and weaken [[Amazon (company)|Amazon.com]]'s position in the market, in violation of [[United States antitrust law|antitrust law]].<ref name="washington post DOJ sues">{{cite news |author=Mui, Ylan Q. and Hayley Tsukayama |title=Justice Department sues Apple, publishers over e-book prices |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/justice-department-files-suit-against-apple-publishers-report-says/2012/04/11/gIQAzyXSAT_story.html |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |date=11 April 2012 |access-date=1 June 2014 |archive-date=6 October 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006074356/http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/justice-department-files-suit-against-apple-publishers-report-says/2012/04/11/gIQAzyXSAT_story.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

In December 2013, a federal judge approved a settlement of the antitrust claims, in which HarperCollins and the other publishers paid into a fund that provided credits to customers who had overpaid for books due to the [[Price fixing|price-fixing]].<ref name="usatoday settlements rolling out">{{cite news |author=Molina, Brett |title=E-book price fixing settlements rolling out |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2014/03/25/amazon-settlements-ebooks/6869033/ |work=[[USA Today]] |date=25 March 2014 |access-date=1 June 2014 |archive-date=24 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191224210523/https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2014/03/25/amazon-settlements-ebooks/6869033/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

===US warehouse closings===
On 5 November 2012, HarperCollins announced to employees privately and then later in the day publicly that it was closing its remaining two US warehouses, to merge shipping and warehousing operations with [[RR Donnelley|R.&nbsp;R. Donnelley]] in Indiana. The Scranton, Pennsylvania, warehouse closed in September 2013 and a Nashville, Tennessee, warehouse, under the name Thomas Nelson (which distributes the religious arm of HarperCollins/Zondervan Books), in the winter of 2013. Several office positions and departments continued to work for HarperCollins in Scranton, but in a new location.<ref>{{cite news |last=Murray |first=Brian |url=http://www.bizjournals.com/chicago/news/2012/11/06/harpercollins-to-close-warehouses-in.html |title=HarperCollins to close warehouses in deal with R.R. Donnelley |website=Chicago Business Journal |date=6 November 2012 |access-date=7 November 2012 |archive-date=4 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201204014715/https://www.bizjournals.com/chicago/news/2012/11/06/harpercollins-to-close-warehouses-in.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

The Scranton warehouse closing eliminated about 200 jobs, and the Nashville warehouse closing eliminated up to 500 jobs; the exact number of distribution employees is unknown.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.tennessean.com/article/20130814/BUSINESS02/308140115/2095/BUSINESS02 |title= HarperCollins Publishers to sell Nashville distribution center |work=The Tennessean |first=Getahn|last=Ward |date=14 August 2003}}</ref>

HarperCollins previously closed two US warehouses, one in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, in 2011 and another in Grand Rapids, Michigan, in 2012.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/manufacturing/article/47183-harper-donnelley-in-wide-ranging-supply-chain-deal.html |title=Harper, Donnelley in Wide Ranging Supply Chain Deal |magazine=[[Publishers Weekly]]|first=Jim |last=Milliot |date=12 May 2011 |access-date=7 November 2012 |archive-date=7 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211007042942/https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/manufacturing/article/47183-harper-donnelley-in-wide-ranging-supply-chain-deal.html |url-status=live }}</ref> "We have taken a long-term, global view of our print distribution and are committed to offering the broadest possible reach for our authors," said HarperCollins Chief Executive Brian Murray, according to''Publishers Weekly''. "We are retooling the traditional distribution model to ensure we can competitively offer the entire HarperCollins catalog to customers regardless of location." Company officials attribute the closings and mergers to the rapidly growing demand for e-book formats and the decline in print purchasing.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Murray |first1=Brian |title=HarperCollins to close warehouses in deal with R.R. Donnelley |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/chicago/news/2012/11/06/harpercollins-to-close-warehouses-in.html |work=[[Chicago Business Journal]] |date=November 6, 2012}}</ref>

===Internet Archive lawsuit===
In June 2020, HarperCollins was one of a group of publishers who sued the [[Internet Archive]], arguing that its collection of e-books was denying authors and publishers revenue and accusing the library of "willful mass copyright infringement".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/01/books/internet-archive-emergency-library-coronavirus.html|title=Publishers Sue Internet Archive Over Free E-Books|date=1 June 2020|access-date=12 June 2020|work=[[The New York Times]]|first=Elizabeth A.|last=Harris|archive-date=12 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200612122012/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/01/books/internet-archive-emergency-library-coronavirus.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Lindsay Lohan lawsuit ===
In September 2020, HarperCollins sued [[Lindsay Lohan]] for entering into a book deal and collecting a $350,000 advance for a tell-all memoir that never materialized.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Trepany|first=Charles|title=Lindsay Lohan sued by HarperCollins for collecting $365K advance but never writing book|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/books/2020/09/10/lindsay-lohan-sued-book-advance-harpercollins/3462822001/|date=10 September 2020|access-date=11 September 2020|website=USA TODAY|language=en-US|archive-date=11 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200911123311/https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/books/2020/09/10/lindsay-lohan-sued-book-advance-harpercollins/3462822001/|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Anne Frank's betrayal===
A 2022 book written by [[Rosemary Sullivan]], with HarperCollins as main publisher, designated [[Arnold van den Bergh|a Jewish notary]] as the most likely suspect in [[Anne Frank]]'s betrayal. The conclusion was challenged by experts. The notary's family members threatened a lawsuit and started a foundation. The Dutch publisher withdrew the book, but HarperCollins has not taken any definitive decision.<ref>{{Cite news|work=de Volkskrant|title=Hoe 'Het verraad van Anne Frank' tot stand kwam, een explosieve conclusie trok en uit de handel werd gehaald|language=nl |date=2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220925113359/https://www.volkskrant.nl/kijkverder/v/2022/reconstructie-het-verraad-van-anne-frank~v568314/|archive-date=25 September 2022|url=https://www.volkskrant.nl/kijkverder/v/2022/reconstructie-het-verraad-van-anne-frank~v568314/|last=Beukers|first=Gijs|url-access=subscription|access-date=25 September 2022|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===UAW strike===
{{Main|2022–2023 HarperCollins strike}}
On 10 November 2022, approximately 250 unionized workers at HarperCollins began an indefinite strike.<ref name="Limbong">{{Cite web |last=Limbong |first=Andrew |date=10 November 2022 |title=Workers at HarperCollins Publishers begin strike |url=https://www.npr.org/2022/11/10/1135741557/workers-at-harpercollins-publishers-begin-strike |access-date=14 November 2022 |website=NPR |language=en-US |archive-date=14 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221114060427/https://www.npr.org/2022/11/10/1135741557/workers-at-harpercollins-publishers-begin-strike |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last1=Alter |first1=Alexandra |last2=Harris |first2=Elizabeth A. |date=10 November 2022 |title=HarperCollins Workers Strike for Better Pay and Benefits |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/10/books/harpercollins-strike.html |access-date=2 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221110144613/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/10/books/harpercollins-strike.html |archive-date=10 November 2022 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Local 2110 of the [[United Auto Workers]] (UAW) union includes people in design, marketing, publicity, and sales for the company. The UAW union made the decision to strike after drawn-out negotiations between it and HarperCollins, which resulted in members "working without a contract since April."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Trachtenberg |first=Jeffry A. |date=10 November 2022 |title=HarperCollins Union Goes on Indefinite Strike Over Pay and Benefits |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/harpercollins-union-goes-on-indefinite-strike-over-pay-and-benefits-11668096539 |access-date=14 November 2022 |website=WSJ |language=en-US |archive-date=14 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221114074501/https://www.wsj.com/articles/harpercollins-union-goes-on-indefinite-strike-over-pay-and-benefits-11668096539 |url-status=live }}</ref> According to a spokesperson, HarperCollins "has agreed to a number of proposals that the UAW is seeking to include in a new contract" and "is disappointed an agreement has not been reached" but "will continue to negotiate in good faith."<ref name="Limbong" />

On 21 December 2022 the local put their in-person picketing on "pause" to give strikers an opportunity to spend time with their loved ones.<ref>{{Cite tweet |user=hcpunion |number=1605658133921091584 |title=In-Person Strike Paused}}</ref>{{better source needed|reason=social media|date=January 2023}} The picketing resumed as scheduled on 3 January 2023.<ref>{{Cite tweet |user=hcpunion |number=1610278638636916737 |title=HCP New Year's resolution}}</ref>{{better source needed|reason=social media|date=January 2023}}

After three months of negotiations, the union agreed to a new contract with HarperCollins on February 16, 2023.
<ref name="Italie">{{Cite web |last=Italie |first=Hillel |date=16 February 2023 |title=HarperCollins union approves contract, ends 3-month strike |url=https://apnews.com/article/harpercollins-union-strike-ends-0a94238718879066d9b21af6266be526 |access-date=23 February 2023 |website=APNews.com |language=en-US |archive-date=23 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230223165837/https://apnews.com/article/harpercollins-union-strike-ends-0a94238718879066d9b21af6266be526 |url-status=live }}</ref> 
Under the new terms, the annual starting pay of HarperCollins employees has increased from $45,000 to $47,500 upon ratification, and is set to rise to $50,000 by 2025. Additionally, full-time employees in the union will receive a lump sum payment of $1,500.<ref name="Italie" /> The contract also allows workers making less than $60,000 to file for two hours of overtime pay per week without approval from a manager, and puts measures in place to compensate junior-level staff for diversity and inclusion work which is typically unpaid in the industry.<ref name="Dwyer Harris">{{cite web |last1=Dwyer |first1=Kate |last2=Harris |first2=Elizabeth A. |title=Unionized HarperCollins Employees Are Back To Work After A 3-Month Strike |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/21/books/harpercollins-strike-ends.html |website=[[The New York Times]] |date=21 February 2023 |access-date=23 February 2023 |archive-date=23 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230223023141/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/21/books/harpercollins-strike-ends.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

The workers returned to their duties on February 21.<ref name="Dwyer Harris" />