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William Jovanovich (1920 – 4 December 2001) was an American publisher, author, and businessman of Montenegrin descent. He served as the director of the publishing firm Harcourt, Brace & World from 1954 to 1991, renamed Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich in his honor in 1970.
Harcourt, Brace & World only existed between 1960 and 1970. The name Harcourt, Brace & World was used on books that were copyrighted as early as 1931, if not before. [6] [note 1] [7] By 1960, Harcourt Brace led the market in high school textbook publishing, but had little presence in the elementary school market.
Books originally published by Harcourt, including World Book Company; Harcourt, Brace & Howe; Harcourt, Brace & Company; Harcourt, Brace & World; and Harcourt Brace Jovanovich. Subcategories This category has the following 3 subcategories, out of 3 total.
Harcourt was the son of Gertrude M. Elting and Charles M. Harcourt. Alfred was born in New Paltz, New York, [2] to a fruit farmer and attended the New Paltz Normal School. While at the normal school Harcourt became a member of the Delphic Fraternity. [3] An illness at age 9 led to his love for books and reading. [4]
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Company (/ ˈ h oʊ t ən / HOH-tən; [9] HMH) is an American publisher of textbooks, instructional technology materials, assessments, and reference works. The company is based in the Boston Financial District .
Mariner Books, originally an imprint of HMH Books, [1] was established in 1997 as a publisher of fiction, non-fiction, and poetry in trade paperback. Mariner is also the publisher of the Harvest backlist, formerly published by Harcourt Brace/Harcourt Brace Jovanovich. [2] HarperCollins bought HMH in May 2021 for US$349 million. [3]
Her novel Florida was a finalist for the 2004 National Book Award for Fiction and her second novel, All Souls, was published by Harcourt in spring of 2008 [2] and was a finalist for the 2009 Pulitzer Prize in fiction. [3]
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