HarperCollins Publishers today announced that Judith Curr, formerly President and Publisher of Atria Publishing Group, will join the organization on April 2 as President and Publisher, HarperOne, Amistad, and Rayo. She will be based in New York, reporting to Brian Murray, President, and CEO, HarperCollins Publishers, and sit on the global executive committee.
In this new role, Curr will work with the existing team to grow the successful HarperOne publishing program to new heights. She is charged with expanding the imprint’s current editorial scope to include developing, marketing, and building fiction and non-fiction properties with global appeal for both the HarperCollins English and foreign language publishing programs. The aim will be to grow the HarperOne list from 50 titles to 120 titles per year. She will also be tasked with continuing to build the company’s list of diverse writers and stories within the HarperOne list, as well as growing the Amistad and Rayo trade lists.
“I have always greatly admired Judith’s creative and entrepreneurial approach to publishing, evidenced by The Secret exploding into a cultural phenomenon, and Fredrik Backman’s A Man Called Ove climbing bestseller lists around the world,” said Murray. “Her ability to achieve broad success across a wide range of genres is remarkable, and her focus on publishing books that help shape the culture in positive ways makes her a perfect leader for the HarperOne group. Judith brings tremendous experience, passion, and energy to the next set of global blockbusters across HarperCollins offices around the world.”
“I have great respect for Brian Murray, particularly his global vision,” said Curr. “My role—to build upon the already successful and diverse HarperCollins imprints—perfectly combines my passions in publishing. It comes at a time when publishing is full of opportunities and challenges, and as new voices and readerships are emerging both globally and locally.”
Curr founded Atria Books in 2002 and was named President and Publisher of Atria Publishing Group in 2012, with responsibility for all its editorial, publishing, and marketing activities. She oversaw Atria’s growth into a consistently successful and forward-thinking division with an array of imprints and was the guiding force behind publishing the international phenomenon The Secret by Rhonda Byrne (more than 35 million copies sold in 57 languages). A native of Australia, Curr has been an executive in American publishing since 1996.
HarperOne staff will continue to work out of both the New York and San Francisco offices.
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