Judith Curr, president and publisher of the HarperOne Group at HarperCollins, is retiring, effective May 29.
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"This decision comes after eight years of leadership with HarperCollins and a distinguished career in publishing spanning decades," HarperCollins president and CEO Brian Murray said in an announcement to staff. "Since joining HarperCollins in 2018, Judith has been an extraordinary force. With remarkable creativity, vision, and passion, she has grown the publishing group, championed diverse voices, and expanded our reach in meaningful ways.
"Among her many accomplishments, Judith launched the HarperVia imprint in 2019 to bring international titles to a World English audience. In 2021, she secured the landmark deal making HarperCollins the official publisher of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s archives--one of the most historically significant publishing agreements in recent memory. Under her stewardship, the HarperOne Group grew revenue 45% and increased title count for both Amistad and Spanish-language titles."
Curr led the group when it published bestsellers that include Charlie Mackesy's The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse; Viola Davis's Finding Me; Curtis Jackson's Hustle Harder, Hustle Smarter; Father James Martin's A Work in Progress; Lionel Richie's Truly; and titles from Pope Francis and Pope Leo XIV.
Before joining HarperCollins in 2018, Curr was at Simon & Schuster for 18 years, beginning as president and publisher of Pocket Books in 1999, becoming founding publisher of Atria Books in 2002, and then becoming president and publisher of the Atria Publishing Group. During her time at S&S she helped Rhonda Byrne's The Secret become a worldwide phenomenon and also boosted the careers of Fredrik Backman, Colleen Hoover, Taylor Jenkins Reid, Jodi Picoult, and Jennifer Weiner.
Before that she was editor-in-chief and publisher at Ballantine Books and earlier worked in publishing in Australia for 17 years.