Harlequin Enterprises
Canadian book publisher of series romance and women's fiction / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Harlequin Enterprises ULC (known simply as Harlequin) is a romance and women's fiction publisher founded in Winnipeg, Canada, in 1949. From the 1960s, it grew into the largest publisher of romance fiction in the world.
Parent company | HarperCollins |
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Founded | 1949; 75 years ago (1949) in Winnipeg, Manitoba |
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Country of origin | Canada |
Headquarters location | Toronto, Ontario |
Publication types | Books |
Fiction genres | Romance, action |
Imprints | Carina, Canary Street, Kimani, Love Inspired, Mira, Hanover Square, Park Row, Graydon House |
Revenue | $585 million[1] |
Official website | www |
Based in Toronto since 1969,[2] Harlequin was owned by the Torstar Corporation, the largest newspaper publisher in Canada, from 1981 to 2014. It was then purchased by News Corp[3][4] and is now a division of HarperCollins.[5][6] In 1971, Harlequin purchased the London-based publisher Mills & Boon Limited and began a global expansion program opening offices in Australia and major European markets such as Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Greece, Netherlands and Scandinavia. Harlequin launched an audiobook program in 2015.[7]