Who This Author Is

Colin HARRISON has enough depth here to be more than a raw catalog rollup. This page pulls together 16 catalog-linked books across 1987 to 2008, which makes it easier to separate the strongest starting points from the noisier editions. The clearest lane here leans toward Classics & Literary Fiction.

Best for readers who want a dependable place to start before opening the full catalog list. If you want the easiest first click, start with Havana Room and branch outward from there. UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1987 to 2008; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Bloomsbury Publishing Plc and Farrar Straus & Giroux.

Best Place To Start

Havana Room

Bloomsbury Publishing Plc • 2004 • longer commitment

It helps anchor a specific period of this author’s publishing run instead of blending into the undated shelf clutter.

Author At A Glance

Best known for: Classics & Literary Fiction entry points • common used copies from Bloomsbury Publishing Plc and Farrar Straus & Giroux

Genres and themes: Classics & Literary Fiction

Who this author is best for: readers who want a dependable place to start before opening the full catalog list

UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1987 to 2008; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Bloomsbury Publishing Plc and Farrar Straus & Giroux.

Top Books To Start With

  1. Havana Room

    Bloomsbury Publishing Plc • 2004 • longer commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2004 • 400 pages.

  2. The Finder: A Novel

    Farrar Straus & Giroux • 2008 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2008 • 322 pages.

  3. Afterburn

    Bloomsbury Publishing PLC • 2005 • longer commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2005 • 448 pages.

  4. Assessing Reading 1

    Routledge • 1998 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1998 • 224 pages.

  5. manhattan nocturne

    Bantam Books • 1997 • longer commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1997 • 405 pages.

  6. Samuel Palmer Paintings and Drawings (Ashmolean Handbooks)

    Antique Collectors Club Ltd • 2008 • quick commitment

    It stands out because it asks for less time than many of the longer volumes on this page.

  7. Nests, Eggs, and Nestlings (Collins Field Guide)

    Trafalgar Square • 1987 • longer commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1987 • 432 pages.

  8. The Finder

    Macmillan Audio • 2008 • commitment varies by edition

    UPB note: year signal: 2008.

  9. Break and Enter

    Picador • 2007 • commitment varies by edition

    UPB note: year signal: 2007.

  10. Reading for Real Handbook

    Routledge • 2002 • commitment varies by edition

    UPB note: year signal: 2002.

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