HarperCollins Launches Epic Reads Digital Community for Teens

HarperCollins has launched Epic Reads, a digital community designed to connect readers with HarperTeen authors and books. Susan Katz, president and publisher of HarperCollins Children’s Books, calls the network “the natural evolution of our teen digital strategy.” Epic Reads has three channels: the main epicreads.com; pitchdark.com, “featuring a curated list of titles that appeal to readers of dystopian and paranormal fiction”; and storycrush.com, which focuses on the “romance, realistic and contemporary fiction genre.” Users can sign in with their Facebook or Google log-ins, take polls and quizzes and enter sweepstakes, upload content, and chat in forums and with authors.