Harlequin Enterprises

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.

Harlequin Enterprises
Parent companyHarperCollins
Founded1949 (1949) in Winnipeg, Manitoba
Founder
  • Richard Bonnycastle
  • Jack Palmer
  • Doug Weld
Country of originCanada
Headquarters locationToronto, Ontario
Publication typesBooks
Fiction genresRomance, action
ImprintsCarina, Canary Street, Kimani, Love Inspired, Mira, Hanover Square, Park Row, Graydon House
Revenue$585 million
Official websitewww.harlequin.com

Based in Toronto since 1969, Harlequin was owned by the Torstar Corporation, the largest newspaper publisher in Canada, from 1981 to 2014. It was then purchased by News Corp and is now a division of HarperCollins. 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.

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