Susan Steinway

Archivist, HMH

Susan Steinway is the archivist at HMH. In this role, she organizes and preserves the company’s historical materials and helps tell the story of HMH’s 184-year-old history through celebrating the individuals and accomplishments that place HMH at the forefront of the literary and education space.

Prior to HMH, Steinway held historian and research positions at Boston Children’s Museum and Boston Magazine, respectively. She holds a master’s degree in library science from Simmons College.

 
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Explore the Past: Historical Nonfiction Books for K-12 Students

HMH has published a lot of compelling nonfiction books for children of all ages. Here are a few to consider.

Susan Steinway
Archivist, HMH

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Banned Books Week: Stories That Stirred Controversy in Schools

As part of a celebration supporting freedom of expression, here's a list of HMH books that have been challenged or banned in some schools.

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Archivist, HMH

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Head Back to School With These 10 HMH Classic Books

Share these 10 first-day-of-school books with your students to celebrate all the new encounters this year will bring.

Susan Steinway
Archivist, HMH

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Patriotic Poems From HMH Poets for the Fourth of July

Celebrate July 4th with six patriotic poems from HMH poets. Explore a selection of Fourth of July poems to help commemorate America's Independence Day.

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Archivist, HMH

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Icons & Inspiration: Celebrating National Pet Day with Your Favorite Authors

To celebrate National Pet Day, HMH Archivist Susan Steinway takes a look at a few HMH authors who were dog people, cat people, bird people and everything in between!

Susan Steinway
Archivist, HMH

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Icons & Inspiration: The History of George Orwell’s "Nineteen Eighty-Four"

Did you know that HMH predecessor Harcourt, Brace & Company was the only American publisher interested in purchasing George Orwell's Animal Farm? In light of the recent surge in readership of dystopian novels, HMH Archivist Susan Steinway takes a closer look at Orwell's publishing history with HMH.

Susan Steinway
Archivist, HMH

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Icons & Inspiration: Writers, Poets and Artists of the Harlem Renaissance

In observance of Black History Month, HMH archivist Susan Steinway pulled together a list of notable and influential writers, poets and artists published by HMH’s predecessor companies, Harcourt, Brace & Company and Houghton Mifflin, during the Harlem Renaissance.

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Archivist, HMH

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Icons & Inspirations: The Write Way to Celebrate National Handwriting Day

To celebrate National Handwriting Day, HMH Archivist Susan Steinway takes a look through some of the handwritten documents found in the HMH archives.

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Archivist, HMH

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Icons & Inspirations: HMH’s Presidential Past

With the National Conventions under way, HMH Archivist Susan Steinway thought this was the perfect time to take a look back at HMH’s presidential history and the five presidents who published books with us.

Susan Steinway
Archivist, HMH

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Icons & Inspiration: To HMH With Love - Dispatches From Vacationing Authors and Editors

Summer is the time for travel: school’s out, temperatures are heating up, beach towels and chairs are ready to go, and the open road beckons. HMH Archivist Susan Steinway takes a look through HMH history to find out how past authors and editors spent their vacation days.

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Archivist, HMH

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Icons & Inspiration: Bearded Men & Strong Women, Great Poets of our Past and Present

HMH archivist Susan Steinway celebrates National Poetry Month with two of HMH’s greatest poets: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and Natasha Trethewey.

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Archivist, HMH

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Icons & Inspiration: The Four Bestselling Female Authors You’ve Never Heard Of

March is Women’s History Month and the perfect time to honor the hundreds of wonderful female authors published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.

Susan Steinway
Archivist, HMH

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Icons & Inspiration: What Do “Field of Dreams” and “Deliverance” Have in Common?

Just in time for the Oscars, HMH archivist Susan Steinway takes a look back at HMH’s impact on Hollywood’s biggest night.

Susan Steinway
Archivist, HMH