Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Gentel Gary Lee
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
11/13/2013		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Co [HMHC]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
222 BERKELEY STREET		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
See Remarks
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

BOSTON, MA 02116		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)   (1) 06/22/2019 Common Stock 327,486 $ 12.5 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)   (2) 07/25/2020 Common Stock 72,514 $ 13.48 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Gentel Gary Lee
222 BERKELEY STREET
BOSTON, MA 02116		       See Remarks  

Signatures

/s/ Gary L. Gentel 11/13/2013
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) 25% of Mr. Gentel's stock options have vested and are currently exercisable. The remaining stock options vest in three equal installments on June 22, 2014, June 22, 2015 and June 22, 2016, subject to Mr. Gentel's continued employment with Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Company (the "Company").
(2) Mr. Gentel's stock options vest in four equal installments on July 25, 2014, July 25, 2015, July 25, 2016 and July 25, 2017, subject to Mr. Gentel's continued employment with the Company.
 
Remarks:
President, HMH Trade Publishing

Exhibit 24.1: Power of Attorney

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