Quercus (publisher)
Parent company | Hodder & Stoughton |
|---|---|
| Status | acquired company |
| Founded | 2004 |
| Founder | Mark Smith and Wayne Davies |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Headquarters location | London |
| Publication types | Books |
| Imprints | MacLehose Press, Jo Fletcher Books, riverrun |
| Official website | www |
Quercus is a formerly independent publishing house, based in London, that was acquired by Hodder & Stoughton in 2014. It was founded in 2004 by Mark Smith and Wayne Davies.[1]
Quercus is known for its lists in crime (publishing such authors as
Kimberley Freeman, Prajwal Parajuly) and its Jo Fletcher Books imprint, which publishes science fiction, fantasy and horror
.
Details
Smith and Davies had previously worked together at the Orion Publishing Group.
In 2011, Quercus was chosen as the
Bookseller Industry Awards in London.[4]
American imprint SilverOak was co-owned with Sterling Publishing.[5] In March 2016, Quercus launched fiction and non-fiction imprint riverrun.[6]
Modern and contemporary fiction authors
Thriller authors
References
- ^ Shaffi, Sarah (25 March 2014). "Hodder buys Quercus". The Bookseller.
- ^ Gardner, Anthony (2010). "Christopher MacLehose — The champion of translated fiction who struck it rich with Stieg Larsson (interview)". anthonygardner.co.uk.
- ^ Clark, Nick (6 August 2010). "The publishing house that Stieg Larsson built". The Independent.
- ^ Campbell, Lisa (17 May 2011). "Quercus publisher of the year at The Bookseller Industry Awards". The Bookseller.
- ^ Jones, Philip (3 March 2010). "Indie publishers put books on Bloomsbury's digital library shelf". The Bookseller. Retrieved 3 March 2010.
- ^ Cowdrey, Katherine (10 March 2016). "Quercus launches new 'upmarket' imprint: Riverrun". The Bookseller. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
External links
- Quercus Official website
- Official Jo Fletcher Books website
- Official MacLehose Press website
- Quercus catalogue
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