Independent publishing house
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 Elly Griffiths , Philip Kerr , Peter May , Peter Temple ), its MacLehose Press imprint (formerly headed by Christopher MacLehose ),[2] which publishes translated (often prize-winning) works by authors such as Philippe Claudel , Stieg Larsson ,[3] and Valerio Varesi , its literary fiction titles (including by 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 Bonnier Publishing Publisher of the Year at 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
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