Quercus (publisher)

Quercus Publishing
Parent companyHodder & Stoughton
Statusacquired company
Founded2004
FounderMark Smith and Wayne Davies
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Headquarters locationLondon
Publication typesBooks
ImprintsMacLehose Press, Jo Fletcher Books, riverrun
Official websitewww.quercusbooks.co.uk

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.

  1. ^ Shaffi, Sarah (25 March 2014). "Hodder buys Quercus". The Bookseller.
  2. ^ Gardner, Anthony (2010). "Christopher MacLehose — The champion of translated fiction who struck it rich with Stieg Larsson (interview)". anthonygardner.co.uk.
  3. ^ Clark, Nick (6 August 2010). "The publishing house that Stieg Larsson built". The Independent.