Quercus is a formerly independent publishing house, based in
London
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, that was acquired by
in 2014. It was founded in 2004 by Mark Smith and Wayne Davies.
Quercus is known for its lists in crime (publishing such authors as
Elly Griffiths,
Philip Kerr
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Early life
Kerr was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, where his father was an enginee ...
,
Peter May,
Peter Temple), its MacLehose Press imprint (formerly headed by
Christopher MacLehose), which publishes translated (often prize-winning) works by authors such as
Philippe Claudel
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Claudel was born in Dombasle-sur-Meurthe, Meurthe-et-Moselle. In addition to his writing, Claudel is a professor of literature at the University of Nancy.
He directe ...
,
Stieg Larsson
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, and
Valerio Varesi, its literary fiction titles (including by
Kimberley Freeman,
Prajwal Parajuly) and its Jo Fletcher Books imprint, which publishes
science fiction
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,
fantasy
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The genre's roots lie in oral traditions, ...
and
horror.
Details
Smith and Davies had previously worked together at the
Orion Publishing Group
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.
In 2011, Quercus was chosen as the
Bonnier Publishing Publisher of the Year at the
Bookseller Industry Awards in London.
American imprint SilverOak was co-owned with
Sterling Publishing
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.
In March 2016, Quercus launched fiction and non-fiction imprint riverrun.
Modern and contemporary fiction authors
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Lucy Diamond
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Beth O'Leary
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Rebecca Wait
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Adrienne Young
Thriller authors
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JP Delaney
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Charlotte Duckworth
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Emily Freud
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Olivia Kiernan
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Victoria Selman
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Jo Spain
References
External links
* Quercus
Official Jo Fletcher Books websiteOfficial MacLehose Press websiteQuercus catalogue
2004 establishments in the United Kingdom
Book publishing companies of the United Kingdom
Companies based in the City of London
Publishing companies established in 2004
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