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
Domenica de Rosa (born 17 August 1963, in London), known by her pen name Elly Griffiths, is a British crime novelist. She has written three series as Griffiths, one featuring Ruth Galloway, one featuring Detective Inspector Edgar Stephens and Ma ...
,
Philip Kerr
Philip Ballantyne Kerr (22 February 1956 – 23 March 2018) was a British author, best known for his Bernie Gunther series of historical detective thrillers.
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
Christopher Colin MacLehose CBE, Hon. FRSL (born 12 July 1940)Nicholas Wroe"Christopher MacLehose: A life in publishing", ''The Guardian'', 28 December 2012. is a British publisher notable as publisher of Harvill Press (from 1984 to 2004), where ...
), which publishes translated (often prize-winning) works by authors such as
Philippe Claudel
Philippe Claudel (born 2 February 1962) is a French writer and film director.
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
Karl Stig-Erland "Stieg" Larsson (, ; 15 August 1954 – 9 November 2004) was a Swedish writer, journalist, and far-left activist. He is best known for writing the ''Millennium'' trilogy of crime novels, which were published posthumously, sta ...
, and
Valerio Varesi, its literary fiction titles (including by
Kimberley Freeman,
Prajwal Parajuly) and its Jo Fletcher Books imprint, which publishes
science fiction
Science fiction (often shortened to sci-fi or abbreviated SF) is a genre of speculative fiction that deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts. These concepts may include information technology and robotics, biological manipulations, space ...
,
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
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in London.
American imprint SilverOak was co-owned with
Sterling Publishing
Sterling Publishing Company, Inc. is a publisher of a broad range of subject areas, with multiple imprints and more than 5,000 titles in print. Founded in 1949 by David A. Boehm, Sterling also publishes books for a number of brands, including AA ...
.
In March 2016, Quercus launched fiction and non-fiction imprint riverrun.
Modern and contemporary fiction authors
*
Lucy Diamond
Lucy Diamond is an English author of female lead fiction, whose real name is Sue Mongredien.
Biography
She grew up in Nottingham, and studied English Literature at Leeds University. After graduating, she lived in London for a few years and worked ...
*
Beth O'Leary
Beth Alice O'Leary (born May 1992) is an English author of romantic comedy novels. Her first novel ''The Flatshare'' (2019), sold over a million copies, is available in over 30 languages and was nominated for a Comedy Women in Print Prize. Sinc ...
*
Rebecca Wait
Rebecca Wait is a British writer. She has written four novels, selling her debut, ''The View On The Way Down'', to Picador at the age of 24''.'' She has contributed to New Statesman and The Independent. She currently lives in Buckinghamshire
...
*
Adrienne Young
Adrienne Adeana Young is an American Charlottesville, Virginia-based singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. She is founder and operator of AddieBelle Music which produces her recordings.
History
A native of Tallahassee, Florida, in f ...
Thriller authors
*
JP Delaney
JP may refer to:
Arts and media
* ''JP'' (album), 2001, by American singer Jesse Powell
* ''Jp'' (magazine), an American Jeep magazine
* '' Jönköpings-Posten'', a Swedish newspaper
* Judas Priest, an English heavy metal band
* ''Jurassic Par ...
*
Charlotte Duckworth
Charlotte most commonly refers to:
*Charlotte (given name), a feminine form of the given name Charles
** Princess Charlotte (disambiguation)
** Queen Charlotte (disambiguation)
*Charlotte, North Carolina, United States, a city
*Charlotte (cake), ...
*
Emily Freud
Emily may refer to:
* Emily (given name), including a list of people with the name
Music
* "Emily" (1964 song), title song by Johnny Mandel and Johnny Mercer to the film ''The Americanization of Emily''
* "Emily" (Dave Koz song), a 1990 song ...
*
Olivia Kiernan Olivia may refer to:
People and fictional characters
* Olivia (name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the name
* Olivia (singer), American singer Olivia Longott (born 1981)
* Olívia (basketball), Brazilian basketball playe ...
*
Victoria Selman
*
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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