| 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 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.
- ^ 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.
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