Quercus (publisher)

{{Short description|Independent publishing house}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox publisher | name = Quercus Publishing | traded_as = | image = Quercus Books logo.png | parent = Hodder & Stoughton | status = acquired company | founded = 2004 | founder = Mark Smith and Wayne Davies | successor = | country = United Kingdom | headquarters = London | distribution = | keypeople = | publications = Books | topics = | genre = | imprints = MacLehose Press, Jo Fletcher Books, riverrun | revenue = | numemployees = | nasdaq = | url = {{URL|http://www.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.<ref>{{cite web|author=Shaffi, Sarah |url=http://www.thebookseller.com/news/hodder-buys-quercus |title=Hodder buys Quercus|website=The Bookseller|date= 25 March 2014}}</ref>

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),<ref>{{cite web|author=Gardner, Anthony | url= https://www.anthonygardner.co.uk/interviews/christopher_maclehose.html | title= Christopher MacLehose — The champion of translated fiction who struck it rich with Stieg Larsson (interview)|date= 2010|website=anthonygardner.co.uk}}</ref> which publishes translated (often prize-winning) works by authors such as Philippe Claudel, Stieg Larsson,<ref>{{cite news|author=Clark, Nick |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/news/the-publishing-house-that-stieg-larsson-built-2044818.html |title=The publishing house that Stieg Larsson built|work=The Independent|date= 6 August 2010}}</ref> 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.

In 2023, Jo Fletcher Books was renamed to Arcadia.<ref>https://www.arcadia-books.co.uk/landing-page/arcadia-about-us/</ref>

==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.<ref>{{cite web|author=Campbell, Lisa | url=http://www.thebookseller.com/news/quercus-publisher-year-bookseller-industry-awards.html |title=Quercus publisher of the year at The Bookseller Industry Awards|website=The Bookseller|date= 17 May 2011}}</ref>

American imprint SilverOak was co-owned with Sterling Publishing.<ref name="Jones">{{cite news|url=http://www.thebookseller.com/news/114020-page.html|title=Indie publishers put books on Bloomsbury's digital library shelf|last=Jones|first=Philip|date=3 March 2010|work=The Bookseller|access-date=3 March 2010}}</ref> In March 2016, Quercus launched fiction and non-fiction imprint riverrun.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thebookseller.com/news/quercus-launches-new-upmarket-imprint-riverrun-324240|title=Quercus launches new 'upmarket' imprint: Riverrun |website= The Bookseller|language=en|date=10 March 2016|first= Katherine|last= Cowdrey|access-date=4 September 2018}}</ref>

==Modern and contemporary fiction authors== *Lucy Diamond *Beth O'Leary *Rebecca Wait *Adrienne Young

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * Quercus {{Official|http://www.quercusbooks.co.uk}} * [https://www.jofletcherbooks.com Official Jo Fletcher Books website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190214061432/https://www.jofletcherbooks.com/ |date=14 February 2019 }} * [https://www.maclehosepress.com Official MacLehose Press website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120421232540/http://maclehosepress.com/ |date=21 April 2012 }} * [http://www.quercusbooks.co.uk/catalogue/ Quercus catalogue] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110227034141/http://www.quercusbooks.co.uk/catalogue/ |date=27 February 2011 }}

Category:2004 establishments in the United Kingdom Category:Book publishing companies of the United Kingdom Category:Companies based in the City of London Category:Publishing companies established in 2004