Quercus (publisher)
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.
Quercus is known for its lists in crime, its MacLehose Press imprint, which publishes translated works by authors such as Philippe Claudel, Stieg Larsson, and Valerio Varesi, its literary fiction titles and its Jo Fletcher Books imprint, which publishes science fiction, fantasy and horror.
In 2023, Jo Fletcher Books was renamed to Arcadia.
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.
American imprint SilverOak was co-owned with Sterling Publishing. In March 2016, Quercus launched fiction and non-fiction imprint riverrun.
Modern and contemporary fiction authors
- Lucy Diamond
- Beth O'Leary
- Rebecca Wait
- Adrienne Young