Sceptre
Sceptre is an imprint of Hodder & Stoughton, a British publishing house that is a division of Hachette UK. Founded in 1986 as the literary imprint of Hodder & Stoughton, Sceptre’s remit is to publish original fiction and non-fiction that aims not just to entertain and absorb but also to stretch the mind: to be thought-provoking, stimulating, surprising and enlightening.
Sceptre
- Founded
- 1986.
- Headquarters
- London.
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Sceptre is an imprint of Hodder & Stoughton, a British publishing house that is a division of Hachette UK. Founded in 1986 as the literary imprint of Hodder & Stoughton, Sceptre’s remit is to publish original fiction and non-fiction that aims not just to entertain and absorb but also to stretch the mind: to be thought-provoking, stimulating, surprising and enlightening.
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• Parent — Hodder & Stoughton • Founded — 1986 • Country — United Kingdom • Headquarters — London, England • Topics — Various • Genre — Literary fiction • Url — Sceptre Books
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• David Mitchell • - Cloud Atlas (2004) - winner of the British Book Awards Literary Fiction Award, Richard & Judy Book of the Year Award; shortlisted for the 2004 Booker Prize, Nebula Award, and Arthur C. Clarke Award. Adapted into a 2012 film of the same name, starring Tom Hanks and Halle Berry. • - The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet (2010) - winner of the 2011 Commonwealth Writers' Prize regional prize, longlisted for the Booker Prize, shortlisted for the 2011 Walter Scott Prize. • Thomas Keneally • - Schindler's Ark (1982) - winner of the Booker Prize, adapted into the film Schindler's List, directed by Steven Spielberg • - The Widow and Her Hero (2007) - shortlisted for the Miles Franklin Award and for the Prime Minister's Literary Award • - The Daughters of Mars (2012) - winner of the Colin Roderick Award • Andrew Miller • - Ingenious Pain (1997) • - Oxygen (2001) - shortlisted for the Booker Prize and for the Whitbread Novel Award • - Pure (2011) - winner of the Costa Prize • - The Land in Winter (2024) - winner of the Walter Scott Prize; shortlisted for the 2025 Booker Prize • Chris Cleave • - The Other Hand (2008) - shortlisted for the 2008 Costa Book Award • - Gold (2012) • Jenn Ashworth • Siri Hustvedt • Ned Beauman • - Boxer, Beetle (2010) - shortlisted for the Guardian First Book Award 2010 • Polly Atkin • - Some of Us Just Fall: On nature and not getting better (2023) - winner of the Lakeland Book of the Year 2024
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