The Quince Tree Press
A family-run business for 6 decades, The Quince Tree Press was first established in 1964 by JL Carr as the publishing house for a series of Pocket Books: small selections from the great poets, idiosyncratic dictionaries, wood engravers, volumes of fabled sayings and small histories. Hand-drawn, poster-sized historical County Maps completed the early productions. Then followed eight novels, the best known of which is 'A Month in the Country’; shortlisted for the Booker Prize and winning the Guardian Fiction Prize in 1980.
As independent publishers we focus on designing and producing quality titles which are complementary to the author's original intentions. Following in the Founder’s unique and unconventional style, there is a degree of unorthodoxy about all the publications.
Richard Osman on
A Month in the Country
"The book I keep coming back to, it's one of the best books I've ever read. I've never met anyone who didn't love it."
Matthew Engel's introduction to the Aurum edition of Carr's Dictionary of Extra-Ordinary Cricketers
"There never has, and never will be, a writer remotely like him"
Dominic West on
The Quince Tree Press
"My favourite discovery of the year. Time spent reading Carr’s novels & pocket books is filled with enchantment."
Roddy Doyle on
The Harpole Report
"Not only the funniest book about teaching that I've ever read; the funniest book - about anything - that I've read in a long time."
Benjamin Myers on
A Month in the Country
"...as close to perfection as it is possible to get."
Marina Hyde on
How Steeple Sinderby Wanderers won the FA Cup
Brilliantly funny, heartrendingly wistful, and totally mad."
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