Sceptre (imprint)
Introduction '''Sceptre''' is an imprint of Hodder & Stoughton, a British publishing house which 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.
Notable publications *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 film (2012) 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, long-listed 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)*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* 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
External links *  Sceptre*  Hodder & Stoughton
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