St. Martin's Press is a book publisher headquartered in Manhattan, New York City, in the
Equitable Building. St. Martin's Press is considered one of the largest English-language publishers, bringing to the public some 700 titles a year under six
imprints.
The imprints include St. Martin's Press (mainstream and bestseller books), St. Martin's Griffin (mainstream paperback books, including fiction and nonfiction), Minotaur (
mystery
Mystery, The Mystery, Mysteries or The Mysteries may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media Fictional characters
*Mystery, a cat character in ''Emily the Strange''
Films
* ''Mystery'' (2012 film), a 2012 Chinese drama film
* ''Mystery'' ( ...
, suspense, and
thrillers
Thriller is a genre of fiction, having numerous, often overlapping subgenres. Thrillers are characterized and defined by the moods they elicit, giving viewers heightened feelings of suspense, excitement, surprise, anticipation and anxiety. Suc ...
), Castle Point Books (specialty nonfiction), St. Martin’s Essentials (lifestyle), and Wednesday Books (
young adult fiction
Young adult fiction (YA) is a category of fiction written for readers from 12 to 18 years of age. While the genre is primarily targeted at adolescents, approximately half of YA readers are adults.
The subject matter and genres of YA correlate ...
).
St. Martin's Press's current editor in chief is
George Witte. Jennifer Enderlin was named publisher in 2016.
History
Macmillan Publishers
Macmillan Publishers (occasionally known as the Macmillan Group; formally Macmillan Publishers Ltd and Macmillan Publishing Group, LLC) is a British publishing company traditionally considered to be one of the 'Big Five' English language publ ...
of the UK founded St. Martin's in 1952 and named it after
St Martin's Lane in London, where Macmillan Publishers was headquartered. St. Martin's acquired
Tor-Forge Books (science fiction, fantasy, and
thrillers
Thriller is a genre of fiction, having numerous, often overlapping subgenres. Thrillers are characterized and defined by the moods they elicit, giving viewers heightened feelings of suspense, excitement, surprise, anticipation and anxiety. Suc ...
). In 1995, Macmillan was sold to
Holtzbrinck Publishers, LLC, a group of publishing companies held by Verlagsgruppe Georg von Holtzbrinck, a family owned publishing concern based in
Stuttgart, Germany, which also owns publishing houses including
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Farrar, Straus and Giroux (FSG) is an American book publishing company, founded in 1946 by Roger Williams Straus Jr. and John C. Farrar. FSG is known for publishing literary books, and its authors have won numerous awards, including Pulitzer ...
(of mostly literary fiction),
Holt Publishers (literary non-fiction).
Authors published by St. Martin's include
Mary Kay Andrews,
Casey McQuiston,
Bill O'Reilly,
C. J. Box,
Linda Castillo
Linda Castillo is an American author of novels including the ''New York Times'' and ''USA Today'' bestselling Kate Burkholder series, which are crime thrillers set in Amish country. The first book, ''Sworn to Silence'', was adapted into a Lifeti ...
,
Ann Cleeves
Ann Cleeves (born 1954) is a British mystery crime writer. She wrote the Vera Stanhope, Jimmy Perez, and Matthew Venn series, all three of which have been adapted into TV shows. In 2006 she won the Duncan Lawrie Dagger for her novel ''Rav ...
,
Kristin Hannah
Kristin Hannah (born September 25, 1960) is an American writer. Her most notable works include ''Winter Garden'', '' The Nightingale'', '' Firefly Lane'', '' The Great Alone'', and ''The Four Winds''.
Biography
Kristin Hannah was born in Califor ...
,
Lynda Lopez
Lynda Lopez (born June 14, 1971) is an American journalist and author based in New York City. She is also a co-founder of Nuyorican Productions, an American production company founded in 2001 with Benny Medina which became active in 2006 with th ...
,
Ben Coes
Ben Coes (born September 10, 1966) is a ''New York Times'' best-selling author of international political thriller and espionage novels.
Coes's novels feature Dewey Andreas, a former member of U.S. Special Forces 1st SFOD-D, also known as Delt ...
,
Louise Penny
Louise Penny is a Canadian author of mystery novels set in the Canadian province of Quebec centred on the work of francophone Chief Inspector Armand Gamache of the Sûreté du Québec. Penny's first career was as a radio broadcaster for the ...
,
Nora Roberts
Nora Roberts (born Eleanor Marie Robertson on October 10, 1950) is an American author of more than 225 romance novels. She writes as J. D. Robb for the '' in Death'' series and has also written under the pseudonyms Jill March and for publicatio ...
,
Rainbow Rowell
Rainbow Rowell (born February 24, 1973) is an American author known for young adult and adult contemporary novels. Her young adult novels ''Eleanor & Park'' (2012), ''Fangirl'' (2013) and '' Carry On'' (2015) have been subjects of critical acclaim ...
,
Ian K. Smith
Ian K. Smith (born July 15, 1969) is an American physician, author and television host best known for hosting The Doctors. In 2007, he launched the 50 Million Pound Challenge, a national weight loss initiative sponsored by CVS Pharmacy and Stat ...
,
Sally Hepworth,
N. Leigh Dunlap, and
Jocko Willink
John Gretton "Jocko" Willink (born September 8, 1971) is an American author, podcaster, and retired United States Navy officer who served in the Navy SEALs and is a former member of SEAL Team 3.
Willink's military service includes combat actio ...
. It also publishes the ''New York Times''
crossword puzzle
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books.
Its textbook division,
Bedford-St. Martin's, was founded in 1981. In 1984, St. Martin's became the first major trade-book publisher to release its hardcover books by its in-house mass-market paperback company, St. Martin's Mass Market Paperback Co., Inc.
Imprints
*St. Martin's Press (mainstream and bestseller books)
*St. Martin's Griffin (mainstream trade paperback books, including romance)
*Minotaur (Mystery, suspense, and thrillers); winners of the St. Martin's Press "Malice Domestic" First Traditional Mystery Contest receive a $10,000 one-book Minotaur publishing contract
*Castle Point Books (specialty nonfiction)
*St. Martin’s Essentials (Lifestyle)
*Wednesday Books (
young adult fiction
Young adult fiction (YA) is a category of fiction written for readers from 12 to 18 years of age. While the genre is primarily targeted at adolescents, approximately half of YA readers are adults.
The subject matter and genres of YA correlate ...
)
References
External links
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Book publishing companies based in New York (state)
Publishing companies based in New York City
Publishing companies established in 1952
1952 establishments in New York City
American companies established in 1952
Holtzbrinck Publishing Group