St. Martin's Pressis a book publisher headquartered inManhattaninNew York City.It is headquartered in theEquitable Building.St. Martin's Press is considered one of the largest English-language publishers,[3]bringing to the public some 700 titles a year under siximprints.
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| Parent company | Macmillan Publishers |
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| Founded | 1952 |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Headquarters location | Equitable Building 120Broadway New York City,New York10271, U.S. |
| Distribution | Macmillan(US) Melia Publishing Services (UK)[1] |
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| Imprints | Castle Point Books, Griffin, Minotaur, St. Martin's Press, St. Martin's Essentials, Wednesday Books |
| Owner(s) | Verlagsgruppe Georg von Holtzbrinck |
| Official website | stmartins |
The imprints include St. Martin's Press (mainstream and bestseller books), St. Martin's Griffin (mainstream paperback books, including fiction and nonfiction), Minotaur (mystery,suspense, andthrillers), Castle Point Books (specialty nonfiction), St. Martin's Essentials (lifestyle), and Wednesday Books (young adult fiction).[4]
St. Martin's Press's current editor in chief isGeorge Witte.Jennifer Enderlin was named publisher in 2016.[5]Sally Richardson was appointed Chairman in 2018.[2]
History
editAfter selling its stake inMacmillan USin 1951,Macmillan Publishersof the UK founded St. Martin's in 1952 and named it afterSt Martin's Lanein London, where Macmillan Publishers was headquartered. St. Martin's acquiredTor-Forge Books(science fiction, fantasy, andthrillers). In 1995, Macmillan was sold toHoltzbrinck Publishers,LLC, a group of publishing companies held by Verlagsgruppe Georg von Holtzbrinck, a family owned publishing concern based inStuttgart,Germany, which also owns publishing houses includingFarrar, Straus and Giroux(of mostly literary fiction),Holt Publishers(literary non-fiction).[6]
Authors published by St. Martin's includeMary Kay Andrews,Casey McQuiston,Bill O'Reilly,C. J. Box,Linda Castillo,Ann Cleeves,Kristin Hannah,Lynda Lopez,Ben Coes,Louise Penny,Nora Roberts,Rainbow Rowell,Ian K. Smith,Sally Hepworth,N. Leigh Dunlap,andJocko Willink.It also publishes theNew York Timescrossword puzzlebooks.
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.[7]
Controversy and marketing boycott
editIn October 2023, a St. Martin's Press employee's posts regarding theIsrael–Hamas wardrew the attention of the online book community. A Palestinian member ofBookTokposted a video demonstrating screenshots of the employee's anti-Palestine remarks. She also noted that despite being on the influencer list managed by St. Martin's Press, her requests for titles were regularly denied or ignored, while white creators seemed to have no issue receiving requested books, an experience which many of her fellow Arab and Muslim creators stated they shared. In response, the community group Readers for Accountability formed to encourage a marketing and promotional boycott modeled off of theHarperCollins union strike.The campaign's petition, which calls for St. Martin's Press to address the employee's statements, as well as how they will support Arab and Palestinian creators moving forward, has received more than 8,000 signatures.[8][9]
Further concerns on influencer privacy were discussed when a PR box sent to influencers from St. Martin's Press included a sex toy, which influencers were not aware would be included. Many related this back to Readers for Accountability's concerns of influencer privacy and safety.[9][10]
Imprints
edit- St. Martin's Press (mainstream and bestseller books)[11]
- St. Martin's Griffin (mainstream trade paperback books, including romance)[12]
- 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[13]
- Castle Point Books (specialty nonfiction)[14]
- St. Martin's Essentials (Lifestyle)[15]
- Wednesday Books (young adult fiction)[16]
References
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- ^Deahl, Rachel."SMP Launching Crossover Imprint, Wednesday Books".Publishers Weekly.Archivedfrom the original on August 22, 2020.RetrievedSeptember 3,2020.
- ^Deahl, Rachel."Enderlin Named EVP and Publisher at St. Martin's Press".Publishers Weekly.Archivedfrom the original on August 20, 2024.RetrievedSeptember 3,2020.
- ^Tabor, Mary B. W. (April 12, 1995)."Germans Said to Be Buying British Macmillan".The New York Times.ISSN0362-4331.Archivedfrom the original on March 15, 2023.RetrievedNovember 16,2019.
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- ^Ishak, Natasha (January 18, 2024)."BIPOC book creators call out Islamophobia at St. Martin's Press".Prism.Archivedfrom the original on January 19, 2024.RetrievedJanuary 19,2024.
- ^abMilliot, Jim."St. Martin's Press Responds to Marketing Controversy".PublishersWeekly.Archivedfrom the original on August 20, 2024.RetrievedAugust 19,2024.
- ^"Author Casey McQuiston under fire for sex toy PR package".pride.RetrievedAugust 16,2024.
- ^"St. Martin's Press".St. Martin's Press.Archivedfrom the original on October 9, 2017.RetrievedOctober 9,2017.
- ^"Griffin".St. Martin's Griffin.Archivedfrom the original on April 21, 2019.RetrievedMay 7,2019.
- ^"Minotaur Books".St. Martin's Press.Archivedfrom the original on September 20, 2020.RetrievedSeptember 3,2020.
- ^"Castle Point Books".St. Martin's Press.Archivedfrom the original on August 20, 2024.RetrievedSeptember 3,2020.
- ^"St. Martin's Essentials".St. Martin's Press.Archivedfrom the original on September 20, 2020.RetrievedSeptember 3,2020.
- ^"Wednesaday Books".St. Martin's Press.