St. Martin's Press

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St. Martin's Press
Verlagsgruppe Georg von Holtzbrinck
Official websitestmartins.com

St. Martin's Press is a book publisher headquartered in

Equitable 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 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 (

young adult fiction).[4]

St. Martin's Press's current editor in chief is George Witte. Jennifer Enderlin was named publisher in 2016.[5] Sally Richardson was appointed Chairman in 2018.[2]

History

After selling its stake in

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 (of mostly literary fiction), Holt Publishers (literary non-fiction).[6]

Authors published by St. Martin's include

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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]

Imprints

  • St. Martin's Press (mainstream and bestseller books)[8]
  • St. Martin's Griffin (mainstream trade paperback books, including romance)[9]
  • 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[10]
  • Castle Point Books (specialty nonfiction) [11]
  • St. Martin's Essentials (Lifestyle)[12]
  • Wednesday Books (
    young adult fiction)[13]

References

  1. ^ "Melia Publishing – List of client publishers". Retrieved December 27, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "PW Notable: Sally Richardson". Publishers Weekly. December 3, 2019.
  3. ^ "Amazon shares slip; Macmillan titles still missing". The Seattle Times. February 1, 2010. Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved September 27, 2012.
  4. ^ Deahl, Rachel. "SMP Launching Crossover Imprint, Wednesday Books". Publishers Weekly.
  5. ^ Deahl, Rachel. "Enderlin Named EVP and Publisher at St. Martin's Press". Publishers Weekly.
  6. ISSN 0362-4331
    . Retrieved November 16, 2019.
  7. ^ "St. Martin's Press". US Macmillan. Retrieved October 9, 2017.
  8. ^ "St. Martin's Press". St. Martin's Press.
  9. ^ "Griffin". St. Martin's Griffin.
  10. ^ "Minotaur Books". St. Martin's Press.
  11. ^ "Castle Point Books". St. Martin's Press.
  12. ^ "St. Martin's Essentials". St. Martin's Press.
  13. ^ "Wednesaday Books". St. Martin's Press.

External links

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