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| headquarters = [[Equitable Building (Manhattan)|Equitable Building]]<br />120 [[Broadway (Manhattan)|Broadway]]<br />[[New York City]], [[New York (state)|New York]] 10271, U.S.
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'''St. Martin's Press''' is a book publisher headquartered in [[Manhattan]] in [[New York City]]. It is headquartered in the [[Equitable Building (New York City)|Equitable Building]]. St. Martin's Press is considered one of the largest English-language publishers,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2010953622_apusamazonmacmillan1stldwritethru.html |title=Amazon shares slip; Macmillan titles still missing |newspaper=The Seattle Times |date=February 1, 2010 |access-date=September 27, 2012 |archive-date=September 21, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921112632/http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2010953622_apusamazonmacmillan1stldwritethru.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> bringing to the public some 700 titles a year under six [[Imprint (trade name)|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 fiction|mystery]], suspense, and [[thrillers]]), Castle Point Books (specialty nonfiction), St. Martin's Essentials (lifestyle), and Wednesday Books ([[young adult fiction]]).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/71734-smp-launching-crossover-imprint-wednesday-books.html|title=SMP Launching Crossover Imprint, Wednesday Books|first=Rachel|last=Deahl|website=Publishers Weekly|access-date=September 3, 2020|archive-date=August 22, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200822205136/https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/71734-smp-launching-crossover-imprint-wednesday-books.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
St. Martin's Press's current editor in chief is [[George Witte]]. Jennifer Enderlin was named publisher in 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/people/article/70593-enderlin-named-evp-and-publisher-at-st-martin-s.html|title=Enderlin Named EVP and Publisher at St. Martin's Press|first=Rachel|last=Deahl
== History ==
After selling its stake in [[Macmillan Inc.|Macmillan US]] in 1951, [[Macmillan Publishers]] 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 Books|Tor-Forge Books]] (science fiction, fantasy, and [[thrillers]]). 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]] (of mostly literary fiction), [[Henry Holt and Company|Holt Publishers]] (literary non-fiction).<ref>{{Cite news| issn = 0362-4331| last = Tabor| first = Mary B. W.| title = Germans Said to Be Buying British Macmillan| work = The New York Times| access-date = November 16, 2019| date = April 12, 1995| url = https://www.nytimes.com/1995/04/12/business/germans-said-to-be-buying-british-macmillan.html| archive-date = March 15, 2023| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230315034655/https://www.nytimes.com/1995/04/12/business/germans-said-to-be-buying-british-macmillan.html| url-status = live}}</ref>
Authors published by St. Martin's include [[Mary Kay Andrews]], [[Casey McQuiston]], [[Bill O'Reilly (political commentator)|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]], and [[Jocko Willink]]. It also publishes the ''New York Times'' [[crossword puzzle]] 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.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://us.macmillan.com/publishers/st-martins-press/|title=St. Martin's Press
=== Controversy and marketing boycott ===
In October 2023, a St. Martin's Press employee's posts regarding the [[2023 Israel–Hamas war|Israel–Hamas war]] drew the attention of the online book community. A Palestinian member of [[BookTok]] posted 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
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.<ref name="PWcontroversy"/><ref>{{Cite web |title=Author Casey McQuiston under fire for sex toy PR package |url=https://www.pride.com/books/casey-mcquiston-pr-package-controversy |access-date=2024-08-16 |website=www.pride.com |language=en}}</ref>
==Imprints==
*St. Martin's Press (mainstream and bestseller books)<ref>{{cite web|website=St. Martin's Press|url=https://us.macmillan.com/publishers/st-martins-press/|title=St. Martin's Press|access-date=October 9, 2017|archive-date=October 9, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171009200657/https://us.macmillan.com/publishers/st-martins-press/|url-status=live}}</ref>
*St. Martin's Griffin (mainstream trade paperback books, including romance)<ref>{{cite web|website=St. Martin's Griffin|url=https://us.macmillan.com/publishers/st-martins-press/#griffin|title=Griffin|access-date=May 7, 2019|archive-date=April 21, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190421000438/https://us.macmillan.com/publishers/st-martins-press/#griffin|url-status=live}}</ref>
*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<ref>{{cite web|website=St. Martin's Press|url=https://us.macmillan.com/publishers/st-martins-press/#minotaur/|title=Minotaur Books|access-date=September 3, 2020|archive-date=September 20, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200920105705/https://us.macmillan.com/publishers/st-martins-press#minotaur/|url-status=live}}</ref>
*Castle Point Books (specialty nonfiction) <ref>{{cite web|website=St. Martin's Press|url=https://us.macmillan.com/publishers/st-martins-press/#castle-point-books/|title=Castle Point Books|access-date=September 3, 2020|archive-date=August 20, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240820190645/https://us.macmillan.com/publishers/st-martins-press/#castle-point-books/|url-status=live}}</ref>
*St. Martin's Essentials (Lifestyle)<ref>{{cite web|website=St. Martin's Press|url=https://us.macmillan.com/publishers/st-martins-press/#st-martins-essentials/|title=St. Martin's Essentials|access-date=September 3, 2020|archive-date=September 20, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200920105705/https://us.macmillan.com/publishers/st-martins-press#st-martins-essentials/|url-status=live}}</ref>
*Wednesday Books ([[young adult fiction]])<ref>{{cite web|website=St. Martin's Press|url=https://us.macmillan.com/publishers/st-martins-press/#wednesday-books/|title=Wednesaday Books}}</ref>
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