Macmillan in the US is a group of publishing companies in the United States held by Verlagsgruppe Georg von Holtzbrinck, which is based in Stuttgart, Germany. Our American publishers include Farrar Straus and Giroux, Henry Holt & Company, W.H. Freeman and Worth Publishers,  Palgrave Macmillan, Bedford/St. Martin’s, Picador, Roaring Brook Press, St. Martin’s Press, Tor  Books, and Bedford Freeman & Worth Publishing Group

Founded in 1952 by Macmillan in London, St. Martin's Press was for many years primarily a distributor of Macmillan books. However, particularly during the last 30 years, St. Martin’s grew rapidly as a publisher in its own right, finally becoming one of the seven largest publishers in  America. Some of SMP’s most successful authors include: James Herriot, Rosamunde Pilcher,  Dan Brown, Thomas Harris, Stephen Coonts, and Janet Evanovich. From their home in the Flatiron Building in New York, St. Martin’s publishes books under five imprints: St. Martin’s  Press, Griffin, Minotaur, Thomas Dunne Books, and Truman Talley Books.

In December of 1986, SMP acquired Tor (the leading publisher of Sci-Fi/Fantasy) which is now its own separate company. For the past 15 years in a row, Tor has won the Locus Award for  Best Science Fiction Publisher. They also publish children’s books for ages 10-12 under the  StarScape imprint and books for children 12 and above under the Tor Teen imprint.

Henry Holt and Company was founded in 1866. Holt was acquired by Holtzbrinck in November 1985, and is one of the oldest publishers in the United States. In addition to the Henry Holt imprint, the company publishes books under a number of other imprints. Metropolitan Books established  in 1995 publishes fiction and non-fiction. Times Books launched in 2001, is the result of an innovative co-publishing agreement between Holt and The New York Times; its list focuses on science, business, and current events. Holt Paperback publishes much of the company’s non-fiction in paperback. Picador USA also publishes much of the company’s fiction in paperback. Throughout its history, Holt has published such important writers as Robert Frost, Norman Mailer and Kurt Vonnegut.

Macmillan is dedicated to publishing today’s best writers and thinkers in all formats via a group of prestigious independent publishers built on centuries of tradition and innovation.

Imprints of MacMillan include Farrar, Straus & Giroux, Bloomsbury, Henry Holt, Palgrave/Macmillan, Macmillan Audio, Walker & Company, Picador, St. Martin's Griffin, Tor/Forge, St. Martin's Press, Rodale, Square Fish, Priddy Books, Kingfisher, Roaring Brook Press, First Second, Feiwel & Friends, Papercutz and Seven Seas.