Andrew Martin, publisher-at-large at the St. Martin's Publishing Group, is retiring on July 1. He has been at St. Martin's since 2006, when he started as publisher of mystery imprint Minotaur Books. Working with authors such as Louise Penny, CJ Box, Ann Cleeves, Chelsea Cain, Stacy Willingham, Elle Cosimano, Olen Steinhauer, Greg Hurwitz, and Linda Castillo, he grew the imprint.
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In 2015, Martin started a separate business venture for SMPG, Castle Point Books, with Bruce Lubin. In 2018, Martin became executive publishing director for SMPG.
Before joining SMPG, Martin had a 20-year run at the Crown Publishing Group, where he began in publicity and eventually became associate publisher. There, he worked with bestselling authors such as Martha Stewart, Eric Larson, Suzanne Somers, and Dominick Dunne, among others. After a brief stint at Sterling Publishers, then part of Barnes & Noble, he joined SMPG.
In an announcement to staff, Jen Enderlin, president & publisher of SMPG, said that Martin has been "integral to creating the structure, processes, and collaborative approach that has helped us achieve many remarkable successes over these past few years."
She also wrote, "We will miss Andy's wickedly dry humor, his clarity in problem solving, his keen organizational skills, his excellent taste in wine, his ability to cut through clutter and get to the point, and his impeccable comedic timing. Personally, I will miss him terribly and I know I will continue to ask for his advice and counsel (so Andy, don't block my texts or calls)."