Random House Names Rubin Publisher at Large

Hi Everyone,

This is just in from Random House on the appointment of Stephen Rubin as publisher at large of Random House.


NEW YORK, NY(Authorlink News, February 12, 2009)—Stephen Rubin, who as President and Publisher of Random House’s former Doubleday Broadway Publishing Group published some of the most successful books of this era, including the titles of John Grisham and THE DA VINCI CODE by Dan Brown, has been appointed Executive Vice President and Publisher at Large for Random House by Markus Dohle, the trade-book publisher’s Chairman and CEO, to whom he reports.

Mr. Rubin will have several major responsibilities in his new position, which takes effect immediately. He will acquire books for Random House worldwide in collaboration with its publishers in North America and overseas. “All of our publishing groups will have the opportunity to work with Steve and to take advantage of his ability to bring in new authors and develop new publishing programs, while retaining the final decision about whether these projects are appropriate for their lists,” said Mr. Dohle. He also will serve as a new-business advocate with the publishers.

Mr. Rubin will act as an international Random House publishing liaison to maximize the opportunities and collaboration among U.S. publishers and our international divisions, especially between the U.S. and the U.K., in support of the company’s multilocal, highly independent publishing approach. Mr. Rubin will retain a role in acquiring future projects by several authors with whom he has had a long association, including John Grisham and Pat Conroy. In addition, he will be a key adviser to Mr. Dohle on a variety of strategic business opportunities and issues.

Mr. Dohle added, “For the past quarter century, Steve has been one of the most widely admired figures in trade book publishing. He helped shape the careers of authors and colleagues and his publishing programs influenced millions of readers. I know all of us can continue to benefit from Steve’s expertise and experience, as well as his personal relationships with authors and agents, and I believe he will be an invaluable resource for me and for the company as we continue to develop and grow our business worldwide.”

“I am delighted to continue with Markus and with my longstanding publishing colleagues doing what I love: working with our authors and helping to publish their books successfully. I am committed to using the freedom and flexibility of my new position to pursue a wide range of opportunities for us internationally, and to acquire some terrific books,” said Mr. Rubin.

Mr. Rubin has spent his entire twenty-five year career at Random House and its predecessor companies and divisions. For the past fifteen years, until December 2008, he was President and Publisher of Doubleday and later the Doubleday Broadway Publishing Group. Prior to that, he was Executive Editor and Publisher and Editor in Chief at Bantam Books in the eighties and the London-based former Chairman of the Transworld U.K. division.

Random House is the book-publishing division of Bertelsmann AG.