One thing about Peter that is not well known is that he was once a professional jazz musician and from time to time can still be found playing in various jazz venues around New York City and London. He is the author of two published novels and close to ten non-fiction books ranging in subject matter from publishing and writing to music and Shakespeare. He is a member of AAR, and regularly lectures and writes on publishing and the craft of writing. He was a regular reviewer for the international trade magazine Publishers Weekly, and is a published author of both fiction and non-fiction.
He has also been the editor-in-chief of a Manhattan local newspaper, and a freelance editor and book doctor for major publishers. Prior to becoming an agent he was a publishing house editor for nearly six years, whose authors won prizes and critical acclaim. He was a member of the NYU faculty for 10 years, and taught the only university-level course in the country on how to become a literary agent. Rubie is a former BBC Radio and Fleet Street journalist and for several years was the director of the publishing section of the New York University Summer Publishing Institute. She attended many writing intensives and workshops, including the National Academy of Writing’s intensive at Cambridge University in the UK. Book Agent Lauren Bieker became Paige Wheeler’s publishing intern after a brief career in the fashion industry.
He is a “sucker” for outstanding writing. In fiction he represents literate thrillers, crime fiction, science fiction and fantasy, military fiction and literary fiction, middle grade and some boy oriented young adult fiction. Publishing Agent Lauren Bieker is a new agent with FinePrint Literary Management. In non-fiction he specializes in narrative non-fiction, popular science, spirituality, history, biography, pop culture, business and technology, parenting, health, self help, music, and food. Peter Rubie specializes in a broad range of high-quality fiction and non-fiction.
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