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On-sale date: October 14, 2008
Contact: Todd Doughty

New York Times bestselling author James Bamford, America’s foremost expert on the National Security Agency, returns with an explosive report of the NSA’s complete transformation since 9/11 in THE SHADOW FACTORY: The Ultra-Secret NSA from 9/11 to the Eavesdropping on America (Doubleday; October 14, 2008; $27.95).

Bamford revealed the existence of the National Security Agency in the 1980s in The Puzzle Palace, and since then has consistently been the most tenacious and acclaimed writer on the agency. (more…)

New York NY - May 22, 2008 The Doubleday Broadway Publishing Group, a division of Bertelsmann AG’s Random House, Inc., will change its name to The Doubleday Publishing Group effective May 28, it was announced today by Stephen Rubin, President and Publisher of the group. As part of its identity rebranding, Doubleday will also introduce a new corporate logo and unveil a revamped and enhanced website doubleday.com. (more…)

New York, NY - Michael Wolff, a bestselling author, two-time National Magazine Award winner, and columnist for Vanity Fair, has signed with Doubleday to write the definitive story of Rupert Murdoch’s rise to the pinnacle of power, culminating in his recent $5 billion takeover of Dow Jones.

Bill Thomas, Editor-in-Chief of the Doubleday Broadway Publishing Group, acquired North American, open market English language, German, and audio rights from Andrew Wylie, President of the Wylie Agency, who represented Mr. Wolff in negotiations. Phyllis Grann, Senior Editor, will edit the book, which will be published in hardcover in the fall of 2009. (more…)

DOUBLEDAY TO PUBLISH A MEMOIR BY NANCY PELOSI - SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - IN SUMMER 2008

New York, NY - Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House of Representatives, the highest-ranking woman government official in United States history, will publish a memoir with Doubleday, it was announced today by Stephen Rubin, President and Publisher, Doubleday Broadway Publishing Group.

Rubin acquired North American rights for the untitled work from Norman Brokaw, Chairman of the William Morris Agency, Jennifer Rudolph Walsh, Executive Vice President and Co-Head of the William Morris Agency’s Worldwide Literary Department and Mel Berger, Senior Vice President of William Morris. The book will be edited by senior editor Phyllis Grann. (more…)

New York – July 11, 2007 — Paul Shaffer, David Letterman’s long-time bandleader and sidekick, has signed with Flying Dolphin Press, an imprint of Random House, Inc.’s Doubleday Broadway Publishing Group, to pen an entertaining memoir of his life in show business.

In his book, as yet untitled, Shaffer will share his behind-the-scenes experiences as a musician, arranger, composer, comedian, and actor, from his days on NBC’s Saturday Night Live in the late 1970s, through his twenty-five-plus year association with Letterman, first as musical director and leader of “The World’s Most Dangerous Band” for Late Night with David Letterman (1982-1993) and ever since as musical director and bandleader of “The CBS Orchestra” on Late Show with David Letterman. (more…)