John Rudolph
Dystel Goderich & Bourret LLC
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Updated: 2/13/2026
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John Rudolph joined DG&B in 2010 after twelve years as an acquiring children’s book editor.
He began his career at Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers as an Editorial Assistant and then moved to the GP Putnam’s Sons imprint of the Penguin Young Readers Group, where he eventually served as Executive Editor on a wide range of young adult, middle-grade, nonfiction, and picture book titles.
He graduated from Amherst College with a double major in Classics and Music.
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