Jayme Boucher will be leading the Penguin Speaker’s Bureau in the role of agent director. She was previously senior agent, Random House Speakers Bureau.

Jennifer Bastien has joined DK Publishing as associate publicist. She was formerly a marketing and editorial associate at Prospect Park Books.


At Little Brown Books for Young Readers, Pam Gruber has been promoted to editor. Pam Garfinkel and Deirdre Jones have been promoted to associate editor. Leslie Shumate has been promoted to assistant editor, and Kheryn Callender joins as editorial assistant.


Liesa Abrams has been promoted to associate editorial director of Aladdin and Pulse.

Marisa Atkinson has been promoted to marketing manager at Graywolf Press. Previously, she was the events and publicity manager.

At Putnam, Liz Stein has been promoted to associate editor.