Chris Granville has recently joined The Basic Books Group as managing editor. Granville was at W.W. Norton & Company for the past ten years, most recently as senior production manager.

Patricia Stockland has been hired as editorial director for Lerner Publications, Lerner Publishing Group's nonfiction imprint. Stockland was previously editorial director for Red Line Editorial, Inc.

Lydah Pyles has joined Literary Arts as director of development and marketing. Previously, Pyles was national accounts manager with Penguin Young Readers Group.

Kathleen Zrelak has been promoted to v-p, director of publicity of Goldberg McDuffie Communications. She started with the company as an intern in college and has been there for six years.