As Deputy Publisher, Kim works closely with Kara Welsh overseeing the entire publishing programs of the Ballantine, Bantam, and Delacorte/Dell imprints in hardcover, trade paperback, and mass market and backlist. Ballantine Books is the publisher of many New York Times bestselling authors and critically acclaimed fiction and nonfiction. Kim has been at Ballantine since 1989 where she began her career in the publicity department. She has held senior positions in publicity, marketing, and advertising before moving to the Publisher’s office.