Jenny La Plante, a graduate of the University of Chicago, started her scouting career straight out of college and loved the intense collaboration with international publisher and film/television clients so much that she never left. She has had the pleasure of connecting with publisher and film clients over the years on authors such as Chimamanda Ngozie Adichie, Susan Cain, Suzanne Collins, Anthony Doerr, John Green, Lauren Groff, Jeff Kinney, Robert Kolker, Erik Larson, Mark Manson, Anthony Marra, Stephenie Meyer, James Nestor, RJ Palacio, Taylor Jenkins Reid, Rick Riordan, Amor Towles, and many more.

After graduating from Washington University in St. Louis, Abbe Goldberg started her career in publishing as an intern at Sterling Lord Literistic and in the children’s department at Barnes & Noble. She then worked for over four years in the editorial department at HarperCollins Children’s Books. She began scouting at Aram Fox, Inc. in 2017 and joined Jenny La Plante, Inc. at its inception in 2022.

Lewis is a recent graduate of Wesleyan University, where he majored in English with a concentration in creative writing. After serving as an AmeriCorps elementary school reading specialist in New York City, he began his publishing career as an intern for the literary agency Massie, McQuilkin, and Altman.

Rachel Robinson is a recent graduate of the University of Chicago, where she majored in English and developed an interest in publishing after interning at Harvey Klinger Literary Agency. After graduating, she held internships at Grand Central Publishing and W. W. Norton before joining Jenny La Plante Inc. in 2026.