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Kimberly Lau has joined as vp, consumer media and president of Scientific American. She was most recently evp, strategic partnerships and business development at The Atlantic.

Maya Tatsukawa has been promoted to senior designer.

Jason Emmanuel has joined as copyeditor/proofreader. He was previously at the American Meteorological Society.

Karen Yates has been promoted to literary agent.

Mary Anne Thompson Associates is now the U.S. book scout for Bokfabriken in Sweden.

Alyson Sinclair has joined as owner and publisher of The Rumpus. She will remain with publicity firm Nectar Literary.

Colleen Kolba has joined as comics editor.

Alysia Li Ying Sawchyn took over as editor-in-chief in September, succeeding Marisa Siegel.