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January 19, 2023
By Erin Somers

Penguin Children's   

Vaishali Nayak has joined assistant director of brand marketing. She was previously senior marketing manager at Harper Children’s.

Penguin Random House Audio   

Linda Schmidt has been promoted to senior director, managing editorial and production.

Tina Donnelley has been promoted to assistant managing editor.

Tokyopop   

Marc Visnick has been promoted to coo and publisher of the manga and graphic novel company.

Kids Can Press   

Allison King has returned in the newly created role of global manager, educational sales & rights. She was previously senior account executive, brand partnerships at Wattpad, and also formerly held a one-year contract position at Kids Can Press as US & international accounts manager.

American Booksellers Association   

The organization nominated new board leadership for two-year terms:

Queen Anne Book Company children’s buyer Tegan Tigani is set to be elected president.
4 Kids Books & Toys owner Cynthia Compton will become vice president/secretary.
Waucoma Bookstore owner Jenny Cohen will become vice president.

Nominated for new election to the board are:

Holly Weinkauf, Red Balloon Bookshop, St. Paul, MN
Lisa Swayze, Buffalo Street Books, Ithaca, NY
Jessica Stockton Bagnulo, Greenlight Bookstore, Brooklyn, NY

Daniela Schlingmann Literary Scouting   

The company now scouts the US market for Belfond in France.

Edmison Harper   

The company now scouts for the Octopus imprints Brazen, Monoray, and Radar in the UK; fiction for Beck in Germany (in addition to Hanser); and for Spartacus in Norway.

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