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347<p><strong>Currently reading:</strong> <em>Quicksilver</em> by Callie Hart</p></div> 348 </div> 349 </li> 350 <li class="staff__item"> 351 <img class="staff__image" src="https://hachette-prod.imgix.net/staff/alison-shucksmith.png?w=320&auto=compress%2cformat&fit=crop&dpr=2" alt="Alison Shucksmith" loading="lazy" /> 352 <div class="staff__details"> 353 <h3 class="staff__name">Alison Shucksmith</h3> 354 <div class="staff__description"><p><strong>Children's Publisher</strong></p> 355<p><strong><a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#debfb2b7adb1b0f0adb6abbdb5adb3b7aab69eb6bfbdb6bbaaaabbf0bdb1f0b0a4"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5e3f32372d3130702d362b3d352d33372a361e363f3d363b2a2a3b703d31703024">[email protected]</span></a></strong></p> 356<p><strong>Currently reading:</strong> Elsie Silver</p></div> 357 </div> 358 </li> 359 <li class="staff__item"> 360 <img class="staff__image" src="https://hachette-prod.imgix.net/staff/tania-mackenzie-cooke.png?w=320&auto=compress%2cformat&fit=crop&dpr=2" alt="Tania Mackenzie-Cooke" loading="lazy" /> 361 <div class="staff__details"> 362 <h3 class="staff__name">Tania Mackenzie-Cooke</h3> 363 <div class="staff__description"><p><strong>Publicity and Communications Manager</strong></p> 364<p><strong><a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c6b2a7a8afa7e8aba7a5ada3a8bcafa3eba5a9a9ada386aea7a5aea3b2b2a3e8a5a9e8a8bc"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="cebaafa0a7afe0a3afada5aba0b4a7abe3ada1a1a5ab8ea6afada6abbabaabe0ada1e0a0b4">[email protected]</span></a></strong></p> 365<p><strong>Currently reading:</strong> <em>Malachite</em> by Ashley Andersen</p></div> 366 </div> 367 </li> 368 <li class="staff__item"> 369 <img class="staff__image" src="https://hachette-prod.imgix.net/staff/sacha-beguely.png?w=320&auto=compress%2cformat&fit=crop&dpr=2" alt="Sacha Beguely (she/her)" loading="lazy" /> 370 <div class="staff__details"> 371 <h3 class="staff__name">Sacha Beguely (she/her)</h3> 372 <div class="staff__description"><p><strong>Marketing Manager</strong></p> 373<p><strong><a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f18290929990df93949684949d88b19990929994858594df929edf9f8b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="ed9e8c8e858cc38f888a98888194ad858c8e8588999988c38e82c38397">[email protected]</span></a></strong></p> 374<p><strong>Currently reading:</strong> <em>The Body and the Blood</em> by Molly Crighton</p></div> 375 </div> 376 </li> 377 <li class="staff__item"> 378 <img class="staff__image" src="https://hachette-prod.imgix.net/staff/dom-visini.png?w=320&auto=compress%2cformat&fit=crop&dpr=2" alt="Dom Visini (she/her)" loading="lazy" /> 379 <div class="staff__details"> 380 <h3 class="staff__name">Dom Visini (she/her)</h3> 381 <div class="staff__description"><p><strong>Editor</strong></p> 382<p><strong><a href="https://www.hachette.co.nz/about-us/[email protected]"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b0d4dfdd9ec6d9c3d9ded9f0d8d1d3d8d5c4c4d59ed3df9edeca">[email protected]</span></a></strong></p> 383<p><strong>Currently reading:</strong> <em>Yesteryear </em>by Caro Claire Burke</p></div> 384 </div> 385 </li> 386 <li class="staff__item"> 387 <img class="staff__image" src="https://hachette-prod.imgix.net/news/thumbnails/maiko-lenting-lu.png?w=320&auto=compress%2cformat&fit=crop&dpr=2" alt="Maiko Lenting-Lu" loading="lazy" /> 388 <div class="staff__details"> 389 <h3 class="staff__name">Maiko Lenting-Lu</h3> 390 <div class="staff__description"><p><strong>Product Manager</strong></p> 391<p><strong><a href="https://www.hachette.co.nz/about-us/[email protected]"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="8de0ece4e6e2a3e1e8e3f9e4e3eaa0e1f8cde5eceee5e8f9f9e8a3eee2a3e3f7">[email protected]</span></a></strong></p> 392<p><strong>Currently reading:</strong> <em>Public Access Afterworld </em>by Jane Schoenbrun</p></div> 393 </div> 394 </li> 395 <li class="staff__item"> 396 <img class="staff__image" src="https://hachette-prod.imgix.net/staff/angie-williams.png?w=320&auto=compress%2cformat&fit=crop&dpr=2" alt="Angie Williams" loading="lazy" /> 397 <div class="staff__details"> 398 <h3 class="staff__name">Angie Williams</h3> 399 <div class="staff__description"><p><strong>Sales and Product Manager</strong></p> 400<p><strong><a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#caeff8faaba4ada3afe4bda3a6a6a3aba7b98aa2aba9a2afbebeafe4a9a5e4a4b0"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0a6b646d636f247d636666636b67794a626b69626f7e7e6f246965246470">[email protected]</span></a></strong></p> 401<p><strong>Currently reading:</strong> <em>Wet Ink</em> by Abigail Avis</p></div> 402 </div> 403 </li> 404 <li class="staff__item"> 405 <img class="staff__image" src="https://hachette-prod.imgix.net/staff/sharon-galey.png?w=320&auto=compress%2cformat&fit=crop&dpr=2" alt="Sharon Galey" loading="lazy" /> 406 <div class="staff__details"> 407 <h3 class="staff__name">Sharon Galey</h3> 408 <div class="staff__description"><p><strong>Account Manager</strong></p> 409<p><strong><a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#51746361223930233e3f7f36303d34281139303239342525347f323e7f3f2b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="96e5fef7e4f9f8b8f1f7faf3efd6fef7f5fef3e2e2f3b8f5f9b8f8ec">[email protected]</span></a></strong></p> 410<p><strong>Currently reading:</strong> <em>Public Access Afterworld </em>by Jane Schoenbrun</p></div> 411 </div> 412 </li> 413 <li class="staff__item"> 414 <img class="staff__image" src="https://hachette-prod.imgix.net/staff/nicola-faisandier.png?w=320&auto=compress%2cformat&fit=crop&dpr=2" alt="Nicola Faisandier" loading="lazy" /> 415 <div class="staff__details"> 416 <h3 class="staff__name">Nicola Faisandier</h3> 417 <div class="staff__description"><p><strong>Senior Account Manager</strong></p> 418<p><strong><a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#9ff1f6fcf0f3feb1f9fef6ecfef1fbf6faeddff7fefcf7faebebfab1fcf0b1f1e5"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a4cacdc7cbc8c58ac2c5cdd7c5cac0cdc1d6e4ccc5c7ccc1d0d0c18ac7cb8acade">[email protected]</span></a></strong></p> 419<p><strong>Currently reading:</strong> <em>Marry Me In Italy</em>
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