How a 15-Year-Old Built a Library

Inside Chapman Partnership, a Miami-Dade nonprofit dedicated to supporting and rebuilding the lives of the city’s homeless, there is a library of 5,000 books. The library is the result of nearly three years of work by Lilli Leight, now 15 years old; her efforts were honored this month when she was named one of the winners of the Innovations in Reading Prize by the National Book Foundation.

Prichard Leaving Ingram

Skip Prichard, who oversaw the integration of several different Ingram divisions into what is now known as the Ingram Content Group, will step down as president and CEO June 8. Ingram Content chairman John Ingram will assume Prichard’s duties as CEO.

Authors on the Air May 25, 2012: John S. Allen, Krys Lee

John S. Allen, author of The Omnivorous Mind (Harvard University Press, 978-0674055728), will be on NPR's Science Friday.

Krys Lee, author of the short story collection Drifting House (Viking Adult, 978-0670023257), will be on The Leonard Lopate Show.

Job Moves: May 25, 2012

Karen Corvello has been appointed Baker & Taylor's northeast regional account manager covering independent retail and higher education accounts in New England and portions of New York State.

Authors on the Air May 24, 2012: Mohammed Hanif

Mohammed Hanif, author of Our Lady of Alice Bhatti (Knopf, 978-0307958310), was on NPR's Morning Edition. Listen here.

Job Moves: May 24, 2012

Cindy Loh has been appointed publishing director of Bloomsbury Children's Publishing in New York. She was previously editorial director at Sterling Children's Books.

Phillips Appointed Chief Executive of Cambridge University Press

Peter Phillips has been appointed as the new chief executive for Cambridge University Press. He will take up his new post immediately, following the recent change of role for the CUP's previous chief executive, Stephen Bourne.

Authors on the Air May 23, 2012: Alan Rosen, E.J. Dionne

Alan Rosen will be on The Chew for his book Junior's Dessert Cookbook: 75 Recipes for Cheesecakes, Pies, Cookies, Cakes, and More (Taunton Press, 978-1600853920).

E.J. Dionne, author of Our Divided Political Heart: The Battle for the American Idea in an Age of Discontent (Bloomsbury, 978-1608192014), will be on The Rachel Maddow Show, and on the May 24 edition of Morning Joe.

Job Moves: May 23, 2012

Jessica Zimmerman is joining the Simon & Schuster publicity department as a senior publicist. She was most recently a publicist for Center Street, the mainstream imprint of Hachette Nashville.

Authors on the Air May 22, 2012: Billy Bob Thornton, Thomas J. Foley

Billy Bob Thornton, author of The Billy Bob Tapes (William Morrow, 978-0062101778), will be on Tavis Talks.

Thomas J. Foley, author of Most Wanted: Pursuing Whitey Bulger, The Murderous Mob Chief the FBI Secretly Protected (Touchstone, 978-1451663914) will be on "The Lowdown with Ira Wood" on Tuesday May 22 at 12:30 - 1:00 PM, on WOMR-FM, Cape Cod, streaming live at www.womr.org.

Job Moves: May 22, 2012

Jody LeHeup has been named associate editor at Valiant. He was formerly an editor at Marvel.

Authors on the Air May 21, 2012: Bill Bradley, Nancy Pearl

Bill Bradley, author of We Can All Do Better (Vanguard Press, 978-1593157296), will be on Tavis Talks.

Nancy Pearl was on NPR's Morning Edition to reveal her summer reads. Listen here.

Job Moves: May 21, 2012

Ken Rhodes has been appointed general manager of NBN International.

Karen Matsu Greenberg has left Blue Apple Books to focus full-time on her packaging and book-based gift business, Hourglass Press.

Authors on the Air May 18, 2012: Jennifer Cockrall-King, Maryann McFadden, Peter Levenda

Jennifer Cockrall-King will be on NPR's "Science Friday" with Ira Flatow on May 18 for Food and the City: Urban Agriculture and the New Food Revolution (Prometheus Books, 978-1-61614-458-6).

Maryann McFadden, author of The Book Lover (Three Women Press, 978-0984867103) will be on "Reading With Robin" on Saturday May 19 at 7-8 am, streaming live at www.920whjj.com.

Job Moves: May 18, 2012

Kelly Barrales-Saylor has joined Albert Whitman & Company as editorial director. Barrales-Saylor comes from Sourcebooks.

At Sourcebooks, Aubrey Poole has been promoted to the position of associate editor. She will be responsible for acquiring authors and titles for the Jabberwocky and Fire imprints. Poole was previously assistant editor at Sourcebooks, and works out of the NYC location.

A Talk with Daniel Nayeri, HMH's New Digital Editorial Director

Daniel Nayeri has been appointed to the newly created position of digital editorial director of the HMH Children's Book Group. PW caught up with Nayeri, who is finishing his job as editor at Clarion Books, an HMH imprint, to talk about his new post, which he starts on May 27.

Authors on the Air May 17, 2012: Teresa Giudice, Lisa Bloom

Teresa Giudice, author of Fabulicious! Fast & Fit (Running Press, 978-0762445448), will be on Fox & Friends, The Wendy Williams Show, and Dr. Drew.

Lisa Bloom, author of Swagger: 10 Urgent Rules for Raising Boys in an Era of Failing Schools (Vantage Point, 978-1936467693), will be on Headline News's Issues with Jane Velez-Mitchell.

Job Moves: May 17, 2012

Highlights for Children and Boyds Mills Press have made the following new hires:

Rebecca Davis has been named senior editor for WordSong and Boyds Mills Press. Most recently, Davis was a freelance editor working on poetry books for WordSong.

Kerry McManus has joined Boyds Mills Press and Highlights for Children as marketing and permissions manager. McManus will manage marketing efforts for all BMP titles, as well as oversee the permissions business for both BMP and Highlights. Previously, McManus worked in the marketing department of Random House Books for Young Readers.

Authors on the Air May 16, 2012: David Weber

David Weber, author of The Food Truck Handbook (Wiley, 978-1118208816), will be on The Leonard Lopate Show.

Job Moves: May 16, 2012

Jenny Frost has joined Scholastic as ePublisher and senior v-p eBook strategy. Frost, a long-time Random House executive, left that company in 2008.