Crown Hires Ambrosi as V-P, Brand Publishing Project Director

Following yesterday's announcement that Kimberly Snead will fill the new role of director of brand strategy at Crown, the publisher has announced May 15 that Leigh Ann Ambrosi will join as v-p, brand publishing project director, reporting to Tina Constable.

Authors on the Air May 15, 2012: Deni Bechard, H. Norman Wright, Buzz Bissinger

Deni Béchard, author of Cures for Hunger: A Memoir and Vandal Love: A Novel (Milkweed Editions, 978-1571310910) will be on Minnesota Public Radio's "The Daily Circuit" hosted by Kerri Miller, May 16 at 11 am CST.

Job Moves: May 15, 2012

At Algonquin Books, Debra Linn has been named online marketing manager. She was previously the events and marketing director at Books & Books.

Nebraska Book CEO Oppegard Retires; Major and Clemente Rise

Mark Oppegard, CEO of Nebraska Book Company, is retiring and will be replaced by Barry Major, the current president and COO at NBC. Steven Clemente, a current senior v-p, has been named to fill Major's previous position as president and COO.

Bill Miller Named President of Galison Publishing

The McEvoy Group LLC, a San Francisco–based media company whose book properties include Chronicle Books, Princeton Architectural Press, and becker&mayer!, announced that Bill Miller has joined the company as president of Galison Publishing LLC.

McGraw-Hill Education Leadership Team Named

As part of the process of spinning of McGraw-Hill Education into its own company, McGraw-Hill Cos. this morning announced a number of high level management appointments as well as the executives who will lead its various business units.

Authors on the Air May 14, 2012: Laurie Puhn, Marshall Reid and Alexandra Reid, Rosencrans Baldwin

Laurie Puhn, author of Fight Less, Love More: 5 Minute Conversations to Change Your Relationship without Blowing Up or Giving In (Rodale, 9781605295985) will be on the Bill Cunningham Show.

Marshall Reid and his mom Alexandra Reid, co-authors of Portion Size Me: A Kid Driven Plan to a Healthier Family (Sourcebooks, 978-1402265822), appeared on the Today Show.

Job Moves: May 14, 2012

Liza Kaplan has been promoted to assistant editor at Dutton Children's Books.

At Berean, Bill Nielsen has been appointed as COO and Fred Ichniowski has been appointed director of business operations.

Authors on the Air May 11, 2012: Peter Wayner, Peter Levenda

Peter Wayner, author of Disappearing Cryptography: Information Hiding: Steganography & Watermarking (Morgan Kaufmann, 978-0123744791), will be on NPR's "Science Friday."

Peter Levenda will be on "Coast to Coast AM" with Ian Punnett on May 13 for Ratline: Soviet Spies, Nazi Priests, and the Disappearance of Adolph Hitler (Ibis Press, 978-0892541706).

Job Moves: May 11, 2012

Frances Gilbert will join Random House Children’s Books as editorial director, Doubleday Children's Books, effective June 18. Gilbert will leave her current post at Sterling Children’s Books, where she has worked for twelve years, most recently as v-p, publisher.

Patrick Barry and Brian Moore have been promoted to senior designers at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.

Job Moves: May 10, 2012

Julie Will has joined Harper as executive editor, and will work closely with Karen Rinaldi in acquiring and editing titles in the health and wellness area. She was most recently with OpenSky.com and has worked at Random House and Rodale.

Authors on the Air May 10, 2012: Warren Littlefield, Laurie Puhn, Robin Roberts and Lucimarian Roberts, Steve Guttenberg

Warren Littlefield will be on Tavis Talks for Top of the Rock: Inside the Rise and Fall of Must See TV (Doubleday, 978-0385533744).

Tomorrow morning, May 11, Laurie Puhn, author of Fight Less, Love More: 5-Minute Conversations to Change Your Relationship without Blowing Up or Giving In (Rodale, 9781605295985) will be on Imus in the Morning.

Sara Nelson Heading to Amazon

Sara Nelson, book editor for O, The Oprah Magazine, is moving to Amazon where she will be editorial director, Amazon.com Books.

Authors on the Air May 9, 2012: Christopher Buckley, Richard Russo and Kate Russo, Erica Reid

Christopher Buckley, author of They Eat Puppies, Don't They (Twelve/Hachette, 9780446540971) will be on The Charlie Rose Show and The Leonard Lopate Show.

Richard Russo and his daughter, artist Kate Russo, will be the guests of Keith Shortall on MPBN's "Maine Calling" show at 12:15pm. They will be discussing their latest collaboration, Interventions (Down East Books, 978-1608931859). Listen live or tune in online at www.mpbn.net.

Job Moves: May 9, 2012

Robert Riger has been promoted to v-p, director Pimsleur Language Programs at Simon & Schuster Audio. He has been with Pimsleur for three years.

Authors on the Air May 8, 2012: Sarah Copeland, Suzanne Somers

Sarah Copeland will be on The Martha Stewart Show with her book The Newlywed Cookbook: Fresh Ideas & Modern Recipes for Cooking with & for Each Other (Chronicle Books, 9780811876834).

Sheryl WuDunn, author of Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide (Vintage, 978-0307387097), will be on Tavis Talks.

Tracking Amazon: Seuss's 'Oh, the Places You'll Go!' Approaches 250

Though the Amazon charts are constantly in flux, one title that has been a staple near the top of the list for some time now is Oh, the Places You'll Go! by Dr. Seuss, which landed at #17 as of May 8.

Job Moves: May 8, 2012

At Harlequin, Danielle Padula has been named editorial assistant. Padula was formerly the literary agency intern at Don Congdon Associates.

Also at Harlequin, Kathy Davis has been named acquisitions editor. Davis will support the newly acquired Heartsong Presents program.

Authors on the Air May 7, 2012: Steve Guttenberg, Jonathan Haidt

Steve Guttenberg will be on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson for The Guttenberg Bible: A Memoir (Thomas Dunne, 978-0312383459).

Jonathan Haidt, author of The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion (Pantheon, 978-0307377906), will be on Tavis Talks.

Job Moves: May 7, 2012

Amber Hoover is foreign rights manager at FSG and Holt.

Joshua Kendall is the new editorial director of Mulholland Books.