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.

Obituary: Frank Pearl

Frank Pearl, founder and chairman of the board for Perseus Book Group, died May 4. He was 68. John Schwieters, a longtime colleague of Pearl's who has worked with Perseus for years and served on its board of directors, is succeeding Pearl as chairman.

Authors on the Air May 4, 2012: Lisa Bloom, Richard Martin, Nicholas Carr

Lisa Bloom, author of Swagger: 10 Urgent Rules for Raising Boys in an Era of Failing Schools, Mass Joblessness, and Thug Culture (A Think Book/Vantage Point, 9781936467693), will be on CNN with Don Lemon on May 5th at 10:00pm EST.

NPR's "Science Friday" will have Richard Martin, author of SuperFuel: Thorium, the Green Energy Source for the Future (Palgrave Macmillan, 978-0230116474), and Nicholas Carr, author of The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains (W.W. Norton, 978-0393339758).

Job Moves: May 4, 2012

Eric Brandt has been named senior editor for humanities at Yale University Press. He was most recently senior editor at HarperOne.

At Random House Children's Books, Dominique Cimina, publicity manager, was named director of publicity and corporate communications.

Authors on the Air May 3, 2012: J.D. Davis, Lisa Bloom

J.D. Davis, author of Unconquered: The Saga of Cousins Jerry Lee Lewis, Jimmy Swaggart, and Mickey Gilley (Brown Books Publishing Group, 978-1612540412), will be on "Imus in the Morning."

Tomorrow morning, May 4, Lisa Bloom, author of Swagger: 10 Urgent Rules for Raising Boys in an Era of Failing Schools, Mass Joblessness, and Thug Culture (A Think Book in association with Vantage Point, 9781936467693), will be on WPIX, Channel 11 in New York.

Job Moves: May 2, 2012

Robert Kempe has been hired as U.S. director of sales and marketing for Shire Publications. He has held positions with Seven Footer Press, Random House, Dutton, and Simon & Schuster.

Authors on the Air May 2, 2012: Anna Quindlen, Tom A. Coburn, Anne Geddes

Anna Quindlen, author of Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake (Random House, 978-1400069347), will be on The Leonard Lopate Show.

Sen. Tom A. Coburn will be on The Daily Show for The Debt Bomb: A Bold Plan to Stop Washington from Bankrupting America (Thomas Nelson, 978-1595554673)

Job Moves: May 1, 2012

At Yale University Press, Steve Wasserman will expand his position as executive editor-at-large for general interest books to a full-time role, effective May 1. Wasserman was most recently a partner at the literary agency of Kneerim and Williams.

Authors on the Air May 1, 2012: Robin Roberts, David Barton, Carne Ross

Robin Roberts will be on Tavis Talks for her book My Story, My Song: Mother-Daughter Reflections on Life and Faith (ReligionLink, 978-0835811071).

David Barton, author of The Jefferson Lies: Exposing the Myths You've Always Believed About Thomas Jefferson (Thomas Nelson, 978-1595554598), will be on The Daily Show.

Restivo-Alessi Takes Over HarperCollins Digital

HarperCollins has named Chantal Restivo-Alessi as chief digital officer. She will report to Brian Murray and will sit on the company's executive committee.

Disney Publishing President Hampton Steps Down

Disney Publishing Worldwide president Russell Hampton will step down on May 4th after six years. In an e-mail to the company, Hampton did not state what his upcoming plans were.

Authors on the Air April 30, 2012: Zach Wahls, Diane Keaton, Robert A. Caro

Zach Wahls, author of My Two Moms: Lessons of Love, Strength, and What Makes a Family (Gotham, 978-1592407132), will be on The Daily Show.

Diane Keaton, author of Then Again (Random House, 978-0812980950), will be on The Colbert Report.

Job Moves: April 30, 2012

Sourcebooks has made the following promotions:

Nick Martinelli has been promoted to web development manager. He was previously website and support administrator.

Danielle Jackson has been promoted to senior publicist. She began at Sourcebooks as an intern in 2008.

Authors on the Air April 27, 2012: Françoise Mouly, Anat Baniel, Heather Menzies, Kym Karath, and Nicholas Hammond

Françoise Mouly (the art editor of The New Yorker) and her new book Blown Covers: New Yorker Covers You Were Never Meant to See (Abrams, 978-1419702099) will be featured on a segment slated to run on "CBS Sunday Morning" on April 29.

Anat Baniel will be on WBZ 1030 AM Boston’s "The Jordan Rich Show" on April 28, 2012, 1:00am-1:30am Eastern Time to discuss her book, Kids Beyond Limits: The Anat Baniel Method for Awakening the Brain and Transforming the Life of Your Child With Special Needs (Perigee, 978-0399537363).

Job Moves: April 27, 2012

Claire Taylor will join the Macmillan sales department as a national account manager selling Macmillan Children's Publishing Group and Macmillan distributed publisher children's titles to Walmart, Walmart Canada, Sam's, Costco, and their distribution partners. She was most recently a national accounts rep at Candlewick.