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.

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.