Job Moves: December 14, 2011

HarperCollins announced that Carrie Thornton will join the company in January 2012 as executive editor for It Books. Thornton comes to It Books from Dutton, where she was executive editor from December 2008 to December 2011.

Scarletta Press's Leask Heading to Children's Publishing Start-up

Scarletta Press publisher Ian Leask is moving on to serve as publisher of Tumblehome Learning, a new children’s publisher specializing in books about math, science, and engineering.

Authors on the Air December 13, 2011: Patrick Thibeault, Scott Farris, Lawrence Lessig, Eric Weiner

Patrick Thibeault, author of My Journey as a Combat Medic: From Desert Storm to Operation Enduring Freedom (Indianapolis Business Journal, 978-1934922651), was on Good Morning Indiana on WRTV.

Job Moves: December 13, 2011

Vanessa Mobley has been promoted to executive editor at Crown Publishers. She joined Broadway in 2009 as a senior editor.

Authors on the Air December 12, 2011: Clarissa Pinkola Estes, Thomas Thwaites, John Hodgman

Clarissa Pinkola Estes will be on Here on Earth WI Public Radio for Untie the Strong Woman: Blessed Mother's Immaculate Love for the Wild Soul (Sounds True, 978-1-60407-635-6).

Job Moves: December 12, 2011

Hilary Redmon will join the Ecco editorial team on December 19th as executive editor, focusing on non-fiction titles. Redmon joins HarperCollins from Free Press, where she was a senior editor.

Dystel & Goderich Literary Management has hired Morris Shamah as the agency’s new royalties director and junior agent. Shamah previously worked at Writers House and the Carol Mann agency as an intern.

Stonesong Launches New Web Site, Adds Agent

Book packager and literary agency Stonesong has unveiled a new Web site and announced the addition of a new agent, Emmanuelle Morgen. The company has also tweaked its name, slightly, officially changing from The Stonesong Press to simply Stonesong.

Authors on the Air December 9, 2011: Dan Gediman, Randy Roberts, Pat Cooper

Dan Gediman, editor of This I Believe: The Personal Philosophies of Remarkable Men and Women (Holt, 978-1-1180-7454-1), will be a guest on “The Bob Edwards Show” on Sirius XM Radio.

Randy Roberts, author of A Team for America: The Army-Navy Game That Rallied a Nation (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 978-0-547-51106-1), will be on FOX & Friends on Saturday, December 10, the date of this year’s Army-Navy game.

Authors on the Air December 8, 2011: Ryan Farr, Mary Ellen O'Toole, Bethenny Frankel

Ryan Farr, author of Whole Beast Butchery: The Complete Visual Guide to Beef, Lamb, and Pork (Chronicle Books, 9781452100593), will be on the Martha Stewart Show.

Mary Ellen O'Toole, author Dangerous Instincts: How Gut Feelings Betray Us (Hudson Street Press, 978-1594630835), will be on The Leonard Lopate Show.

Authors on the Air December 7, 2011: Kathy Gunst, Pat Cooper

Kathy Gunst, author of Notes from a Maine Kitchen (Down East, 9780892729173), will be on Martha Stewart's Whole Living.

Pat Cooper, author of How Dare You Say How Dare Me! (Square One, 978-0757003639), was on The Opie and Anthony Show.

Job Moves: December 7, 2011

Monsoon Commerce, Inc. has appointed Adam Silverman to general manager of Alibris, including alibris.com and alibris.co.uk. Over the past 16 years, Silverman has grown online retail sales for Wet Seal, Target, and Musician's Friend.

Abrams Restructures Editorial Department

Abrams has made changes to its adult editorial and art and design departments, including Steve Tager, senior v-p, publisher for adult trade, who will oversee Abrams' adult editorial and design departments. He will lead the overall program and team.

Hajdu and Rotella at the Tenement Museum

David Hajdu and PW senior editor Mark Rotella will be at The Tenement Museum on December 7, at 6:30 PM, as part of the "Tenement Talks" series.

Job Moves: December 6, 2011

Tom Bouman has joined Orbit US as an editor, acquiring science fiction and fantasy. Previously, Bouman was an editor at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.

Authors on the Air December 6, 2011: Patricia Cornwall, Donald Trump, Chris Matthews

Patricia Cornwell will be on The View for Red Mist (Putnam Adult, 978-0399158025).

Donald Trump, author of Time to Get Tough: Making America #1 Again (Regnery, 978-1596987739), will make appearances on Fox and Friends, On the Record with Greta Van Susteren, and The Laura Ingraham Show.

Job Moves: December 5, 2011

Prometheus Books has announced the promotion of Jill Maxick to v-p of marketing. Maxick has been director of publicity since joining the company in September 1999. She will continue that role within her new position.

Shandler, Clain Get New Posts at Little, Brown

Geoff Shandler has been named v-p and editorial director at Little, Brown, stepping into a newly created position in which he will be tasked with expanding the Hachette imprint's nonfiction program.

Authors on the Air December 5, 2011: Benjamin Lowry, Ruth Reichl, Eric Weiner

Benjamin Lowry, author of Iraq: Perspectives (Duke University Press, 978-0822351665), will be on The Daily Show.

Notables of 2011

People who made a difference in publishing this year: Amazon's Jeff Belle; author Amanda Hocking; Borders Booksellers; and Steve Potash of OverDrive.

David Shanks: PW Person of the Year 2011

In a time of tremendous turmoil in the book publishing industry, the role of the established large trade houses has been called into question by analysts and commentators inside and outside of publishing. Yet the Big Six publishers, by adapting to the changing circumstances, continue to operate profitably, while publishing award-winning books. No executive within the industry has done a better job of balancing the often conflicting demands of supporting an existing print infrastructure with investing in digital businesses than Penguin Group (USA) CEO David Shanks, PW’s Person of the Year.