Authors on the Air September 21, 2011: Daniel Yergin, Mitch Daniels, Ron Suskind

Daniel Yergin will be on The Colbert Report to talk about his book The Quest: Energy, Security, and the Remaking of the Modern World (Penguin Press, 978-1594202834).

Mitch Daniels, author of Keeping the Republic: Saving America by Trusting Americans (Sentinel, 978-1595230805), will be on The Daily Show.

Job Moves: September 21, 2011

Kelli Martin has joined Amazon Publishing in Seattle as senior acquisitions editor at Montlake Romance. Most recently, she was a senior editor at Harlequin.

Maria Curman to Leave Bonnier Books

During Maria Curman's years as CEO, Bonnier's book publishing operations have grown both in terms of sales and geographic markets. The year 2010 was the strongest for books in the company's 200-year history.

Authors on the Air September 20, 2011: Ron Suskind, Jeffrey Kluger, Jane Lynch

Ron Suskind, author of Confidence Men: Wall Street, Washington, and the Education of a President (Harper, 978-0061429255), will be on The Daily Show.

Jeffrey Kluger, author of The Sibling Effect: What the Bonds Among Brothers and Sisters Reveal About Us (Riverhead, 978-1594488313), will be on The Colbert Report.

Job Moves: September 20, 2011

Little, Brown and Company senior editor John Parsley has been promoted to executive editor. Parsley joined Little, Brown and Company as a senior editor in the fall of 2007 and prior he was an editor at the Thomas Dunne Books division of St. Martin’s Press.

Lynch Nominated for B&N Board

This year’s Barnes & Noble annual meeting should be a much quieter affair than last fall’s special shareholders meeting in which chairman Len Riggio defeated an effort by Ron Burkle to elect a separate slate of officers, but there will nonetheless be a bit of a changing of the guard aspect. William Lynch, CEO of the company, has been nominated to the board for the first time.

L.A. Poet and Bookseller Scott Wannberg Gets a Merry Prankster Send-Off

Hundreds of people turned out at the memorial for Scott Wannberg, one of the most distinctive voices of the Los Angeles poetry and bookselling scenes, on September 17 at Beyond Baroque Literary Center in Venice, Calif.

Authors on the Air September 19, 2011: Florence Henderson, Michael Moore, Alexandra Fuller, Kevin Wilson

Florence Henderson, author of Life is Not a Stage: From Broadway Baby to a Lovely Lady and Beyond (Center Street, 978-1599953885) will be on the Today show tomorrow morning.

Michael Moore, author of Here Comes Trouble: Sotires from My Life (Grand Central Publishing, 978-0446532242) will be on Tavis Smiley.

Job Moves: September 16, 2011

Allison Verost has been named publicity director at the Macmillan Children's Publishing Group. She'll be responsible for overseeing all publicity and communications, and will report to president Jon Yaged.

Authors on the Air September 16, 2011: Monica Holloway, Jane Lynch

Monica Holloway, author of Cowboy & Wills (Gallery Books 978-1416595045) will give an hour-long interview on KTLK Autism America. Her segment will begin at 3:15pm on Saturday, Sept 17 http://www.ktlkam1150.com/mediaplayer/.

Jane Lynch, author of Happy Accidents (Voice, 978-1401341763), was on NPR's Morning Edition.

Sambeth Replacing Pfuhl at Verlagsgruppe Random House

Joerg Pfuhl, CEO of Verlagsgruppe Random House, will step down from that position at the end of the year, Random CEO Markus Dohle announced to employees today. Pfuhl has been with Bertelsmann since 1994 and held various executive positions at Random House before being named to head Random’s Germany subsidiary in 2008. Pfuhl will be succeeded by Frank Sambeth, currently CFO at the publisher.

Authors on the Air September 15, 2011: Kurt and Brenda Warner, Jane Lynch, Michele Kleier

Kurt and Brenda Warner will be on The View to discuss Brenda’s new memoir One Call Away: Answering Life's Challenges with Unshakable Faith (Thomas Nelson, 978-0849947193).

Jane Lynch, author of Happy Accidents (Voice, 978-1401341763), will be on Jay Leno.

Job Moves: September 15, 2011

Jennifer Jackson, senior editor, Vintage, has been named senior editor, Knopf and Doubleday. The appointment takes effect immediately.

Authors on the Air September 14, 2011: Denise Sullivan, Joel Osteen, Michael Moore

Denise Sullivan, author of Keep On Pushing: Black Power Music from Blues to Hip-Hop (Lawrence Hill Books, 9781556528170), will be interviewed from 11:30 am-12 pm PST on AirTalk with Larry Mantle.

Joel Osteen was on Good Morning America for Every Day A Friday: How To Be Happier 7 Days a Week (FaithWords, 978-0892969913).

Job Moves: September 14, 2011

Robert Guth has been named president and CEO, effective immediately, of Reader’s Digest.

Authors on the Air September 13, 2011: Nigel Cliff, Joe Darger, Mary Jo McConahay

Nigel Cliff, author of Holy War: How Vasco de Gama's Epic Voyages Turned the Tide in a Centuries-Old Clash of Civilizations (Harper, 978-0061735127) will be on NPR's On Point.

Love Times Three: Our True Story of a Polygamous Marriage (HarperOne, 978-0062074041) author Joe Darger was on Good Morning America.

Job Moves: September 13, 2011

John Hays and Kevin Dougherty are now v-ps at Inner Traditions, Bear & Co. Hays, who has been in publishing for more than 20 years, joined the Inner Traditions team as director of sales and marketing in 2009. Dougherty joined Inner Traditions' IT team in 2007 bringing with him 13 years of computer network administration and project management experience.

Job Moves: September 12, 2011

Kaitlyn McCrystal has been promoted to associate publicist at Touchstone. McCrystal has worked on campaigns for, among other authors, Duff McKagan, Philippa Gregory and Bethenny Frankel.

Authors on the Air September 12, 2011: Wendy Call, Ali H. Soufan

Wendy Call, author of No Word for Welcome: The Mexican Village Faces the Global Economy (University of Nevbraska Press, 978-0-8032-3510-6), will be on "Write the Book" with Shelagh Shapiro on WOMM-LP "The Radiator" in Burlington, Vt., at 2 p.m. EST.

Ali H. Soufan was on NPR's Morning Edition for his book The Black Banners: The Inside Story of 9/11 and the War Against al-Queda (W.W. Norton, 978-0393079425).

Authors on the Air September 9, 2011: Rob Quillen, Helen Schulman

Rob Quillen, author of Why Wait? Fulfilling Dreams From Tragedy (Headline Books, 978-0938467236) will be interviewed during the NASCAR race at Richmond International Raceway on Saturday on Fox Sports.

Helen Schulman, author of This Beautiful Life (Harper, 978-0062024381) will be on The Gayle King Show.