Authors on the Air August 12, 2011: Keith Devlin, Nina Darnton

Keith Devlin will be on Talk of the Nation/Science Friday on NPR discussing his new book Man of Numbers: Fibonacci's Arithmetic Revolution (Walker & Company, 978-0802778123).

Nina Darnton will be on The Leonard Lopate Show for her new thriller, An African Affair (Viking Adult, 978-0670022885).

Job Moves: August 12, 2011

Meghan Cassidy is joining the Free Press publicity department as senior publicist. Cassidy comes from Widmeyer Communications, where she was a senior account executive handling the public relations efforts for education initiatives and philanthropic organizations.

Job Moves: August 11, 2011

Brian Ulicky has been named publicity director at Penguin's Blue Rider Press. Ulickly arrives from Simon & Schuster, where he worked for a number of bestselling authors including Paula Deen and Deirdre Imus; he will start at Blue Rider on September 6.

Authors on the Air August 11, 2011: Harlan Cohen, Michael Wallis

Harlan Cohen, author of The Naked Roommate: And 107 Other Issues You Might Run Into in College (Sourcebooks, 978-1402253461) will be on The Gayle King Show.

The Daily Show will have Michael Wallis, to talk about his new book David Crockett: The Lion of the West (W. W. Norton & Company, 978-0393067583).

IBPA Announces New Board Members

The Independent Book Publishers Association has announced the following new members of the 2011-13 Board of Directors: Tom Doherty, Peter Goodman, MaryAnn F. Kohl, Christopher Robbins, and Janice Schnell.

Authors on the Air August 10, 2011: James Van Praagh, Jane Smiley

James Van Praagh, author of Growing Up in Heaven: The Eternal Connection Between Parent and Child (HarperOne, 978-0062024633) will be on Nightline.

Jane Smiley will talk about the underappreciated classic, Egil's Saga (Penguin Classics, 978-0140447705) on The Leonard Lopate Show.

Job Moves: August 10, 2011

At Perseus, Clay Farr is taking on a new role as v-p marketing. Farr has been with Perseus since 2004, and has handled accounts for Barnes & Noble, Amazon.com, Apple, and Google, among others.

Berger Retiring From S&S

Marcela Berger, who has been working in the rights department at Simon & Schuster for 35 years, is retiring. Berger is currently v-p and director of subsidiary rights. Berger licensed, and/or sold, a number of iconic titles, inculding Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein's The Final Days and Dave Eggers's A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius; she will leave S&S at the end of the year and, at the Frankfurt Book Fair in October, will be honored by the publisher at a reception.

Authors on the Air August 9, 2011: Kate White, Jay Bahadur, John McWhorter

The author of the novel The Sixes (Harper, 978-0061576621) Kate White will be on the Today show.

The Daily Show will have the author of The Pirates of Somalia: Inside Their Hidden World (Pantheon, 978-0307379061), Jay Bahadur.

Job Moves: August 9, 2011

Steve Kleinedler has been named executive editor of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt's reference group in the trade & reference division. Kleinedler was previously supervising editor.

Job Moves: August 8, 2011

Thomas Nelson, Inc. has announced that Carol Nygren will assume the role of executive v-p and managing director of the Thomas Nelson Live Events business in Plano, Texas. Nygren was most recently the senior v-p of Licensed Live Family Entertainment, Disney Theatrical Group (DTG).

Authors on the Air August 8, 2011: Doug Saunders, Michael Connelly, Nayana Currimbhoy, Nassir Ghaemi

Doug Saunders, author of Arrival City: How the Largest Migration in History is Reshaping Our World (Pantheon, 978-0375425493) will talk to Tavis Smiley.

Also on Tavis Smiley, Michael Connelly will talk about his new book The Fifth Witness (Little, Brown and Company, 978-0316069359).

Authors on the Air August 5, 2011: Bill Moyers, Rob Quillen

Bill Moyers will talk to Tavis Smiley about his newest book, Bill Moyers Journal: The Conversation Continues (New Press, 978-15955862470).

Job Moves: August 5, 2011

At Picador, Aurora Hughes has been promoted to senior publicist. Hughes joined Picador in May 2010 after four years at HarperCollins.

Job Moves: August 4, 2011

Thomas Nelson Publishers has announced Casey Francis as its director of corporate communications. Within this role, Francis will oversee all corporate communications, working to enhance and maintain the public image of the Thomas Nelson brand.

Authors on the Air August 4, 2011: Charles Lachman, Ashley Judd

Charles Lachman will be on the Leonard Lopate Show to talk about his new book, A Secret Life: The Lies & Scandals of President Grover Cleveland (Skyhorse, 978-1-61608-275-8).

Ashley Judd will talk to Tavis Smiley about her new memoir, All That is Bitter and Sweet (Ballantine Books, 978-0345523617).

Authors on the Air August 3, 2011: Jeffrey Long and Paul Perry, Anne Beattie, Robert Wittman

Jeffrey Long and Paul Perry will be on Nightline for Evidence of the Afterlife: The Science of Near-Death Experiences (HarperOne, 978-0061452574).

Job Moves: August 3, 2011

Lerner Publishing Group has announced Jackie Harvey as its new national educational sales director. Harvey recently oversaw literacy programs as a product and marketing manager in the K–12 school division of Pearson.

Job Moves: August 2, 2011

Simon & Schuster has promoted Julia Prosser to assistant director of publicity and Kelly Welsh to senior publicity manager.

Authors on the Air August 2, 2011: Oliver Pötzsch, Ronald Kessler

Oliver Pötzsch will be on the Leonard Lopate Show for his novel The Hangman's Daughter (Mariner, 978-0547745015).

Ronald Kessler was on NPR's Morning Report for his book The Secrets of the FBI (Crown, 978-0307719690).