Authors on the Air July 8, 2011: Stephanie Osborn

On Saturday July 9, Stephanie Osborn will be interviewed on Sector Five Radio, (simocast on http://www.k-talk.com/) KTKK 630AM in Salt Lake City from 8:00-10:00pm CDT. She will talk about her books Burnout (Twilight Times Books, 978-1606192009) and Extraction Point! (Paladin Timeless Books, 978-1606190050).

Job Moves: July 8, 2011

At Bloomsbury Cristina Gilbert has been named executive director of U.S. marketing, reporting to Evan Schnittman. Gilbert will manage all U.S. marketing teams including children’s trade and digital, adult trade and digital, academic marketing, marketing operations, children’s publicity, and school & library.

Comings and Goings: July 7, 2011

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Henry Kissinger Talks ‘On China’ at New York Public Library

Henry Kissinger spoke at the New York Public Library on Wednesday in promotion of his new book On China, speaking candidly about his interactions with famous figures. About Mao, Kissinger said: “He would say things like ‘We can afford to lose 300 million people; we will produce faster.’”

Authors on the Air July 7, 2011: Lisa Pulitzer and Cole Thompson

Lisa Pulitzer and Cole Thompson, authors of Portrait of a Monster: Joran Van der Sloot, A Murder in Peru, and the Natalee Holloway Mystery (St. Martin's Press, 978-0312359218) will appear on Good Day New York.

Job Moves: July 6, 2011

Ruta Rimas is joining the Atheneum and Margaret K. McElderry imprints as associate editor, reporting to Justin Chanda. Rimas is a graduate of NYU and has spent the last three years at HarperCollins working with Donna Bray of the Balzer & Bray imprint.

Authors on the Air July 6, 2011: Matthew Algeo, Rick Robinson, Lisa Pulitzer, Lauren Myracle, Gene Chizik

On NPR's Morning Edition, Matthew Algeo will discuss The President Is a Sick Man: Wherein the Supposedly Virtuous Grover Cleveland Survives a Secret Surgery at Sea and Vilifies the Courageous Newspaperman Who Dared Expose the Truth (Chicago Review Press, 978-1569763506).

Rick Robinson will appear on Hannity on the Fox News Channel on Wednesday for the "Great American Panel" segment. Robinson is the author of the political thriller Manifest Destiny (Headline Books, 978-0929915357).

Obituary: Carol Southern, Renowned Lifestyles Editor

Carol Southern, one-time head of Clarkson Potter, died July 2 in New York, after complications arising from cancer surgery.

Authors on the Air July 5, 2011: Richard Mabey, Michael Krasny, Robert Ben Garant and Thomas Lennon

Richard Mabey, author of Weeds: In Defense of Nature's Most Unloved Plants (Ecco, 978-0062065452) will be on NPR's All Things Considered.

Carlton Leaves 'Kirkus'

Bob Carlton has stepped down as v-p and publisher of Kirkus Reviews. A spokesperson for the magazine said there are no plans at present to replace Carlton and that his duties will be assumed by others at the company, including president Marc Winkelman.

Job Moves: July 1, 2011

Zachary Shuster Harmsworth has announced that Bridget Wagner has joined the firm as an affiliate agent. For six years, Wagner worked as an agent and foreign rights director at The Sagalyn Agency.

Nancy Bryan, an author, publisher, church musician, and Christian education specialist, is the newly appointed editorial director – books & music at Church Publishing Incorporated (CPI), succeeding Frank Tedeschi who retired in April.

Authors on the Air July 1, 2011: Ellen Prager, Jeffrey Lyons, Earl Swift

Ellen Prager will be on NPR's "Science Friday" to talk about her book Sex, Drugs, and Sea Slime: The Oceans' Oddest Creatures and Why They Matter (University of Chicago Press, 978-0226678726). On Saturday July 2, Jeffrey Lyons will be on New York Times Close Up/NY1 with Sam Roberts for Stories My Father Told Me: Notes from "The Lyons Den" (Abbeville, 978-0-7892-1102-6).

John Glusman Takes Top Editorial Post at Norton

Starling Lawrence, who has been at W.W. Norton since 1969, is taking a different role at the company, and John Glusman, who is currently at Crown, is stepping into the top editorial post at the publisher.

Poets Show Their Hearts for Dean Young’s Heart

A series of fundraisers is aiming to raise money to cover author Dean young's medical bills; Young, who has heart problems, has written numerous poetry collections, including the Pulitzer finalist Elegy.

Authors on the Air June 30, 2011: Timothy Garton Ash, Lucy Dahl, Alisa Weinstein

Timothy Garton Ash will be on The Colbert Report for Facts are Subversive: Political Writing from a Decade Without a Name (Yale Unversity Press, 978-0300161175). Lucy Dahl, daughter of Roald Dahl, will appear on the Today show for an appearance on Al Roker’s Book Club to discuss James and the Giant Peach, which is celebrating its 50th Anniversary this year.

Job Moves: June 30, 2011

Theresa Giacopasi is joining Little, Brown as online senior publicist. Giacopasi was previously with Henry Holt, where she worked on publicity campaigns for The Wizard of Lies by Diana Henriques, and Reckless Endangerment by Gretchen Morgenson and Joshua Rosner.

Comings and Goings: June 29, 2011

Jennifer Weed, former associate magazine buyer with Borders Group can be reached at jcweed2011@gmail.com.

Fodor's Realigns: D'Acierno Up, Jarrell Leaving

Nina von Moltke, v-p, digital publishing development for Random House, has announced a reorganization of the travel unit Fodor’s that will create three working groups at the company and result in the promotion of Amanda D’Acierno and the departure of longtime Fodor’s publisher Tim Jarrell.

Authors on the Air June 29, 2011: Dr. Peggy Drexler, Jeffrey Lyons, Michael Krasny

Dr. Peggy Drexler appeared on the Today show for Our Fathers, Ourselves: Daughters, Fathers, and the Changing American Family (Rodale, 978-1-60529-360-8). Tavis Smiley will talk to Michael Krasny about his book: Spiritual Envy: An Agnostic's Quest (New World Library, 978-1577319122).

Job Moves: June 29, 2011

Samantha Dell'Olio has joined Nissen Public Relations as publicity manager. Dell’Olio was most recently a senior publicist at Penguin Young Readers Group, where she was responsible for the promotion of the #1 New York Times bestselling Llama Llama series.