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.

Authors on the Air June 28, 2011: John A. Farrell, Monica Ali, Josh Ritter

John A. Farrell will be on Tavis Smiley to talk about his new biography: Clarence Darrow: Attorney for the Damned (Doubleday, 978-0385522588). Monica Ali appeared on NPR's Morning Edition for her new novel Untold Story (Scribner, 978-145163548), which imagines what would have happened if Princess Diana survived.

Job Moves: June 28, 2011

Nico Medina has joined the Grosset & Dunlap/PSS! team as senior managing editor.

Bonnie Bader has assumed the role of editor-in-chief, Warne and Early Readers.

Gillian Levinson has been promoted to assistant editor at Razorbill, Penguin Young Readers Group.

Chan Joins PW

Jessamine Chan joins PW as reviews editor starting June 27. A candidate for an MFA from Columbia University, Chan has been the fiction editor at Columbia: A Journal of Literature and Art, and will be covering all categories for PW’s web exclusive reviews.

Comings and Goings: June 28, 2011

Lindsey Nobles, former director of corporate communications at Thomas Nelson, can now be reached at lindseyrnobles@gmail.com. Amy Kerr will be handling Noble's duties until a permanent replacement is found.

Job Moves: June 27, 2011

Katie Finch has been named head of publicity at Amazon Publishing. Finch was most recently at Weinstein Books, where she was director of marketing and publicity.

Comings and Goings: June 27, 2011

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Michael Knox, former national accounts manager at Baker & Taylor in San Diego, can now be reached at mknox92107@cox.net.

Authors on the Air June 27, 2011: Chris Stewart, Alex Prud'homme, Julianne Malveaux

The G. Gordon Liddy Show will interview Chris Stewart, author of The Miracle of Freedom: Seven Tipping Points that Saved the World (Shadow Mountain, $28.99, 9781606419519). On The Leonard Lopate Show, Alex Prud'homme will discuss his new book, The Ripple Effect: The Fate of Fresh Water in the Twenty-First Century (Scribner, 978-1416535454).

Job Moves: June 24, 2011

F + W Media has made the following hires/promotions: Jamie Wilkinson has joined the company as group publisher/community leader (Automotive, Outdoors). Wilkinson was formerly senior director of operations and business development at ESPN Outdoors. India Amos has joined the company as digital production ePub QA associate.

Authors on the Air June 24, 2011: Jacobson, Walraven, Stewart, Ottolenghi, Matthew Algeo, and the Savannah Book Festival

Annie Jacobson will discuss her new book, Area 51: An Uncencored History of America’s Top Secret Military Base (Little, Brown and Company, 978-0316132947), on Tavis Smiley. Yotam Ottolenghi, author of Plenty: Vibrant Vegetables from London’s Ottolenghi (Chronicle Books, 978-1452101248) will appear on NPR’s Weekend Edition this Sunday, June 26.

Authors on the Air June 23, 2011: Maziar Bahari, Chris Stewart

Tavis Smiley will have Maziar Bahari to promote his new book, Then They Came for Me (Random House, 978-1400069460).

On Friday, June 24, Glenn Beck will dedicate his full hour-long program to Chris Stewart's new book The Miracle of Freedom: 7 Tipping Points that Saved the World (Shadow Mountain, 978-1606419519).

Fischbach Named Publisher at Coffee House Press

After a two-year transition process funded by a grant by the Bush Foundation, Coffee House Press announced that associate publisher Chris Fischbach, 38, will officially assume the responsibilities of publisher in July. Since the final agreement has yet to be reviewed, Fischbach expects the official date to be in early July, definitely by July 15.

Job Moves: June 22, 2011

Holger Volland has been named head of the conferences/creative industries division of the Frankfurt Book Fair. Volland was formerly at the Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels, where he served as head of marketing and communications.

HarperCollins has promoted Laina Adler to senior director of marketing. Adler recently worked on Love Wins and Through My Eyes, and also helped launch two HarperOne newsletters: "News and Pews" and "Elixer."

Job Moves: June 21, 2011

Paul Crichton has been promoted to v-p, director of publicity for the Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing Division. Crichton was formerly the director of publicity, a position he started in 2006.

Authors on the Air June 21, 2011: Sugar Ray Leonard, Buchholz, Eva Gabrielsson, Tali Sharot

Boxing great Sugar Ray Leonard will appear on Tavis Smiley for his new memoir, The Big Fight: My Life In and Out of the Ring (Viking Adult, 978-0670022724).

Nightly Business Report will have Todd Buchholz, to talk about his new book, Rush: Why You need and Love the Rat Race (Hudson Street Press, 978-1594630774).