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McMenemy, Poplak Up as Egmont Restructures
Rob McMenemy has become CEO, international, and Cally Poplak is now Egmont Books managing director in the formation of Egmont Publishing.
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Authors on the Air November 21, 2013: Dr. Shemeem Abbas
Dr. Shemeem Abbas, author of Pakistan's Blasphemy Laws: From Islamic Empires to the Taliban (The University of Texas Press, 9780292745308), will appear on The Brian Lehrer Show on Thursday, November 21.
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Budd, Brown Named President, COO at Shared Book/AcademicPub
Peter Budd has been named president of Shared Book and its higher education content services platform division AcademicPub, and David Brown was named chief operating officer.
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Job Moves: November 20, 2013
Mark Chimsky has launched his own editorial consulting business, Mark Chimsky Editorial Services Unlimited.
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Shaping His New Role: Daniel Nayeri on His Move to Workman
PW speaks with Daniel Nayeri about his new position as director of children's publishing at Workman.
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Authors on the Air November 19, 2013: Robert Osborne
Robert Osborne, author of 85 Years of the Oscar (Abbeville Press, 9780789211422) will appear on the Leonard Lopate Show on Tuesday, November 19.
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Malaviya Up at PRH
Nihar Malaviya has been promoted to senior v-p, deputy chief operating officer for PRH.
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Authors on the Air November 18, 2013: Joanne DiMaggio
Joanne DiMaggio, author of Your Soul Remembers (Rainbow Ridge, 9781937907174) will appear on Coast to Coast radio on Tuesday, November 19.
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Job Moves: November 18, 2013
The Crown Publishing Group has named Chris Brand art director, Crown, Hogarth, Broadway Books, and Corporate Identity.
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Nayeri Named Director of Children's at Workman
Formerly digital editorial director at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Nayeri will replace Raquel Jaramillo, who left the position on November 1.
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Authors on the Air November 15, 2013: Mike Tyson and Howard Sounes
Mike Tyson, author of Undisputed Truth (Blue Rider Press, 9780399161285) will appear on SiriusXM’s Town Hall series on Friday, November 15. Click through for more author media appearances.
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Job Moves: November 15, 2013
At Macmillan, Antonio Pimento has been promoted to v-p, royalties.
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Authors on the Air November 14, 2013: Alexis Ohanian
Alexis Ohanian, author of Without Their Permission: How the 21st Century will be Made, Not Managed (Business Plus, 9781455520022), will appear on The Colbert Report on Thursday, November 14.
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Job Moves: November 14, 2013
Mark Landau has been named director of special markets at National Geographic, book publishing group. He was formerly director of national accounts at Publications International.
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Authors on the Air November 13, 2013: Hugh Aynesworth
Hugh Aynesworth, author of November 22, 1963: Witness to History (Brown Books, 9781612541273) will appear on Piers Morgan Live on Wednesday, November 13.
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Job Moves: November 13, 2013
Shara Zaval has joined The Book Report Network as editorial manager of Kidsreads.com and Teenreads.com. Click through for more promotions and appointments.
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Callahan Joins Gallery Books
Alison Callahan, who recently left Doubleday, has joined Simon & Schuster's Gallery Books imprint as executive editor.
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Authors on the Air November 12, 2013: Mike Tyson
Mike Tyson, author of Undisputed Truth (Blue Rider Press, 9780399161285) will appear on Today and The View on Tuesday, November 12.
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Job Moves: November 12, 2013
At Other Press, Robert Wicks has been promoted to publicist, and Charlotte Kelly has been promoted to associate publicist.
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Authors on the Air November 11, 2013: Neil MacGregor
Neil MacGregor, author of Shakespeare's Restless World: A Portrait of an Era in Twenty Objects (Viking, 9780670026340) will appear on the Diane Rehm Show on Tuesday, November 12.



