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Authors on the Air October 31, 2013: Mark Fainaru-Wada
Mark Fainaru-Wada, co-author of League of Denial: The NFL, Concussions and the Battle for Truth (Crown, 9780770437541) will appear on the Daily Show on Thursday, October 31.
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Job Moves: October 31, 2013
Yale University Press has named Benjamin Schwarz consulting editor. Schwarz was the literary and national editor for the Atlantic from 2000 to early 2013.
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New Leadership at Hurston/Wright Foundation
Award-winning novelist Marita Golden has been named interim director of the nonprofit Hurston/Wright Foundation following the resignation of the foundation’s longtime executive director and cofounder, Clyde McElvene.
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Authors on the Air October 30, 2013: David Folkenflik
David Folkenflik, author of Murdoch's World: The Last of the Old Media Empires (PublicAffairs, 9781610390897), will appear on The Diane Rehm Show on Thursday, October 31.
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Job Moves: October 30, 2013
Susan Brower has joined the Natasha Kern Literary Agency, Inc., as literary agent. Click through for more promotions and appointments.
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Creamer to Leave as Touchstone Publisher
Stacy Creamer, v-p and publisher of Touchstone, will be leaving parent company Simon & Schuster November 15.
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Herz Up at Doubleday
Previously senior v-p, publishing, Herz has been with the company for almost thirty years.
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Authors on the Air October 29, 2013: Lodro Rinzler
Lodro Rinzler, author of Walk Like a Buddha: Even If Your Boss Sucks, Your Ex Is Torturing You & You’re Hungover Again (Shambhala, 9781611800937) will appear live on The Daily Circuit with Kerri Miller on Minnesota Public Radio on Wednesday, October 30.
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Job Moves: October 29, 2013
Michael Palgon has joined Open Road Media as senior v-p, distribution & business development. He was most recently the deputy publisher at Crown.
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Job Moves: October 28, 2013
Harry Helm, v-p and associate publisher of marketing for Hachette Nashville, will be leaving the company to pursue personal interests. Click through for more promotions and appointments.
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Authors on the Air October 25, 2013: Nigel Simeone
Nigel Simeone, editor of The Leonard Bernstein Letters (Yale University Press, 9780300179095) will be on NPR's Weekend Edition on Sunday, October 27.
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Job Moves: October 25, 2013
At HarperCollins, Amy Bendell has been promoted to senior editor. Click through for more promotions and appointments.
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Durham Named Amazon Publishing Publisher
Following the news that Larry Kirshbaum will be leaving Amazon Publishing, the company said that Daphne Durham, who was named editor-in-chief of adult trade publishing last November, has been promoted to publisher of the adult trade and children’s businesses.
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Authors on the Air October 24, 2013: Nicholson Baker
Nicholson Baker, author of Traveling Sprinkler (Blue Rider Press, 9780399160967) will appear on KCRW’s Bookworm on Thursday, October 24.
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Job Moves: October 24, 2013
Samantha Edelson has been promoted to marketing manager at Macmillan Audio. Click through for more promotions and appointments.
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Authors on the Air October 23, 2013: Veronica Roth and Maggie Stuckey
Veronica Roth, author of Allegiant (Katherine Tegen Books, 9780062024060) will appear on E! News on Wednesday, October 23. Click through for more author media appearances.
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Job Moves: October 23, 2013
Arabella Bowen has been promoted to the newly created position of v-p, editor-in-chief, Fodor’s Travel, continuing to report to Amanda D’Acierno.
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Authors on the Air October 22, 2013: Veronica Roth
Veronica Roth, author of Allegiant (Katherine Tegen Books, 9780062024060), will appear on NPR's Here and Now on Tuesday, October 22, and the Today Show on Wednesday, October 23.
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Job Moves: October 22, 2013
Katie Fleming has been promoted to director of publicity for Penguin Random House Audio, Fodor’s and Living Language effective immediately. Click through for more promotions and appointments.
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ICM Adds Partners
ICM Partners, which completed a firm buyout in May of 2012, has expanded its roster of partners, adding 11 agents into the fold.



