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Ziccardi Named Publisher of Humanix Books
Anthony Ziccardi, former deputy publisher at Simon & Schuster’s Gallery imprint, has been named publisher of Humanix Books, a division of the online media company Newsmax Media.
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Authors on the Air July 11, 2013: Michael D'Antonio
Michael D'Antonio will be on Tavis Talks for Mortal Sins: Sex, Crime, and the Era of Catholic Scandal (Thomas Dunne, 978-0312594893).
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Job Moves: July 10, 2013
Jeremiah Alavi has joined Rittenhouse Book Distributors as sales support and marketing manager. Alavi previously worked in advertising and marketing for Discovery Channel and Brothers and Company.
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Authors on the Air July 10, 2013: Bernard Carlson
Bernard Carlson, author of Tesla: The Inventor of the Electrical Age (Princeton University Press, 978-0691057767), will be on The Diane Rehm Show.
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Job Moves: July 9, 2013
Erin Coffey has been promoted to the newly created position of v-p, internal communications, event and community services, at Macmillan. Coffey joined the publisher in 2007, and her most recent title was director of event services, inside sales and author events.
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Authors on the Air July 9, 2013: Jimmy Connors
Jimmy Connors will be on Tavis Talks for The Outsider: A Memoir (Harper, 978-0061242991).
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Lynch Resigns from B&N
William Lynch resigned Monday as CEO of Barnes & Noble. With his departure, Michael Huseby, who joined B&N in March 2012 as CFO, has been named CEO of Nook Media LLC and president of Barnes & Noble Inc.
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Job Moves: July 8, 2013
David Goehring has left John Wiley. He can be reached at davidgoehring1@gmail.com.
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Guest Joins Penguin
In one of the first new additions to Penguin Random House, Tracey Guest, most recently v-p, director of publicity for Simon & Schuster’s adult trade imprint, has joined Penguin as advising director of corporate communications.
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Authors on the Air July 5, 2013: Paul A. Offit, Victoria Maizes, Jonathan Lyons
On NPR's Science Friday: Jonathan Lyons for The Society for Useful Knowledge: How Benjamin Franklin and Friends Brought Enlightenment to America (Bloomsbury, 978-1608195534); Paul A. Offit for Do You Believe in Magic?: The Sense and Nonsense of Alternative Medicine (Harper, 978-0062222961); Victoria Maizes for Be Fruitful: The Essential Guide to Maximizing Fertliity and Giving (Scribner, 978-1451645477).
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Obituary: Herbert Nagourney
The original publisher of what is now Times Books, died at his home in Manhattan on June 12. He was 87.
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Job Moves: July 3, 2013
Krystyna Ross has been appointed interim CEO of eBOUND. In her 20 years of experience, Ross has worked for Oxford University Press and McClelland & Stewart, among others.
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Authors on the Air July 3, 2013: Nathaniel Philbrick
Nathaniel Philbrick will be on The Leonard Lopate Show for Bunker Hill: A City, a Seige, a Revolution (Viking, 978-0670025442). After the segment airs, listen here.
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Job Moves: July 2, 2013
Ami Greko has joined Goodreads as book marketing strategist, working from New York. She was previously at Kobo.
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Job Moves: July 1, 2013
At Abrams, Nicole Russo is director, children's marketing and publicity; Paul Colarusso is marketing manager; Kate Lesko is marketing assistant.
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Authors on the Air July 1, 2013: Ruth Ozeki
Ruth Ozeki will be on The Leonard Lopate Show for her new novel A Tale for the Time Being (Viking, 978-0670026630). After the segment airs, listen here.
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Authors on the Air June 28, 2013: Rawn James Jr.
Rawn James Jr. will be on Tavis Talks for The Double V: How Wars, Protest, and Harry Truman Desegregated America's Military (Bloomsbury, 978-1608196081).
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Job Moves: June 28, 2013
Seale Ballenger is publicity director for Disney Publishing Worldwide, starting July 8.
Michele Cobb will leave AudioGO on July 5. She can be reached at mleecobb@hotmail.com.
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Children's Job Moves: June 2013
New job announcements in children's publishing for June 2013.
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Job Moves: June 26, 2013
Beth Attwood will join Harlequin as managing editor coordinator, New York/Toronto effective July 2, 2013.



