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  • 'USA Today' Buyouts Impact Paper's Book Coverage

    USA Today has offered buyouts and early retirement packages that a number of the paper’s book coverage staffers have taken, including Carol Memmott and Deirdre Donahue.

  • Authors on the Air May 8, 2013: Teresa Giudice, Famous Dave

    Teresa Giudice will be on The Wendy Williams Show for Fabulicious! On the Grill (Running Press, 978-0762449774).

    Famous Dave Anderson, author of Famous Dave's Barbeque Party Cookbook: Secrets of a BBQ Legend (Famous Dave Anderson, 978-0989286817), will be on Fox & Friends on May 9.

  • Job Moves: May 8, 2013

    Joe Wikert, formerly of O'Reilly, can be reached at jwikert@gmail.com.

    At Knopf, Jordan Pavlin is now v-p, executive editor; Robin Desser is now v-p, editorial director.

  • Authors on the Air May 7, 2013: Mindy Kaling, Douglas Rushkoff

    Mindy Kaling, author of Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns) (Three Rivers Press, 978-0307886279), will be on The Daily Show.

    Douglas Rushkoff will be on The Colbert Report for Present Shock: When Everything Happens Now (Current, 978-1591844761).

  • Job Moves: May 7, 2013

    Brenda Knight has been named publisher of Cleis Press and Viva Editions. She was formerly associate publisher and founder of Viva Editions.

    Robin Wolfson has been appointed to the newly created position of v-p, Random House Speakers Bureau.

    At Chronicle Books, Ryan Kelly has been promoted to the role of national account manager calling on Barnes & Noble and Calendar Club. Julia Carvalho will be joining the Chronicle Books special sales team as national account manager.

    At Open Road, Pete Beatty is now acquisitions director. He was previously senior editor at Bloomsbury.

  • Authors on the Air May 3, 2013: Mark Bittman, Hisashi Nikaidoh

    Mark Bittman, author of VB6: Eat Vegan Before 6:00 to Lose Weight and Restore Your Health . . . for Good (Clarkson Potter, 978-0385344746), will be on The Leonard Lopate Show.

    Hisashi Nikaidoh, author of Healing Hearts: A leading pediatric heart surgeon learns about the journey from grief to life from these inspiring mothers of his lost patients (Ambassador International, 978-1620201282) will be a guest on Doctor Radio on Sirius XM, Ch. 81, during the Rehabilitative Medicine show on Monday, May 6 at 6am.

  • Penguin Exec Named New CEO of Author Solutions

    Kevin Weiss, Author Solutions’ CEO, is leaving the company and will be replaced by Penguin executive Andrew Phillips.

  • Job Moves: May 3, 2013

    At Gallery Books, Kristin Dwyer has been promoted to associate director of publicity; Alexandra Lewis has been promoted to assistant editor.

    Christian Blonshine, former licensing and subsidiary rights director for HCI (Health Communications, Inc.) has been appointed to the position of executive v-p. Prior to HCI, Blonshine worked for Titan Financial Group.

  • Authors on the Air May 2, 2013: David Rosner and Gerald Markowitz

    David Rosner and Gerald Markowitz, authors of Lead Wars: The Politics and Science and the Fate of America's Children (University of California Press, 978-0520273252), will be on The Leonard Lopate Show. After the segment airs, listen here.

  • Authors on the Air May 1, 2013: Kay Bailey Hutchison

    Kay Bailey Hutchison, author of Unflinching Courage: Pioneering Women Who Shaped Texas (Harper, 978-0062130693), will be on The Daily Show.

  • Job Moves: May 1, 2013

    Nicole Russo has been promoted from associate director of publicity to deputy publicity director. She first joined S&S in 2005 as a senior publicist.



    Harlequin has announced the following moves: Angela James has been promoted to editorial director, Carina Press. Adrienne Macintosh has been promoted to the position of editor, series, Harlequin. Karen Reid has been promoted to associate editor, Harlequin Superromance. Charles Griemsman has been promotion to editor, Harlequin Desire. Reka Rubin has been promotion to senior manager, subsidiary rights. Amy Wilkins has been promoted to the position of manager, online engagement, Harlequin.

  • Children's Job Moves: April 2013

    New job announcements in children's publishing for April 2013.

  • Cairns Joins Publishing Technology

    Digital publishing veteran Michael Cairns has been named chief operating officer for Publishing Technology.

  • Authors on the Air April 30, 2013: Lindy Boone Michaelis, Lidia Bastianich

    Lindy Boone Michaelis, author of the upcoming memoir Heaven Hears (Tyndale House, 9781414383248), is scheduled to appear on NBC’s Today Show on Wednesday, May 1.

    Lidia Bastianich will be on The Joan Hamburg Show for Lidia’s Family Kitchen: Nonna’s Birthday Surprise (Running Press Kids, 9780762446551).

  • Job Moves: April 30, 2013

    Amber Morley has joined Chronicle Books as marketing coordinator, children's.

    Dana Trombley has been promoted to senior manager, digital marketing at HarperCollins.

  • Authors on the Air April 29, 2013: Hallie Ephron, Domenica Ruta, Suzanne Palmieri

    The Literary New England Radio Show at 8 p.m. Monday, April 29, on BlogTalk Radio will feature: Hallie Ephron on There Was an Old Woman (William Morrow, 978-0062117601), Domenica Ruta on With or Without You (Spiegel & Grau, 978-0812993240), Suzanne Palmieri on The Witch of Little Italy (St. Martin's Griffin, 978-1250015518). More information here.

  • Job Moves: April 29, 2013

    Will Hinton has joined HBG as editor for the Orbit and Redhook imprints. He has previously worked at HarperCollins for their Voyager SF and Fantasy imprint. Devi Pillai has been promoted to editorial director of Orbit. Susan Barnes has been promoted to associate editor.

  • Authors on the Air April 26, 2013: Charles Graeber

    The Good Nurse: A True Story of Medicine, Madness, and Murder by Charles Graeber (Twelve; 9780446505291) will be featured on CBS-TV/60 Minutes this Sunday, April 28. Graeber will also be on CBS-TV/This Morning on Monday, April 29.

  • Authors on the Air April 25, 2013: Lidia Bastianich, LaDonna Gatlin

    Lidia Bastianich will be on The Rachael Ray Show for Lidia’s Family Kitchen: Nonna’s Birthday Surprise (Running Press Kids, 9780762446551).

    LaDonna Gatlin, author of The Song in You (HCI, 978-0757316227), will be on Marie on the Hallmark Channel.

  • Sontz Named CEO of Powell's Books

    Miriam Sontz, a 28-year employee of Powell's Books and who most recently has been chief operating officer, has been appointed CEO of the Portland, Ore. independent bookstore.

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