Job Moves: February 26, 2013

Melissa Milsten has been named director, partnerships and business development at Random House, reporting to Allison R. Dobson.

Kimberly Hanson will leave St. Martin's Press to work as an account executive at a PR agency. She can be reached for the time being at kimrhanson@gmail.com.

Authors on the Air February 25, 2013: Simon Garfield, Meir Schneider

Simon Garfield, author of PW Pick On the Map: A Mind-Expanding Exploration of the Way the World Looks (Gotham, 978-1592407798), will be on The Leonard Lopate Show. After the segment airs, listen here.

Meir Schneider will be on "To Heal D.C." on WPFW-FM Pacifica for his book Vision of Life: Ten Steps to Natural Eyesight Improvement (North Atlantic Books, 978-1583944943).

Hastings Names Van Ongevalle President and COO

Alan Van Ongevalle has been promoted to president and chief operating officer for Hastings Entertainment.

Job Moves: February 25, 2013

At Charlesbridge Publishing, Megan Quinn has added subrights manager to her list of duties. She is also the sales manager of the school and library market as well as handling the subsidiary rights market. Alyssa Mito Pusey has been promoted to senior editor from editor. Julie Ham will be adding the title of contracts coordinator to her existing duties of associate editor. Donna Spurlock has been promoted to director of marketing from associate director of marketing.

Job Moves: February 22, 2013

Amy Tannenbaum has joined the Jane Rotrosen Agency as a literary agent. She was previously an editor with Atria Books.

Authors on the Air February 22, 2013: Al Gore, Ken Burger

Al Gore will be talking about his new book The Future: Six Drivers of Global Change (Random House, 978-0812992946) on The Brian Lehrer Show. After the segment airs, listen here.

Ken Burger, author of Baptized in Sweet Tea (EveningPostBooks, 978-0983445722), will be on NPR at noon.

Frankfurt Fair Personnel Shifts

The Frankfurt Book Fair has appointed Michelle Turnbach as the new sales manager for English-Language World based in New York City.

Authors on the Air February 21, 2013: Steven Brill

Steven Brill, author of Class Warfare: Inside the Fight to Fix America's Schools (Simon & Schuster, 978-1451612011), will be on The Daily Show.

Job Moves: February 21, 2013

At Random House, Avideh Bashirrad has assumed the newly created position of v-p, associate publisher for the Random House/Dial Press fiction list, reporting to Susan Kamil. Also at Random House, Leigh Marchant is now director of marketing for Random House, Spiegel & Grau, Dial Press, and the Modern Library. She joined the company in 2010.

Amanda Ridout will leave her position as managing director at Phaidon Press to pursue personal projects. She has been with the company for two years.

Greco Named CEO of Carson-Dellosa

Al Greco has been appointed CEO of Carson-Dellosa Publishing, the Greensboro, N.C.--based publisher of supplemental materials for elementary and middle school teachers and parents, succeeding Judy Harris.

Authors on the Air February 20, 2013: Amity Gaige, Nell Beram and Carolyn Borris-Krimsky, Lauren Streicher

Amity Gaige, author of PW Pick Schroder (Twelve, 9781455512133), will be on The Diane Rehm Show on February 21.

Nell Beram and Carolyn Borris-Krimsky will talk about Yoko Ono: Collector of Skies (Amulet, 978-1419704444), on CNN's Starting Point.

On Dr. Oz, Lauren F. Streicher, MD will talk about The Essential Guide to Hysterectomy: Advice from a Gynecologist on Your Choices Before, During, and After Surgery, 2e (M. Evans, 978-1-59077-211-9).

Job Moves: February 20, 2013

At Lonely Planet, Leslie Davisson has been promoted to director, trade channel marketing and national accounts. Gerilyn Attebery has been promoted to senior design manager. Rana Freedman has been promoted to senior manager consumer marketing and communications. Jennifer Pentes joins as production lead. Rachel Berg joins as content producer. Clare Chadwick has moved from Lonely Planet's Melbourne office to the Oakland office as UI designer.

Authors on the Air February 19, 2013: Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman

Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman will be on Fox & Friends and NPR's Marketplace for Top Dog: The Science of Winning and Losing (Twelve, 9781455515158).

Job Moves: February 19, 2013

At Penguin, Colleen Lindsay is now associate director of marketing, social media and reader experience. Ashley Fisher-Tranese has been promoted to associate director of advertising and promotion. Craig Burke has been promoted to director of marketing for Riverhead trade paperbacks and Perigee Books. Erica Colon Martirano has been promoted to associate director of marketing and promotion. Jodi Rosoff has been promoted to associate director of marketing and publicity.

Authors on the Air February 15, 2013: Julia Rothman, Gina Holmes

Julia Rothman, author of The Where, the Why, and the How: 75 Artists Illustrate Wondrous Mysteries of Science (Chronicle Books, 978-1-4521-0822-3), will be on Studio 360 on February 16th.

Gina Holmes, author of Wings of Glass (Tyndale House, 978-1414366418) will be interviewed on The Hour of Joy (Fox 21/27) to be aired on February 17th at 11 AM.

Job Moves: February 15, 2013

Marcia Burch is leaving Touchstone as v-p, director of publicity. She can be reached at Mburch586@gmail.com.

At Harlequin, the following moves have been made: Valerie Gray will retire at the end of March after 13 years with the company. Tara Parsons is now executive editor, Harlequin MIRA. Lenore Waldrip is now assistant editor/editorial assistant. Nicole Brebner is now senior editor. Michelle Venditti is now assistant editor/editorial assistant. Emily Martin is now director of overseas publishing. Susan Swinwood has been promoted to executive editor, Harlequin HQN and Harlequin LUNA. Margo Lipschultz is now senior edtior, Harlequin HQN and Harlequin LUNA.

Davis Gets Atria Imprint

Dawn Davis, who had been publisher of HarperCollins’s Amistad Press imprint, will join the Atria Publishing Group as v-p and publisher of a new, yet-to-be-named imprint. She will start April 1 and report to Judith Curr, Atria Group president and publisher.

Authors on the Air February 14, 2013: Gavin Newsom

On The Colbert Report, Gavin Newsom will be on for Citizenville: How to Take the Town Square Digital and Reinvent Government (Penguin Press, 978-1594204722).

Job Moves: February 14, 2013

At Ten Speed Press, Hannah Rahill is v-p, associate publisher, reporting to Aaron Wehner. Patricia Kelly, v-p marketing and publicity, is leaving the company.

Robert Martin has joined the Midwest Booksellers Association as a part-time executive assistant. Martin is also an editorial assistant at Rain Taxi Review of Books, where he coordinates exhibits for the Twin Cities Book Festival.

Authors on the Air February 13, 2013: Philip Lopate

Philip Lopate will be on his brother's show, The Leonard Lopate Show, for his new book Portrait Inside My Head (Free Press, 978-1451695861).

On February 14, Steve Teret will be on the Today show for Reducing Gun Violence in America (The Johns Hopkins University Press, 978-1421411101).