Authors on the Air December 11, 2012: Malcolm Gladwell

Malcolm Gladwell will be on The Colbert Report for The Big New Yorker Book of Dogs (Random House, 978-0679644750).

Job Moves: December 11, 2012

Linda Coleman is now special sales representative for National Geographic Books Group. She was formerly special sales manager at Square One Publishers.

Emma Patterson and Emily Forland, formerly of the Wendy Weil Agency, will be joining Brandt & Hochman Literary Agents as agents.

Authors on the Air December 10, 2012: Audrey Edmunds, Jessica Fellowes, Will Schwalbe, Sebastian Junger

Audrey Edmunds, co-author of It Happened to Audrey: A Terrifying Journey From Loving Mom to Accused Baby Killer (Titletown, 978-0985799809), will be on Katie with Katie Couric.

The Literary New England Radio Show will celebrate its one-year anniversary with appearances from Jessica Fellowes for The Chronicles of Downton Abbey: A New Era (St. Martin's, 978-1250027627), Will Schwalbe for The End of Your Life Book Club (Knopf, 978-0307594037), and Sebastian Junger for "A World Made of Blood" (Byliner, B00AG5GDKA). Listen here.

Job Moves: December 10, 2012

At the Portfolio, Sentinel, and Current imprints of Penguin: Kristen Gastler has been hired as senior publicist; she was previously with Doubleday. Margot Stamas has been hired as publicist; she was previously at Putnam and Riverhead. Christy D'Agostini has been promoted to senior publicist. Jacquelynn Burke has been promoted to publicist.

Publicity firm Media Connect (formerly Planned Television Arts) has two new staff members: Steve Matteo arrives as a publicity manager. He worked for nearly 11 years as the publicity manager for Barron's. In addition, the company is joined by associate publicist Nicole Martineau in the Washington, DC office.

Encouraging Reading in the Arab World: PW Talks with Sheikha Bodour

Sheikha Bodour bint Sultan Al Qasimi has many credentials: president of the U.A.E. Board on Books for Young People, director of Knowledge Without Borders, winner of the British Council’s Young Creative Entrepreneur Publishing Award 2012. But her ultimate goal is to promote literature across the Arab world with a focus on children.

Authors on the Air December 7, 2012: Robert Provine

Robert Provine, author of Curious Behavior: Yawning, Laughing, Hiccupping, and Beyond (Belknap Press, 978-0674048515), will be on NPR's "Science Friday."

Psaltis Joins Gallery Books as Marketing Director

Elizabeth Psaltis will join The Gallery Books Group in the newly created position of marketing director, reporting to Louise Burke.

Job Moves: December 6, 2012

Benjamin Lee will join Atria as associate publisher on January 2. He has been with Simon & Schuster since 2007.

Authors on the Air December 5, 2012: Robin Marantz Henig and Samantha Henig, Christina Steinorth

Robin Marantz Henig and Samantha Henig will be on The Leonard Lopate Show for Twentysomething: Why Do Young Adults Seem Stuck? (Hudson Street Press, 978-1594630965).

Christina Steinorth author of Cue Cards for Life: Thoughtful Tips for Better Relationships (Hunter House, 978-0897936163) will be a guest on "InterViews & Interactions" with Linda A. Strasburg.  KTKK Radio Salt Lake City, December 8, at 5 p.m CST.

Job Moves: December 5, 2012

Patrick Price has been named the editorial director of Simon Pulse. He began his career with S&S in 2003.

At Random House Publishing Group, London King has been named deputy director in the publicity department. Alison Masciovecchio has been promoted to publicity manager. Greg Kubie has been promoted to senior publicist. Steve Boriack has been promoted to associate publicist.

Gary Davidson will join Hachette Book Group as Hachette Nashville’s v-p of Christian Booksellers Association (CBA) sales and marketing.

Ziccardi Leaves S&S

Anthony Ziccardi has left Simon & Schuster, where he was deputy publisher of Gallery Books, Threshold Editions and Pocket Books.

Authors on the Air December 4, 2012: Corey Olsen, BeBe Winans

Coery Olsen, author of Exploring J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 978-0547739465), will be on The Leonard Lopate Show. After the segment airs, listen here.

BeBe Winans will be on The Jim Baker Show for The Whitney I Knew (Worthy Publishing, 978-1617950841).

Job Moves: December 4, 2012

Regnery Books has named Mark Bloomfield director of sales. He was previously with Harvard Business School Press.

Robert Thomson Named CEO of News Corp. Publishing Group

News Corp. confirmed Monday morning that Robert Thomson, Dow Jones editor-in-chief and managing editor of The Wall Street Journal since 2008, will become the CEO of the new publishing entity that News Corp. is spinning off from its entertainment assets next year.

Authors on the Air December 3, 2012: Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Nassim Nicholas Taleb will be on Tavis Talks for Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder (Random House, 978-1400067824).

Notables of 2012

Along with E.L. James, PW's Publishing Person of the Year, we honor these notable people who changed the publishing world in 2012.

E.L. James: PW's Publishing Person of the Year

The level of the success of the 50 Shades trilogy, the speed with which it achieved that success, and the fact that it was launched in an untraditional manner, led us to select its author as the most significant player on the publishing stage this year.

Authors on the Air November 30, 2012: 'The Right Stuff'

The Right Stuff (Picador, 978-0312427566) will be discussed in the "Science Friday" Book Club, featuring an appearance by Chuck Yeager.

Authors on the Air November 29, 2012: Howard Bloom

Howard Bloom will be on The Leonard Lopate Show for The God Problem: How a Godless Cosmos Creates (Prometheus, 978-1616145514). After the segment airs, listen here.