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Job Moves: September 19, 2012
Julia Pastore has left Crown as senior editor and can be reached at pastore.j.a@gmail.com.
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Authors on the Air September 18, 2012: Harlan Coben, Joel Osteen, Robert Schoch
Harlan Coben will be on CBS This Morning on September 19 for Seconds Away (Putnam, 978-0399256516).
Joel Osteen, author of I Declare (Faithwords, 978-1455516780), will be on Piers Morgan and, on September 19, on Fox & Friends.
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Markham Out at Books-A-Million
In a tersely worded filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, Books-A-Million disclosed Tuesday morning that executive v-p/chief administrative officer and company secretary Douglas Markham “was terminated” September 12. No reason was given for the dismissal.
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MIBA Names Livingston as Interim President
The Midwest Independent Booksellers Association announced Monday that bookseller Chris Livingston has been appointed interim president of its board after the unexpected resignation of Lanora Haradon.
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Job Moves: September 18, 2012
Michael P. Kelley, currently executive editor of news and features for Library Journal, has been named editor-in-chief. He replaces long-time LJ EIC Francine Fialkoff. Kelley has nine years of experience as staff editor at the New York Times and has been with LJ since 2010.
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Bertelli Named NAIPR President, Replacing Miller
Former commission rep Eric Miller, NAIPR's president for the past decade, has passed the baton to Eileen Bertelli, a 25-year industry veteran who has worked as a Parson Weems commission rep for the past two years. Bertelli is NAIPR's first female president.
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Job Moves: September 17, 2012
Kevin Doughten is senior editor at Crown. He was previously with Viking as editor.
Gene Kucinski has been hired as director of new business development at Spry Publishing. He was most recently district manager at Solvay Pharmaceuticals.
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Burtenshaw Leaving the London Book Fair
Alistair Burtenshaw is stepping down from his position as director of books and publishing at Reed Exhibitions, a job which includes the post of director of the London Book Fair.
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Job Moves: September 14, 2012
Elke Villa has been named director, marketing for Disney Book Group. Previously, Villa was associate director, marketing of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing.
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Authors on the Air September 14, 2012: Gary Lincoff
Gary Lincoff, author of The Audobon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms (Knopf, 978-0394519920 ), will be on NPR's "Science Friday."
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Authors on the Air September 13, 2012: Zadie Smith, Judi and Shari Zucker
Zadie Smith will be on The Leonard Lopate Show for her novel NW (Penguin Press, 978-1594203978). After the segment airs, listen here.
Judi & Shari Zucker, authors of The Ultimate Allergy-Free Snack Cookbook (Square One, 9780757003462) will appear in a double-segment on BetterTV's The Better Show.Job Moves: September 13, 2012
Tal Goretsky will join Scribner as art director. He was previously senior designer at the Penguin Press.
Mary Ann Zissimos is senior publicist at HarperCollins Children's Books. She was previously a senior publicist at Abrams.
Mike Underwood has joined Osprey as sales and marketing manager. He was previously with the Wybel Marketing Group.
Rowling Event Moved to Larger Venue After Ticketing Snafu
It was pretty much a given that J.K. Rowling’s appearance at Lincoln Center on October 16 -- her only public event in the U.S. to promote The Casual Vacancy -- would be a tough ticket. But the situation became a bit tense for fans when an unauthorized link to purchase tickets to the event went live 12 hours before the official on-sale time.
Job Moves: September 12, 2012
James Meader will become publicist-at-large for Henry Holt, adding to his continuing responsibilities as Picador's executive director of publicity.
Authors on the Air September 12, 2012: Brian Castner
Brian Castner, author of PW Pick The Long Walk: A Story of War and the Life That Follows (Doubleday, 978-0385536202), was on NPR's Morning Edition. Listen here.
'O' Magazine Names Leigh Haber Books Editor
Leigh Haber has been appointed books editor at O, The Oprah Magazine, and will assume the role beginning September 17.
Authors on the Air September 11, 2012: Junot Diaz, Shari and Judi Zucker
Junot Diaz, author of This Is How You Lose Her (Riverhead, 978-1594487361), will be on The Leonard Lopate Show. After the segment airs, listen here.
Shari and Judi Zucker will be on SiriusXM's "Cover to Cover with Maggie Linton" for The Ultimate Allergy-Free Snack Cookbook (Square One, 978-0757003462).
Oxford American Appoints Hodge as Editor
Roger D. Hodge has been named the second editor in the 20-year history of The Oxford American,> succeeding Marc Smirnoff, who was fired July 15 amid a sexual harassment accusation.
Job Moves: September 11, 2012
Mark Beyer has been named entertainment buyer at Berean Christian Stores. He was previously with LifeWay Christian Stores.
Authors on the Air September 10, 2012: Laurie Kilmartin, Karen Moline, Alicia Ybarbo, Mary Ann Zoellner
Laurie Kilmartin, Karen Moline, Alicia Ybarbo, and Mary Ann Zoellner, authors of Sh*tty Mom: The Parenting Guide for the Rest of Us (Harry N. Abrams, 978-1419704598), will be on the Today show on September 11.
