Authors on the Air August 30, 2012: Jonathan Kozol, Michael Steele

Jonathan Kozol, author of PW Pick Fire in the Ashes: Twenty-Five Years Among the Poorest Children in America (Crown, 978-1400052462), will be on The Leonard Lopate Show.

Michael Steele, auhor of Right Now: A 12-Step Program For Defeating the Obama Agenda (Regnery, 978-1596981089), will be on The Daily Show.

Job Moves: August 30, 2012

Jeanette Shaw has been promoted to editor at Perigee Books/ Prentice Hall Press. Shaw joined Perigee in 2005.

Authors on the Air August 29, 2012: Jennifer Burns, Herman Cain

Jennifer Burns, author of Goddess of the Market: Ayn Rand and the American Right (Oxford University Press, 978-0199832484), will be on The Colbert Report.

Herman Cain will be on The Daily Show for 9-9-9: An Army of Davids (Velocity Mascot, 978-1620860304).

Job Moves: August 29, 2012

Annie Stone has been named associate editor at Harlequin TEEN. She was previously assistant editor at HarperCollins.

Jennifer Schuster has joined New American Libarary as senior editor. She was previously an editor at It Books.

Kathleen Willoughby is no longer with Bookazine. She can be reached at: kwillowb@gmail.com.

Authors on the Air August 28, 2012: Marco Rubio, Daniel Wolff

strong>Marco Rubio, author of An American Son (Sentinel, 978-1595230942), will be on The Daily Show.

Daniel Wolff, author of The Fight for Home: How (Parts of) New Orleans Came Back (Bloomsbury, 978-1608194797), will be on Tavis Talks.

Job Moves: August 28, 2012

Tara Singh has been promoted to associate editor at Penguin Books. She joined the company in 2010 as an editorial assistant.

Libby Edelson has been promoted to editor at Ecco. She has been with the publisher since 2010.

Job Moves: August 27, 2012

Babette Ross is associate director in the client services department at Hachette. She was previously with Kaplan Publishing, as well as Random House.

Kathryn Gordon has joined the marketing department at William Morrow as director of brand development. She was most recently with The Book Hook.

Sheryl Abbey has been named editorial director of the Toby Press.

Authors on the Air August 27, 2012: Marilynne Robinson, Janet Davis

Marilynne Robinson will be on The Leonard Lopate Show for When I Was a Child I Read Books (FSG, 978-0374298784).

Janet Davis, author of My Own Worst Enemy: How to Stop Holding Yourself Back (Bethany House, 9780764209505) will be on Moody’s "Midday Connection."

Job Moves: August 24, 2012

At Sourcebooks, Lynn Dilger has been promoted to senior v-p, director of technology and content delivery. She has been with the company since 1999.

James Spackman is the managing director of Watkins Publishing Limited. He was most recently at Hodder where he was sales and trade marketing director.

Authors on the Air August 24, 2012: David Eagleman

David Eagleman, author of Incognito: The Secret Lives of the Brain (Vintage, 978-0307389923), will be on NPR's "Science Friday."

Authors on the Air August 23, 2012: Paul and Rachel Chandler, Ruben Martinez

Paul and Rachel Chandler, authors of Hostage: A Year at Gunpoint with Somali Pirates (Chicago Review Press, 9781613744420), will be on NPR's Tell Me More on Friday, August 24th.

Ruben Martinez, author of Desert America (Metropolitan Books, 978-0805079777), will be on Tavis Talks.

Authors on the Air August 22, 2012: Luis Rodriguez, Mallory Factor

Luis Rodriguez, author of It Calls You Back: An Odyssey through Love, Addiction, Revolutions, and Healing (Touchstone, 978-1416584179), will be on The Leonard Lopate Show.

Mallory Factor will be on Morning Joe on August 23 for Shadowbosses: Government Unions Control America and Rob Taxpayers Blind (Center Street, 978-1455522743).

Job Moves: August 22, 2012

Kim Burns joins Chronicle Books as national account manager. She was most recently director, children's trade and digital marketing at Bloomsbury.

Darin Sennett joins Zola Books as director of bookseller relations. He was previously with Powell's Books.

Authors on the Air August 21, 2012: Mallory Factor, Michael A Jawer

Mallory Factor will be on Hannity and, on August 22, Fox & Friends, Lou Dobbs Tonight, and The Rachel Maddow Show  for Shadowbosses: Government Unions Control America and Rob Taxpayers Blind (Center Street, 978-1455522743).

Michael A. Jawer, author of Your Emotional Type: Key to the Therapies That Will Work for You (Healing Arts Press, 978-1594774317), will be on The Dr. Pat Show on August 22 at 2 pm ET.

Job Moves: August 21, 2012

strong>Sally Feller has joined Tor as senior publicist. She was previously with Black Dog & Leventhal.

Michael Barrs has been promoted to associate director of marketing at It Books.

Job Moves: August 20, 2012

Siobhan O'Hare has been promoted to director, content management and publishing technology at Fodor's.

Authors on the Air August 20, 2012: Amy Sohn, Robert Crais

Amy Sohn, author of Motherland: A Novel (Simon & Schuster, 978-1439158494), will be on The Brian Lehrer Show.

Robert Crais, author of The Sentry (Berkley, 978-0425245729), was on NPR's Morning Edition. Listen here.

Authors on the Air August 17, 2012: Danica McKellar, BeBe Winans, Luis Granados

Danica McKellar, author of Girls Get Curves: Geometry Takes Shape (Hudson Street Press, 978-1594630941), will be on NPR's "Science Friday."

BeBe Winans will be on "Morning Express with Robin Meade" and Piers Morgan Tonight for The Whitney I Knew (Worthy Publishing, 978-1617950841).

Stephen Laster Named Chief Digital Officer at McGraw-Hill Education

McGraw-Hill Education appointed Stephen Laster to the newly created position of chief digital officer. He will report to McGraw-Hill Education president and CEO Lloyd “Buzz” Waterhouse.

Job Moves: August 17, 2012

Joan Lee is joining Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Children’s Book Group as senior marketing manager. She was previously marketing manager at Hyperion Books.

Kate Jacobs has been promoted to editor, Roaring Brook Press.