Authors on the Air August 16, 2012: Chesley Sullenberger, BeBe Winans

Chesley Sullenberger, author of Making a Difference (William Morrow, 978-0061924705), will be on Tavis Talks.

BeBe Winans will be on Piers Morgan Tonight for The Whitney I Knew (Worthy Publishing, 978-1617950841).

Job Moves: August 16, 2012

Patton Dodd has been named executive editor for Bondfire Books. He was previously with Patheos.com.

Authors on the Air August 15, 2012: Brenda Jackson and Michelle Monkou, Joe Gibbs

Brenda Jackson, author of Dreams of Forever (Harlequin, 978-0373534760), and Michelle Monkou, author of If I Had You (Harlequin, 978-0373862511), were both on NPR's Morning Edition. Listen here.

Joe Gibbs, author of The NIV Game Plan for Life Bible (Zondervan, 978-0310949916) and Chalk Talks Devotional (Zondervan, 978-0310330370), was on Fox & Friends.

Job Moves: August 15, 2012

Jessica Bromberg has joined Grand Central as publicity manager for Forever and Grand Central Publishing. She was previously with Little, Brown Books for Young Readers.

Authors on the Air August 14, 2012: Ken Perenyi, Virginia Wright

Ken Perenyi, author of Caveat Emptor: The Secret Life of an American Art Forger (Pegasus, 978-1605983608) will be on the Today show on August 15.

Virginia Wright, author of The Maine Lobster Book (Down East Books, 978-1608930418), will be on "207" at 7:00pm. Watch here.

Job Moves: August 14, 2012

Sydney Jarrard has been named sales and marketing manager at Cider Mill Press Book Publishers. She was formerly trade sales and marketing coordinator at Hachette Book Group.

Julian Pavia has joined Crown as editor.

Obituary: Helen Gurley Brown

Helen Gurley Brown, editor-in-chief of Cosmopolitan and author, died August 13 at 90. She wrote her first bestseller, Sex and the Single Girl, in 1962, and then worked at Cosmopolitan for more than 30 years.

Qureshi Out at Viking

Amber Qureshi has left Viking. Qureshi, an up-and-coming literary editor profiled in PW's 2008 series 50 Under 40, was at Free Press before she joined Viking in 2011.

Authors on the Air August 13, 2012: Dinesh D'souza, Julian Tepper

Dinesh D'souza will be of Fox and Friends and Lou Dobbs Tonight on August 14 for Obama's America: Unmaking the American Dream (Regnery, 978-1596987784).

Julian Tepper, author of Balls (Rare Bird Books, 978-0983925576), will be on The Leonard Lopate Show.

An Agent for a Changing Book Business

Much like the book industry itself, the role and expectations for literary agents are changing dramatically, and Regina Brooks, founder and president of Serendipity Literary Agency, offers an up-to-the-minute example. Besides managing the careers—conventional and self-published—of more than 100 authors, launching a gourmet tea line, and cofounding a book imprint at Akashic Books, she’s an author as well. This month, St. Martin’s Press is publishing her second nonfiction book, You Should Really Write a Book: How to Write, Sell, and Market Your Memoir.

Obituary: David Rakoff

Essayist, author, and actor David Rakoff has died at 47 after a long illness. He was a regular contributor to This American Life and the New York Times bestselling author of three books, Half Empty, Don't Get Too Comfortable, and Fraud.

Authors on the Air August 10, 2012: Lisa Randall

Lisa Randall will be on NPR's "Science Friday" for Knocking on Heaven's Door: How Physics and Scientific Thinking Illuminate the Universe and the Modern World (Ecco, 978-0061723728).

Authors on the Air August 9, 2012: Joanna Brooks

Joanna Brooks will be on The Daily Show for The Book of Mormon Girl: Stories from an American Faith (Queen Bee Press, 978-0615593449).

Job Moves: August 9, 2012

Joy Press has been named books and culture editor at the L.A. Times. She was previously Calendar's pop culture and deputy television editor.

Authors on the Air August 8, 2012: Liza Mundy, Tim Noakes

Liza Mundy, author of The Richer Sex: How the New Majority of Female Breadwinners Is Transforming Sex, Love and Family (Simon & Schuster, 978-1439197714).

Tim Noakes, author of Waterlogged: The Serious Problem of Overhydration in Endurance Sports (Human Kinetics, 978-1450424974), will be appearing on Sirius XM’s “Doctor Radio” on August 9, during their weekly Sports Medicine Show. The show airs at 6am ET and rebroadcasts at 4pm ET.

Job Moves: August 8, 2012

Ryan Doherty has joined Spiegel & Grau as a senior editor.

Cyrus Kheradi, senior v-p, director, international sales and marketing at Random House will take on the additional duties of director for East Asia business development.

Authors on the Air August 7, 2012: Karen Thompson Walker, Saima Wahab

Karen Thompson Walker will be on The Leonard Lopate Show for The Age of Miracles (Random House, 978-0812992977).

Saima Wahab will be on The Daily Show for In My Father's Country: An Afghan Woman Defies Her Fate (Crown, 978-0307884947).

Job Moves: August 7, 2012

Rebecca Hunt has been named editor at Harlequin nonfiction. She was previously the associate editor at Penguin Books.

Sonya Cheuse has joined Grand Central as associate director of publicity. She was previously with Viking/Penguin.

Authors on the Air August 6, 2012: Nora Vincent, Donald L. Barlett and James B. Steele

Nora Vincent will be on The Leonard Lopate Show for her novel Thy Neighbor (Viking Adult, 978-0670023745).

Donald L. Barlett and James B. Steele were on NPR's Morning Edition for The Betrayal of the American Dream (PublicAffairs, 978-1586489694). Listen here.

Job Moves: August 6, 2012

Marie Kent has joined Free Press as imprint marketing manager. She was previously in Penguin's school and library marketing department.

Naomi Kirsten has been promoted to editor in the children's group at Chronicle Books. She was previously the associate editor.