Authors on the Air May 3, 2012: J.D. Davis, Lisa Bloom

J.D. Davis, author of Unconquered: The Saga of Cousins Jerry Lee Lewis, Jimmy Swaggart, and Mickey Gilley (Brown Books Publishing Group, 978-1612540412), will be on "Imus in the Morning."

Tomorrow morning, May 4, Lisa Bloom, author of Swagger: 10 Urgent Rules for Raising Boys in an Era of Failing Schools, Mass Joblessness, and Thug Culture (A Think Book in association with Vantage Point, 9781936467693), will be on WPIX, Channel 11 in New York.

Job Moves: May 2, 2012

Robert Kempe has been hired as U.S. director of sales and marketing for Shire Publications. He has held positions with Seven Footer Press, Random House, Dutton, and Simon & Schuster.

Authors on the Air May 2, 2012: Anna Quindlen, Tom A. Coburn, Anne Geddes

Anna Quindlen, author of Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake (Random House, 978-1400069347), will be on The Leonard Lopate Show.

Sen. Tom A. Coburn will be on The Daily Show for The Debt Bomb: A Bold Plan to Stop Washington from Bankrupting America (Thomas Nelson, 978-1595554673)

Job Moves: May 1, 2012

At Yale University Press, Steve Wasserman will expand his position as executive editor-at-large for general interest books to a full-time role, effective May 1. Wasserman was most recently a partner at the literary agency of Kneerim and Williams.

Authors on the Air May 1, 2012: Robin Roberts, David Barton, Carne Ross

Robin Roberts will be on Tavis Talks for her book My Story, My Song: Mother-Daughter Reflections on Life and Faith (ReligionLink, 978-0835811071).

David Barton, author of The Jefferson Lies: Exposing the Myths You've Always Believed About Thomas Jefferson (Thomas Nelson, 978-1595554598), will be on The Daily Show.

Restivo-Alessi Takes Over HarperCollins Digital

HarperCollins has named Chantal Restivo-Alessi as chief digital officer. She will report to Brian Murray and will sit on the company's executive committee.

Disney Publishing President Hampton Steps Down

Disney Publishing Worldwide president Russell Hampton will step down on May 4th after six years. In an e-mail to the company, Hampton did not state what his upcoming plans were.

Authors on the Air April 30, 2012: Zach Wahls, Diane Keaton, Robert A. Caro

Zach Wahls, author of My Two Moms: Lessons of Love, Strength, and What Makes a Family (Gotham, 978-1592407132), will be on The Daily Show.

Diane Keaton, author of Then Again (Random House, 978-0812980950), will be on The Colbert Report.

Job Moves: April 30, 2012

Sourcebooks has made the following promotions:

Nick Martinelli has been promoted to web development manager. He was previously website and support administrator.

Danielle Jackson has been promoted to senior publicist. She began at Sourcebooks as an intern in 2008.

Authors on the Air April 27, 2012: Françoise Mouly, Anat Baniel, Heather Menzies, Kym Karath, and Nicholas Hammond

Françoise Mouly (the art editor of The New Yorker) and her new book Blown Covers: New Yorker Covers You Were Never Meant to See (Abrams, 978-1419702099) will be featured on a segment slated to run on "CBS Sunday Morning" on April 29.

Anat Baniel will be on WBZ 1030 AM Boston’s "The Jordan Rich Show" on April 28, 2012, 1:00am-1:30am Eastern Time to discuss her book, Kids Beyond Limits: The Anat Baniel Method for Awakening the Brain and Transforming the Life of Your Child With Special Needs (Perigee, 978-0399537363).

Job Moves: April 27, 2012

Claire Taylor will join the Macmillan sales department as a national account manager selling Macmillan Children's Publishing Group and Macmillan distributed publisher children's titles to Walmart, Walmart Canada, Sam's, Costco, and their distribution partners. She was most recently a national accounts rep at Candlewick.

Authors on the Air April 26, 2012: Robert Draper, Ayad Akhtar

Robert Draper, author of Do Not Ask What Good We Do: Inside the U.S. House of Representatives (Free Press, 978-1451642087), will be on The Daily Show.

Ayad Akhtar will be on Tavis Talks for American Dervish (Little, Brown, 978-0316183314).

Comings and Goings: April 26, 2012

Emily Mitchell will leave her position as senior editor and director of corporate strategy at Charlesbridge. She will be taking a job in marketing at Vistaprint and can be reached at emilyjmitchell@post.harvard.edu.

Job Moves: April 26, 2012

Books-A-Million has appointed R. Todd Noden as chief financial officer. He will report to Terrance G. Finely, CEO and president of BAM. Noden will replace current CFO Brian W. White, who resigned to pursue other endeavors. Most recently, Noden was CFO of Dobbs Mills.

Rosset Memorial Service

A memorial service for Barney Rosset, who passed away on February 21, will be held on Wednesday, May 9, in New York at The Great Hall at Cooper Union (7th St. between 3rd and 4th Avenues.)  The ceremony will begin at 5:30pm.  RSVP at rsvp@evergreenreview.com

Job Moves: April 25, 2012

Susan Canavan has been promoted to senior executive editor at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.

Ann Godoff has promoted Lindsay Whalen to editor at The Penguin Press.

Authors on the Air April 24, 2012: Amy Einhorn and Ben Schrank, Madeleine Albright, Robert Draper

Amy Einhorn and Ben Schrank will be on The Leonard Lopate Show talking about the future of books, and how the publishing industry is responding to new technologies.

Madeleine Albright, author of Prague Winter: A Personal Story of Remembrance and War, 1937-1948 (Harper, 978-0062030313), will be on The Daily Show.

Job Moves: April 24, 2012

Regnery has hired Alberto Rojas as director of publicity, effective May 1. He will oversee the Regnery History and Little Patriot Press imprints. Rojas was formerly senior director of publicity at HarperCollins.

Authors on the Air April 23, 2012: Tracy K. Smith, Michael Tucker

Pulitzer winner Tracy K. Smith will be on The Brian Lehrer Show for her winning collection, Life on Mars (Graywolf Press, 978-1555975845).

Michael Tucker will be on The Leonard Lopate Show for his novel After Annie (Overlook, 978-1590207352).