Job Moves: March 16, 2012

Marie Coolman will join Bloomsbury March 19 as senior director of publicity and communications. She has been at Hyperion, where she has overseen publicity and communications since 2008.

Authors on the Air March 16, 2012: John Ramsey, Sheryl Lee Ralph

John Ramsey will be on Anderson to talk about his book The Other Side of Suffering: The Father of JonBenet Ramsey Tells the Story of His Journey from Grief to Grace (FaithWords, 978-0892963850).

Sheryl Lee Ralph will be on Fox & Friends for her book Redefining Diva: Life Lessons from the Original Dreamgirl (Gallery Books/Karen Hunter Publishing, 978-1-4516-0842-7).

Authors on the Air March 15, 2012: Connie Rae, Steve Martin

Connie Rae, author of Hope for Parents of Troubled Teens: A Practical Guide to Getting Them Back on Track (Bethany House, 978-0-7642-0946-8) will be interviewed at noon on Moody’s Midday Connection. Listen here.

Steve Martin, author of The Ten, Make That Nine, Habits of Very Organized People. Make That Ten.: The Tweets of Steve Martin (Grand Central Publishing, 978-1455512478), was on NPR's Morning Edition.

Obituary: Jack Scovil

Jack Scovil, a literary agent for more than 40 years, died February 23. He began his career at the Scott Meredith Agency, where he spent 20 years, rising to senior v-p.

Authors on the Air March 14, 2012: Debra Jaliman

Dr. Debra Jaliman, author of Skin Rules: Trade Secrets from a Top New York Dermatologist (St. Martin’s Press; 1-250-00095-5) discussed her new book on Good Morning America.

Job Moves: March 14, 2012

At Kensington, Gary Goldstein has been promoted to executive editor from senior editor. Martin Biro has been promoted to assistant editor. He joined Kensington as an editorial assistant in 2009.

Napack Joins Equity Firm

Brian Napack, who stepped down as president of Macmillan at the end of 2011, has joined the private equity firm Providence Equity Partners.

Segura Returns to 'PW'

As of April 16, Jonny Segura will return to PW in the new role of senior editor, digital media. Segura, who was deputy reviews editor at the magazine, has spent the last year working at the startup Bookish.

Authors on the Air March 13, 2012: Jordan Metzl, Tony Evans, Sheryl Lee Ralph

Dr. Jordan Metzl will be on the March 14 edition of the Today sho for The Athlete's Book of Home Remedies: 1,001 Doctor-Approved Health Fixes and Injury-Prevention Secrets for a Leaner, Fitter, More Athletic Body! (Rodale, 978-1609612344).

Dr. Tony Evans, author of Kingdom Man: Every Man's Destiny, Every Woman's Dream (Focus on the Family Publishing/Tyndale House Publishers, 978-1589976856) will be on Fox & Friends. He will also be a guest on Fox News Radio’s Kilmeade and Friends.

becker&mayer! Co-Founder Andy Mayer To Retire

Effective March 21, 2012, Andy Mayer will retire from becker&mayer! Books, and from his role as publisher of Epic Ink. Mayer and Jim Becker founded becker&mayer! more than 30 years ago.

Job Moves: March 13, 2012

Globe Pequot Press has promoted Chris Grimm to v-p of sales. Prior to joining GPP in 2006, Grimm spent four years at Simon & Schuster and 10 years at Bantam Doubleday Dell and Random House.

Obituary: Richard Morgan

Richard Morgan, who during his career served as AAP chairman and CEO of Harcourt Brace & Company, Macmillan/McGraw-Hill and Scott-Foresman, died March 9 at the age of 74.

Former Cablevision Exec Joining B&N as CFO

As Barnes & Noble weighs what to do with its Nook business, the company has hired a former Cablevision executive to be its new chief financial officer. Michael Huseby, most recently executive v-p and CFO of Cablevision, will join B&N March 13.

Authors on the Air March 12, 2012: Grover Norquist, Erin Murray, Katrina Munichiello, Gregory Mone, Patricia Briggs

Grover Norquist hosted CNN's Daypoint with Soledad O'Brien and will be on The Daily Show tonight for his book Debacle: Obama's War on Jobs and Growth and What We Can Do Now to Regain Our Future (Wiley, 978-1118186176).

PGW Midwest Sales Rep Asks Industry for Book Donations

PGW Midwest sales rep Jen Reynolds, who is assisting with recovery efforts in her eastern Kentucky hometown, which was hard hit by an EF-3 tornado on March 2, is asking for book donations to benefit local children.

Job Moves: March 12, 2012

Gilberto De La Paz has joined Rockpoint Logistics as national sales manager. He has worked with companies such as Saia, Watkins, and FedEx.

Obituary: Dee Peeler

Dee Peeler, bookseller and senior buyer for Baltimore independent bookstore Greetings & Readings of Hunt Valley, died peacefully on February 21.

Job Moves: March 9, 2012

Regina Hayes, president and publisher of Viking Young Readers, will transition to editor-at-large this summer as she approaches her 30th year at the imprint.

Authors on the Air March 9, 2012: Joan Lunden

Joan Lunden will be on Good Morning America on the morning of Monday, March 12 to talk about her latest book Chicken Soup for the Soul: Family Caregivers - 101 Stories of Love, Sacrifice, and Bonding (Chicken Soup for the Soul, 978-1935096832).

Due to the nature of live programming, scheduling is subject to change.

Authors on the Air March 8, 2012: Anthony Shadid, Russ Feingold, Charles Duhigg

Nada Bakri, wife of House of Stone: A Memoir of Home, Family, and a Lost Middle East (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 978-0547134666) author Anthony Shadid, who died in Syria last month, will be on The Leonard Lopate Show.

Russ Feingold will be on The Brian Lehrer Show to talk about While America Sleeps: A Wake-up Call for the Post 9/11 Era (Crown, 978-0307952523).