Authors on the Air October 19, 2011: David Soucie, Jacques Pepin, Ali H. Soufan

On the KMSP-FOX 9 Morning Buzz show, author David Soucie talked about his new book, Why Planes Crash (Skyhorse, 978-1616084264).

Essential Pepin: More Than 700 All-Time Favorites from My Life in Food (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 978-0547232799) author Jacques Pepin was on Good Morning America.

Job Moves: October 19, 2011

Penguin Canada has announced the appointment of Brent Richard to the position of director, online and digital sales, effective October 24th, 2011.

Authors on the Air October 18, 2011: Steven Pinker, Calvin Trillen, Jeffrey D. Sachs

Steven Pinker, author of The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined (Viking Adult, 978-0670022953), will be on The Colbert Report.

Calvin Trillen, author of Quite Enough of Calvin Trillen (Random House, 978-1400069828), will be on The Daily Show.

Job Moves: October 18, 2011

Worthy Publishing has announced the addition of Betty Woodmancy as senior v-p of sales. Woodmancy joins Worthy Publishing with more than 20 years of experience in the book industry, most recently serving as v-p, associate publisher for Howard Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster.

Authors on the Air October 17, 2011: Kevin Sorbo, Michael Lewis, Nathaniel Philbrick

Kevin Sorbo, author of True Strength: My Journey from Hercules to Mere Mortal--and How Nearly Dying Saved My Life (De Capo Press, 978-0306820366), will be on Entertainment Tonight, as well as Hannity.

Michael Lewis, author of Boomerang: Travels in the New Third World (W.W. Norton, 978-0393081817), will be on Tavis Smiley.

Comings and Goings: October 14, 2011

Mark McElhinney, formerly of NBN, is now representing Black Rabbit Books in the school and library markets, covering the Chicago area and the state of Illinois. He can be contacted at mark.blackrabbit@yahoo.com. His phone number is 773 381 7426, fax 773 381 9767.

Authors on the Air October 14, 2011: Linda Evans, Thomas Thwaites, Virginia Breen

Linda Evans, author of Recipes for Life: My Memories (Vanguard, 978-1593156480), will be on Fox & Friends.

Thomas Thwaites, author of The Toaster Project: Or a Heroic Attempt to Build a Simple Electric Appliance from Scratch (Princeton Architectural Press, 978-1-56898-997-6), will be on NPR's Talk of the Nation: Science Friday.

Job Moves: October 14, 2011

At Scholastic, David Levithan has been promoted to v-p, publisher and editorial director. He was previously v-p, editorial director.

Job Moves: October 13, 2011

Diane Levinson has joined Princeton Architectural Press and Chronicle Books as a publicist. She is based in New York and will handle art & design titles from both publishers, which are both part of the McEvoy Group. Diane was most recently at Hal Leonard Performing Arts Publishing Group.

Authors on the Air October 13, 2011: Lynn Neary, Ariel Dorfman

Lynn Neary discussed Joseph Heller's Catch-22 (Simon & Schuster, 978-1451626650) on NPR's Morning Edition.

Ariel Dorfman, author of Feeding on Dreams: Confessions of an Unrepentant Exile (Houghton Mifflin Houcourt, 978-0-547-54946-0), will be on NPR’s Talk of the Nation.

Authors on the Air October 12, 2011: Harry Belafonte, Margaret Hawkins

Harry Belafonte was on NPR's Morning Edition for his new book My Song (Knopf, 978-0307272263).

Margaret Hawkins, author of After Schizophrenia: The Story of My Sister's Reawakening After 30 Years (Conari Press, 978-1573245357) will be on Strategies for Living, KEEL Radio, Shreveport, Louis., and Morning Show, KBEM Radio, 88.5 FM, Independent Public Radio, Minneapolis, Minn.

Authors on the Air October 11, 2011: Jill Abramson, Jeffrey Eugenidies, Michael Seth Starr

Jill Abramson, author of The Puppy Diaries: Raising a Dog Named Scout (Times Books, 978-0805093421), will be on The Brian Lehrer Show.

Jeffrey Eugenides, author of The Marriage Plot (Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 978-0374203054), will be on The Leonard Lopate Show.

Comings and Goings: October 11, 2011

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John Groton has left his position of v-p, sales for National Book Network. On October 17th he will be joining Innodata Isogen as account executive, e-book publishing. He can be contacted at jgroton@innodata.com or jgroton@gmail.com.

HC's Redmayne Named CEO of Pottermore

Charlie Redmayne is leaving his post as executive v-p and chief digital officer of HarperCollins to assume the role of CEO of Pottermore, J.K. Rowling’s new online reading experience.

Bertelsmann to Get New CEO

Hartmut Ostrowski, who became chairman and CEO of Bertelsmann on January 1, 2008, will step down from those roles at the end of the year for personal reasons and will be succeeded by Thomas Rabe, currently CFO.

Authors on the Air November 9, 2011: James Martin, Niall Ferguson

James Martin, SJ, author of Between Heaven and Mirth: Why Joy, Humor, and Laughter Are at the Heart of the Spiritual Life (HarperOne, 978-0062024268), will be on The Colbert Report.

Niall Ferguson, author of Civilization: The West and the Rest (Penguin Press, 978-1594203053), will be on Tavis Smiley.

Authors on the Air October 7, 2011: Michael Starr, Michael Krondl, Anna Perera

Michael Starr, author of Black and Blue: The Redd Foxx Story (Applause, 978-1557837547), will be on Tavis Smiley.

Michael Krondl will be on All Things Considered on Sunday for his book Sweet Invention: A History of Dessert (Chicago Review Press, 978-1556529542).

Comings and Goings: October 7, 2011

Kira Citron has joined public relations and marketing firm February Partners as a consultant.

Comings and Goings: October 6, 2011

Robert Rooney has been appointed executive director of NAIPR, effective October 1. Rooney was most recently v-p of sales for Jessica Kingsley Publishers. He can be reached at robert.rooney@naipr.org, or at (888) 624-7779.

Job Moves: October 6, 2011

Open Road Integrated Media, a digital publisher and multimedia content company, announced that Christopher Davis will become executive v-p and chief operating officer.