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Job Moves: February 4, 2014
Adia Wright has been appointed director at Sobel Weber Associates. She will continue as contracts and royalties manager.
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Authors on the Air February 4, 2014: Tony and Lauren Dungy
Tony and Lauren Dungy, authors of "Uncommon Marriage: Learning about Lasting Love and Overcoming Life's Obstacles Together" (Tyndale Momentum, 9781414383699), will appear on NPR's "Tell Me More" on Tuesday, February 4.
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Kobo Gets New CEO, Serbinis is Vice Chair
Michael Serbinis, founder and CEO of Kobo, has given up his CEO role and has been succeeded by Takahito “Taka” Aiki.
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Job Moves: February 3, 2014
Jen Reynolds has been named director of field sales at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
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Authors on the Air February 3, 2014: Su Meck
Su Meck, author of "I Forgot to Remember: A Memoir of Amnesia" (Simon & Schuster, 978-1451685817) will appear on CBS "This Morning" on February 4.
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Job Moves: January 31, 2014
Mary Beth Roche, v-p and publisher, Macmillan Audio, has been promoted to president and publisher.
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Authors on the Air January 31, 2014: Lee Ellis, Tony and Lauren Dungy
Lee Ellis, author of "Leading with Honor: Leadership Lessons from the Hanoi Hilton" (FreedomStar Media, Greenleaf, dist.; 9780983879305), will appear on C-SPAN's Book TV on Sunday, February 2.
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Children's Job Moves: January 2014
New job announcements in children's publishing for January 2014.
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Job Moves: January 30, 2014
At Simon & Schuster, Bryony Weiss has been promoted to senior marketing manager in the corporate marketing group.
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Appointments at PW
Clare Swanson, news editor at PW, has been named editor for audio news as well.
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Authors on the Air January 29, 2014: Norman Van Aken
Norman Van Aken, author of "No Experience Necessary: The Culinary Odyssey of Chef Norman Van Aken" (9781589799141, Taylor Trade Publishing, National Book Network, dist.) will appear on Jimmy Kimmel Live on Wednesday, January 29.
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Job Moves: January 29, 2014
Rose Else-Mitchell has been promoted to the new position of executive v-p, Scholastic Education, and publisher, Global Education.
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Job Moves: January 28, 2014
Larry Kirshbaum is joining the Waxman Leavell Literary Agency as a senior agent, effective February 24.
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Job Moves: January 27, 2014
Molly Barton, global digital director at Penguin and founder of Book Country, has accepted a faculty position at Wesleyan University and to consult for NYC- and Silicon Valley-based publishing-related start-ups.
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Job Moves: January 24, 2014
Jane von Mehren has joined Zachary Shuster Harmsworth as an affiliate agent. Click through for more promotions and appointments.
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Authors on the Air January 24, 2014: Dr. Louis W. Sullivan
Dr. Louis W. Sullivan, author of "Breaking Ground" (Univ. of Georgia, 9780820346632), will be on PRI’s "The Tavis Smiley Show" on Friday, January 24.
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Job Moves: January 23, 2014
Kelly Welsh Rudolph has been named assistant director of publicity for Putnam and Amy Einhorn Books. Click through for more promotions and appointments.
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Authors on the Air January 22, 2014: David Stuart MacLean
David Stuart MacLean, author of The Answer to the "Riddle is Me: A Memoir of Amnesia" (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 9780547519272), will be on WNYC’s "The Leonard Lopate Show" on Wednesday, January 22.
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Job Moves: January 22, 2014
Brooks Sherman has joined the Bent Agency. Click through for more promotions and appointments.
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Authors on the Air January 21, 2014: Theresa Payton
Theresa Payton, author of "Privacy in the Age of Big Data" (Rowman & Littlefield, 9781442225459) will be on "The Daily Show" with Jon Stewart on Tuesday, January 21.