Guest Joins Penguin

In one of the first new additions to Penguin Random House, Tracey Guest, most recently v-p, director of publicity for Simon & Schuster’s adult trade imprint, has joined Penguin as advising director of corporate communications.

Authors on the Air July 5, 2013: Paul A. Offit, Victoria Maizes, Jonathan Lyons

On NPR's Science Friday: Jonathan Lyons for The Society for Useful Knowledge: How Benjamin Franklin and Friends Brought Enlightenment to America (Bloomsbury, 978-1608195534); Paul A. Offit for Do You Believe in Magic?: The Sense and Nonsense of Alternative Medicine (Harper, 978-0062222961); Victoria Maizes for Be Fruitful: The Essential Guide to Maximizing Fertliity and Giving (Scribner, 978-1451645477).

Obituary: Herbert Nagourney

The original publisher of what is now Times Books, died at his home in Manhattan on June 12. He was 87.

Job Moves: July 3, 2013

Krystyna Ross has been appointed interim CEO of eBOUND. In her 20 years of experience, Ross has worked for Oxford University Press and McClelland & Stewart, among others.

Authors on the Air July 3, 2013: Nathaniel Philbrick

Nathaniel Philbrick will be on The Leonard Lopate Show for Bunker Hill: A City, a Seige, a Revolution (Viking, 978-0670025442). After the segment airs, listen here.

Job Moves: July 2, 2013

Ami Greko has joined Goodreads as book marketing strategist, working from New York. She was previously at Kobo.

Job Moves: July 1, 2013

At Abrams, Nicole Russo is director, children's marketing and publicity; Paul Colarusso is marketing manager; Kate Lesko is marketing assistant.

Authors on the Air July 1, 2013: Ruth Ozeki

Ruth Ozeki will be on The Leonard Lopate Show for her new novel A Tale for the Time Being (Viking, 978-0670026630). After the segment airs, listen here.

Authors on the Air June 28, 2013: Rawn James Jr.

Rawn James Jr. will be on Tavis Talks for The Double V: How Wars, Protest, and Harry Truman Desegregated America's Military (Bloomsbury, 978-1608196081).

Job Moves: June 28, 2013

Seale Ballenger is publicity director for Disney Publishing Worldwide, starting July 8.

Michele Cobb will leave AudioGO on July 5. She can be reached at mleecobb@hotmail.com.

Children's Job Moves: June 2013

New job announcements in children's publishing for June 2013.

Job Moves: June 26, 2013

Beth Attwood will join Harlequin as managing editor coordinator, New York/Toronto effective July 2, 2013.

Job Moves: June 25, 2013

At HarperCollins, Jane Beirn has been promoted to vice president. She has been with the company for 25 years. Sharyn Rosenblum has also been promoted to vice president; she has been with HC for 20 years.

At Chronicle, Candice Vallimont is distribution client account manager, overseeing Laurence King, Princeton, Galison/Mudpuppy, Creative Company, Sierra Club Calendars and Twirl.

Authors on the AIr June 25, 2013: Questlove

Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson will be on The Daily Show for PW Pick Mo' Meta Blues: The World According to Questlove (Grand Central, 978-1455501359).

Job Moves: June 24, 2013

Kyle Sawyer has been named coordinator of the Lambda Literary Foundation.

Caitlin O’Shaughnessy has been promoted to associate editor and coordinator for specials at Viking/Hudson Street Press/Plume.

Authors on the Air June 24, 2013: Bernard Carlson, Sarah Graves, Erin Bowman, Menna van Praag, Leila Howland

Bernard Carlson, author of Tesla: The Inventor of the Electrical Age (Princeton University Press, 978-0691057767), will be on The Diane Rehm Show on June 25.

The Literary New England Radio Show will feature Sarah Graves for A Bat in the Belfry (Bantam, 978-0345534996), Erin Bowman for Taken (HarperTeen, 978-0062117267), Menna van Praag for The House at the End of Hope Street (Pamela Dorman Books, 978-0670784639), and Leila Howland for Nantucket Blue (Hyperion, 978-1423160519).

Ingram Getting New CFO

Brian Dauphin, senior v-p of Ingram Content Group, will become the company’s Chief Financial Officer on July 1, succeeding Frank Kerrigan, who has served as Ingram’s CFO since 1996. Dauphin joined Ingram in 1999 as controller for its Lightning Source division and is currently senior v-p for the unit. In his new role he will report to Ingram CEO John Ingram.

Authors on the Air June 21, 2013: Edward O. Wilson

Edward O. Wilson will be on NPR's Science Friday for Letters to a Young Scientist (Liveright, 978-0871403773).

Job Moves: June 21, 2013

At Anansi, Damian Rogers is poetry editor.

Elena Meredith has joined PR by the Book as publicist. She was previously publicist at Free Spirit Publishing.

Anastasia Scott joins Free Spirit Publishing as publicist. She has worked in the publicity department at Llewellyn, and most recently, as marketing coordinator for Red Line Editorial.

Sandi Irshner is chief marketing officer at Cengage Learning.

Job Moves: June 20, 2013

At Knopf publicity, Lena Khidritskaya will be relocating to Washington, DC, in July. Josie Kals and Nicholas Latimer will lead Knopf poetry, and Brittany Morrongiello will assist. Kals is also not publicity manager. Elizabeth Lindsay has been promoted to publicist. Sara Eagle is now marketing manager. Erinn McGrath is associate publicist. Erica Hinsley has been promoted to publicist. Michiko Clark is director, publicity, Pantheon and Schocken. Michelle Somers is associate director of publicity.

Sian Hunter is assistant editor-in-chief at University Press of Florida.