Authors on the Air March 13, 2013: Jamie Quarto, Jessica Alba

Jamie Quarto will be in conversation with Jill McCorkle on The Leonard Lopate Show for his book I Want to Show You More (Grove Press, 978-0802120755). After the segment airs, listen here.

On March 14, Jessica Alba will be on Katie for The Honest Life (Rodale, 978-1609619114).

Job Moves: March 13, 2013

Edward Necarsulmer IV and Eleanor Jackson have joined Dunow, Carlson and Lerner Literary Agency as agents.

Tricia Martin has joined New Shelves Publishing Services as customer services manager.

Cohen Named President of McGraw-Hill School Group

Peter Cohen, most recently CEO of Pearson School, will be president of McGraw-Hill School Education Group, a division of the company that serves both the PreK-12 and assessment markets.

Authors on the Air March 12, 2013: James Gormley, J. Lee Grady

James Gormley, author of Health At Gunpoint (Square One, 978-0757003813), will be on The Brett Winterble Show.

J. Lee Grady, author of Fearless Daughters of the Bible (Chosen Books, 978-0-8007-9531-3) will be interviewed on Moody’s Midday Connection on March 13.

Job Moves: March 12, 2013

At Grand Central, Emi Battaglia is v-p, associate publisher and, now, marketing director. She joined the company in 1994. Brian McLendon, who joined the company two years ago as associate publisher of Twelve, will continue in that role, and will also assume the title of associate publisher at GCP.

At Thames & Hudson, Christopher Sweet has been appointed editorial director for trade, starting March 11; Lauren Miller has been named associate marketing director, overseeing marketing functions and logistics.

Karen Patterson has joined F+W Media as national sales director handling the Adams Media product line. She has held previous positions with Barnes & Noble, Random House, and Sterling.

Adrian Mellor has been appointed managing director at Oxford University Press's Asia education division.

Authors on the Air March 11, 2013: Jessica Alba, Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman

Jessica Alba will be on Ellen for The Honest Life (Rodale, 978-1609619114). On March 12, she'll be on Good Morning America.

Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman, authors of Top Dog: The Science of Winning and Losing (Twelve; 9781455515158), will be on Tavis Talks.

B&N's Lynch Gets Extension, Bonus

Barnes & Noble CEO William Lynch has received a two-year extension to run the company and will head the Nook Media business if that unit is separated from the retail trade stores, B&N said in a Friday filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Job Moves: March 11, 2013

At HarperCollins Children's Books, Tara Weikum has been promoted to v-p, editorial director.

Authors on the Air March 8, 2013: Al Gore

Al Gore will be on NPR's Science Friday for The Future: Six Drivers of Global Change (Random House, 978-0812992946). Listen to the segment here.

Job Moves: March 8, 2013

At Tor/Forge, Theresa DeLucci has moved from ad/promo manager to ad/promo assistant director.

Brandon Proia has joined UNC Press as an acquisition editor. He was previously an acquisitions editor at PublicAffairs.

Authors on the Air March 7, 2013: Erin Merryn, Lee Ellis

Erin Merryn, author of Living for Today: From Incest and Molestation to Fearlessness and Forgiveness (HCI, 978-0757314193), will be on The Katie Show.

Lee Ellis will be on Fox & Friends on March 8 for Leading with Honor: Leadership Lessons from the Hanoi Hilton (Freedom Star Media, 978-0983879305).

Mary Albi Named Phaidon VP

Effective April 1, 2013, Mary Albi will take over the U.S. operation at Phaidon Press as v-p. Albi has previously worked at Phaidon, having led the U.S. operation until leaving in 2003.

Job Moves: March 7, 2013

Tracy Behar has been promoted to v-p, executive editor at Little, Brown. She has been with the company for eight years.

Authors on the Air March 6, 2013: Neil deGrasse Tyson

Neil deGrasse Tyson will be on The Daily Show for Space Chronicles: Facing the Ultimate Frontier (W.W. Norton, 978-0393082104).

Job Moves: March 6, 2013

Jill Lazer has been promoted to v-p of production for general interest books at HMH and will assume responsibility for the production of the new culinary list and CliffsNotes in addition to her current role of managing the HMH general interest titles. Lazer has been with HMH for 20 years and was previously senior director of production.

Paul Thigpen has been named editor at TAN Books, an imprint of Saint Benedict Press.

'Fifty Shades' Publisher Up at RH

Anne Messitte, publisher of Vintage Anchor Books, has been promoted to executive v-p of the Knopf Doubleday Group.

Authors on the Air March 5, 2013: Elizabeth Graver

Elizabeth Graver will be on The Leonard Lopate Show for her novel The End of the Point (Harper, 978-0062184849). After the segment airs, listen here.

Authors on the Air March 4, 2013: Richard Russo, Nancy Bilyeau, G. Bruce Knecht

On the Literary New England Radio Show airing at 8pm on BlogTalk Radio, Richard Russo will be on for Nate in Venice (Byliner, B00B5LB2NC) and Nancy Bilyeau will talk about The Chalice (Touchstone, 978-1476708652). More information here.

G. Bruce Knecht will be on Fox & Friends on Mach 5 for Grand Ambition: An Extraordinary Yacht, the People who Built It, and the Millionaire who Can't Afford It (Simon & Schuster, 978-1416576006).

Job Moves: March 4, 2013

Jennifer Lyell has been promoted to trade book publisher at B&H Publishing Group.

Authors on the Air March 1, 2013: Saru Jayaraman

Saru Jayaraman, author of Behind the Kitchen Door (ILR Press, 978-0801451720) will be a guest on "Up with Chris Hayes" on Saturday, March 2nd.