Children's Job Moves: February 2013

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

Authors on the Air February 28, 2013: Rachel Maddow, Ian K. Smith

Rachel Maddow, author of Drift (Crown, 978-0307460981), will be on The Daily Show.

Ian K. Smith, author of Shred (St. Martin's, 978-1250035868), will be on Live with Kelly and Michael on March 1.

Job Moves: February 28, 2013

Bob Campbell will retire as senior publisher at Wiley. He has been in publishing for 44 years.

Catherine Burke has been promoted to publisher, Sphere Fiction at Little, Brown, effective immediately. She has been with the company for three years.

Michael Perlman has been promoted to v-p, director, client sales & services at Simon & Schuster. He joined S&S in 2005 as national accounts manager for Sam's Club and BJ's.

At Penguin, Suzie Sisoler has been promoted to senior director of consumer engagement, and will oversee the consumer engagement group formerly known as the online consumer sales and marketing group.

Mary Wilcox has been promoted to the newly-created position of v-p and editor in chief of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Books for Young Readers.

Authors on the Air February 27, 2013: Katherine Bouton, Elliot Tiber

Katherine Bouton, author of Shouting Won't Help: Why I--and 50 Million Other Americans--Can't Hear You (Sarah Crichton Books, 978-0374263041), will be on The Leonard Lopate Show. After the segment airs, listen here.

Elliot Tiber, author of Palm Trees on the Hudson (Square One, 978-0757003516), will be on SiriusXM's The Brett Winterble Show (Channel 166).

Job Moves: February 27, 2013

At Penguin, Katherine Tiernan McCahill has been promoted to assistant director of the digital products group. She joined Penguin as online development manager in July 2008.

At February Partners, Hillary Pearson is now publicist. She was previously with Lenox Hill Hospital. Abby Rogers is now online marketing manager. Previously, she was with Business Insider.

Michele Martin Named V-P and Associate Publisher at Gallery

Michele Martin will join Gallery Books Group as v-p and associate publisher, reporting to Louise Burke March 4.

Authors on the Air February 26, 2013: Michio Kaku, Gavin Newsom

Michio Kaku, author of Physics of the Future (Anchor, 978-0307473332), will be on The Colbert Report.

Gavin Newsom will be on Tavis Talks for Citizenville (Penguin Press, 978-1594204722).

Job Moves: February 26, 2013

Melissa Milsten has been named director, partnerships and business development at Random House, reporting to Allison R. Dobson.

Kimberly Hanson will leave St. Martin's Press to work as an account executive at a PR agency. She can be reached for the time being at kimrhanson@gmail.com.

Authors on the Air February 25, 2013: Simon Garfield, Meir Schneider

Simon Garfield, author of PW Pick On the Map: A Mind-Expanding Exploration of the Way the World Looks (Gotham, 978-1592407798), will be on The Leonard Lopate Show. After the segment airs, listen here.

Meir Schneider will be on "To Heal D.C." on WPFW-FM Pacifica for his book Vision of Life: Ten Steps to Natural Eyesight Improvement (North Atlantic Books, 978-1583944943).

Hastings Names Van Ongevalle President and COO

Alan Van Ongevalle has been promoted to president and chief operating officer for Hastings Entertainment.

Job Moves: February 25, 2013

At Charlesbridge Publishing, Megan Quinn has added subrights manager to her list of duties. She is also the sales manager of the school and library market as well as handling the subsidiary rights market. Alyssa Mito Pusey has been promoted to senior editor from editor. Julie Ham will be adding the title of contracts coordinator to her existing duties of associate editor. Donna Spurlock has been promoted to director of marketing from associate director of marketing.

Job Moves: February 22, 2013

Amy Tannenbaum has joined the Jane Rotrosen Agency as a literary agent. She was previously an editor with Atria Books.

Authors on the Air February 22, 2013: Al Gore, Ken Burger

Al Gore will be talking about his new book The Future: Six Drivers of Global Change (Random House, 978-0812992946) on The Brian Lehrer Show. After the segment airs, listen here.

Ken Burger, author of Baptized in Sweet Tea (EveningPostBooks, 978-0983445722), will be on NPR at noon.

Frankfurt Fair Personnel Shifts

The Frankfurt Book Fair has appointed Michelle Turnbach as the new sales manager for English-Language World based in New York City.

Authors on the Air February 21, 2013: Steven Brill

Steven Brill, author of Class Warfare: Inside the Fight to Fix America's Schools (Simon & Schuster, 978-1451612011), will be on The Daily Show.

Job Moves: February 21, 2013

At Random House, Avideh Bashirrad has assumed the newly created position of v-p, associate publisher for the Random House/Dial Press fiction list, reporting to Susan Kamil. Also at Random House, Leigh Marchant is now director of marketing for Random House, Spiegel & Grau, Dial Press, and the Modern Library. She joined the company in 2010.

Amanda Ridout will leave her position as managing director at Phaidon Press to pursue personal projects. She has been with the company for two years.

Greco Named CEO of Carson-Dellosa

Al Greco has been appointed CEO of Carson-Dellosa Publishing, the Greensboro, N.C.--based publisher of supplemental materials for elementary and middle school teachers and parents, succeeding Judy Harris.

Authors on the Air February 20, 2013: Amity Gaige, Nell Beram and Carolyn Borris-Krimsky, Lauren Streicher

Amity Gaige, author of PW Pick Schroder (Twelve, 9781455512133), will be on The Diane Rehm Show on February 21.

Nell Beram and Carolyn Borris-Krimsky will talk about Yoko Ono: Collector of Skies (Amulet, 978-1419704444), on CNN's Starting Point.

On Dr. Oz, Lauren F. Streicher, MD will talk about The Essential Guide to Hysterectomy: Advice from a Gynecologist on Your Choices Before, During, and After Surgery, 2e (M. Evans, 978-1-59077-211-9).

Job Moves: February 20, 2013

At Lonely Planet, Leslie Davisson has been promoted to director, trade channel marketing and national accounts. Gerilyn Attebery has been promoted to senior design manager. Rana Freedman has been promoted to senior manager consumer marketing and communications. Jennifer Pentes joins as production lead. Rachel Berg joins as content producer. Clare Chadwick has moved from Lonely Planet's Melbourne office to the Oakland office as UI designer.

Authors on the Air February 19, 2013: Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman

Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman will be on Fox & Friends and NPR's Marketplace for Top Dog: The Science of Winning and Losing (Twelve, 9781455515158).