Epstein to Head Young Readers Sales at HBG

The Hachette Book Group has completed the restructuring of its sales operation that began last fall, appointing David Epstein as v-p of sales, young readers.

Authors on the Air January 11, 2013: Robert Lustig, Paul Levy

Robert Lustig will be on NPR's "Science Friday" for his book Fat Chance: Beating the Odds Against Sugar, Processed Food, Obesity, and Disease (Hudson Street Press, 978-1594631009).

Paul Levy will be on "The Jeff Rense Program" at 7 pm PST for Dispelling Wetiko: Breaking the Curse of Evil (North Atlantic Books, 978-1583945483).

Shifts in Subsidiary Rights at S&S

The restructuring of its major adult publishing groups has prompted Simon & Schuster to realign some of the imprint responsibilities among the subsidiary rights directors and their departments.

Job Moves: January 11, 2013

Cassie Jones has been promoted to v-p, executive editor and editorial director for William Morrow Cookbooks. She started at HarperCollins in 1999 and has been with William Morrow for nearly seven years.

Agustina Casal has been promoted to the newly created position of director, Constellation global marketing & communications. She joined Perseus in 2007.

Job Moves: January 10, 2013

Kate Dresser has been named associate editor at Harlequin HQN and Harlequin LUNA. She was previously assistant editor at Gallery Books, Pocket Books and Threshold Editions.

Barbara Meade Retires from P&P

After 35 years in bookselling, Barbara Mead, former owner of Politics & Prose Bookstore in Washington, D.C., has "hung up my book bag" and retired.

Authors on the Air January 10, 2013: Jeff Kinney, Phoebe Baker Hyde

On Publishers Weekly Radio, Jeff Kinney, author of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid books, will be in the studio. The show airs at 3 pm ET on SiriusXM Book Radio. More information here.

On January 11, Phoebe Baker Hyde, will be on Katie for her book The Beauty Experiment (Da Capo, 978-0738214658).

Authors on the Air January 9, 2013: Maureen Hancock

Maureen Hancock, author of The Medium Next Door (HCI, 978-0757315640), will be on The Ricki Lake Show.

Richard Ben Cramer's What It Takes Cracks Top 10

Hours after his death from lung cancer at the age of 62, Richard Ben Cramer's chronicle of the 1988 presidential race, What It Takes, jumped to #9 from #856 on Amazon's bestseller list. The Kindle edition jumped to #55 from #2,237.

Job Moves: January 9, 2013

John Cusick and Julia Churchill will join The Greenhouse Literary Agency.

Andrea Rogoff joined Picador as a publicist on January 8. She was most recently an associate publicist at Simon & Schuster.

Diana Capriola will serve as manager of children and teen programming at the AJC Decatur Book Festival.

Bergstrom Named Publisher of Gallery

Jennifer Bergstrom has been tapped to head Simon & Schuster's Gallery Books imprint.

Authors on the Air January 8, 2013: Lisa Lillien, Ian K. Smith

Lisa Lillien will be on The View on January 9 for Hungry Girl to the Max! (St. Martin's Griffin, 0312676786).

Ian K. Smith, author of Shred: The Revolutionary Diet: 6 Weeks 4 Inches 2 Sizes (St. Martin's Press, 978-1250035868), will be on Anderson Cooper Live.

Balow Joins Barbour Publishing

Dan Balow has joined Barbour Publishing as v-p of business development/publisher, reporting to George Kourkounakis, who is executive v-p of the Christian publishing house.

Lerner Publishing Promotes Stockland, Closing NYC Office

Lerner Publishing Group announced Monday that Patricia Stockland, editorial director of the Lerner Publications imprint, has been named the company’s editor-in chief, replacing Mary Rodgers, who resigned in November. LPG is also closing its New York City office at January when it moves its Graphic Universe imprint to Minneapolis.

Authors on the Air January 7, 2014: Dwain Schenck

Dwain Schenck, author of "Reset: How to Beat the Job-Loss Blues and Get Ready for Your Next Act" (Da Capo Lifelong Books, 9780738216959) will appear on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" on Wednesday, January 8.

Lalicki to Retire from HarperCollins

Barbara Lalicki, whose career in children's book publishing spans more than 40 years, will retire at the end of January. Currently senior v-p and editorial director at HarperCollins Children's Books, Lalicki came to Harper in 1999 during the merger with William Morrow, where she had been publisher of Morrow Junior Books.

Andrew Weber Named to Top Post at Macmillan

Andrew Weber has been named global trade chief operating officer at Macmillan.

Obituary: Robbin Reynolds

Robbin Reynolds, who retired from Workman Publishing as general manager in 1996, died on December 19, in Essex, Conn.

Job Moves: January 7, 2013

Sarah Hochman has been promoted to executive editor at Blue Rider Press.

Doris Cooper has been promoted to v-p, associate publisher for Clarkson Potter. She was previously v-p, editorial director.

Authors on the Air January 7, 2013: Kathryn Burak, Laura Wainwright, On the Road

At 8 p.m. the Literary New England Radio Show on BlogTalk Radio will feature Kathryn Burak on Emily’s Dress and Other Missing Things (Roaring Brook Press, 978-1596437364), Laura Wainwright on Home Bird: Four Seasons on Martha's Vineyard (Vineyard Stories, 978-0982714683), Rick Dale, who blogs at The Daily Beat, as he helps introduce their first Classic Conversation, which this month will be on Jack Kerouac's On the Road. Listeners will have the chance to win Home Bird and Emily’s Dress and Other Missing Things.