Authors on the Air June 19, 2012: David Maraniss, John Lanchester

David Maraniss, author of Barack Obama: The Story (Simon & Schuster, 978-1439160404), will be on The Brian Lehrer Show.

Job Moves: June 18, 2012

John Gall has joined Abrams as creative director of the adult design department. He was previously with Knopf, where he was v-p and art director for Vintage/Anchor for 15 years.

Tracy Sherrod has been named senior editor for Harlequin Kimani. Sherrod was formerly the president at Tracy Sherrod Literary Services, Inc.

Authors on the Air June 18, 2012: Joseph Stiglitz, Hugh Hewitt, Jess Walter

Joseph Stiglitz will be on Tavis Talks for The Price of Inequality: How Today's Divided Society Endangers Our Future (W.W. Norton, 978-0393088694).

Penguin Fills Top Global Sales Spots

Penguin has made a number of moves in its international sales department.

Sherer Leaving Basic Books for UNC Press

After 10 years with Perseus Books Group's Basic Books imprint, most recently as publisher, John Sherer, is leaving the company to becomes director of the University of North Carolina Press.

Authors on the Air June 15, 2012: Peter Piot, Chelsey Sullengberger

Peter Piot, author of No Time to Lose: A Life in Pursuit of Deadly Viruses (W.W. Norton, 978-0393063165), will be on NPR's "Science Friday."

Chelsey Sullenberger will be on Tavis Talks for Making a Difference (William Morrow, 978-0061924705).

Job Moves: June 15, 2012

Brady McReynolds has joined JABberwocky Literary Agency as head of its foreign rights department. Previously, he was in the publicity department at Penguin.

Steph Merkle has joined Interweave as social media marketing manager.

Authors on the Air June 14, 2012: Jill Lepore, Steve Coll

Jill Lepore, author of PW Pick The Mansion of Happiness: A History of Life and Death (Knopf, 978-0-307-59299-6), will be on The Brian Lehrer Show.

Steve Coll will be on The Colbert Report for Private Empire: ExxonMobil and American Power (Penguin Press, 978-1594203350).

Job Moves: June 14, 2012

Helen Nam has joined Sourcebooks in the newly created role of art services manager for children's picture books and middle grade fiction. She was previously acquisitions editor for children's books at Publications International, Ltd.

Authors on the Air June 13, 2012: Frank Deford, Buzz Bissinger, Lisa Bloom

Frank Deford, author of Over Time: My Life as a Sportswriter (Atlantic Monthly Press, 978-0802120151), will be on Tavis Talks.

Buzz Bissinger will be on The Diane Rehm Show and Piers Morgan Tonight for Father's Day: A Journey into the Mind & Heart of My Extraordinary Son (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 978-0547816562). Tomorrow, June 14, he will be on Morning Joe.

Job Moves: June 13, 2012

Stephanie Bowen has joined the Sourcebooks editorial/acquisitions group. She was previously with Knopf.

Erica Gelbard has joined Crown as assistant director of publicity for Clarkson Potter. She was previously at Grand Central.

McIntosh Named COO at Random House

Madeline McIntosh, who rejoined Random House from Amazon in 2009, has been promoted to chief operating officer effective immediately.

Authors on the Air June 12, 2012: Meghan McCain and Michael Ian Black, László Krasznahorkai

Meghan McCain and Michael Ian Black will be on The Tonight Show for America, You Sexy Bitch (Da Capo, 978-0306821004). Tomorrow, June 13, they will be on The View.

Job Moves: June 12, 2012

Alexandra Woodworth has joined Amazon Publishing/New Harvest as publicist, leaving her job at Henry Holt.

Emily Pullen will be joining WORD in Brooklyn as manager beginning in July. She has been an assistant manager at Skylight Books for almost six years.

Authors on the Air June 11, 2012: Boris Johnson, Colin Powell

Mayor of London Boris Johnson, author of PW Pick Johnson's Life of London (Riverhead, 978-1-59448-747-7), will be on The Daily Show.

Colin Powell, author of It Worked for Me: In Life and Leadership (Harper, 978-0062135124), will be on Tavis Talks.

Job Moves: June 11, 2012

Nicole Villeneuve has joined Sourcebooks as senior publicist. She was previously with Cambridge University Press.

Michael Collings has been appointed senior publications editor at JournalStone.

Authors on the Air June 8, 2012: Eva Cwynar, Anthony Swofford

Dr. Eva Cwynar, author of The Fatigue Solution: Increase Your Energy In Eight Easy Steps (Hay House, 978-1-4019-3163-6) will be on Extra.

Anthony Swofford, author of Hotels, Hospitals, and Jails: A Memoir (Twelve/Hachette, 9781455506736) will be on Syndicated NPR/West Coast Live this Saturday, June 9th.

Waterhouse Named President & CEO of McGraw-Hill Education

Lloyd G. "Buzz" Waterhouse has been appointed president and CEO of McGraw-Hill Education, effective June 14. Waterhouse, a former CEO of Harcourt Education, also had a 26 year career at IBM. He will report to Terry McGraw while the process of spinning off MHE into its own company moves forward.

Comings and Goings: June 8, 2012

If you've been laid off recently, left your job or landed a new position and would like to pass along your contact information to others in the business, send details to pwletters@publishersweekly.com. Please include your full name and former title/company.

William Kiester has left Fair Winds Press to do books on his own in 2012. He can be reached at williamkiester@gmail.com.

BEA 2012: Boisterous Authors Breakfast at BEA Rattles Javits

Thursday's BEA authors breakfast in New York City started out sedately enough, but with actress Kirstie Alley as emcee and comedian Jimmy Fallon present, the event quickly turned into a boisterous affair.