Job Moves: June 1, 2010

A number of hires, and promotions, at F+W over the long weekend. Nancy Soriano has been named publishers and community leader for the company's crafts business. Soriano was editor-in-chief at Country Living magazine. Phil Sexton has been promoted from v-p of sales to publisher and community leader for the F+W writing community. And Jon Ackerman has taken on the role of sales director for Adams Media, which is a division of F+W.

'PW' Moving, No June 7 Issue

Tomorrow, PW will move to new offices at 71 W. 23rd Street, Suite 1608, New York, NY 10010. Due to the move PW will skip the June 7 issue and resume with the June 14 issue.

Job Moves: May 26, 2010

Tom Spain has been promoted from editorial director to v-p, editorial director of Simon & Schuster Audio. Spain rejoined S&S Audio in 2005, after two previous stints with the company; he has acquired and such bestselling external titles as The Big Short by Michael Lewis and Every Last One by Anna Quindlen.

Schlosser Named Head of Haights Cross

Ron Schlosser has been appointed chairman and CEO of Haights Cross Communications. Schlosser, most recently a senior advisor to Providence Equity Partners, held executive positions with several information and educational companies. With Schlosser’s appointment, Paul Crecca, who served as interim president and CEO since August 2007, will return to the position of CFO.

Comings and Goings: May 25, 2010

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Steve Matteo, former publicity manager of Barron's, can now be at hi-fisjm@ix.netcom.com.

Job Moves: Friday, May 21, 2010

Chronicle Books has hired Leigh Haber as an editor-at-large. Haber, former v-p and executive editor at Rodale, is currently a consultant for such companies as Blurb and Reboot Media. In her new role, she will be responsible for acquiring and developing at least five books a year, primarily focusing on wellness topics for Chronicle's lifestyle category. Based in New Jersey, she started working with the company on May 18, and will attend BEA on behalf of Chronicle.

Comings and Goings: May 19, 2010

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Terry Warnick field account manager the last 20 years for Simon & Schuster covering Arizona, Utah, New Mexico & Colorado, can now be reached at Terry.warnick@hotmail.com.

Job Moves: May 18, 2010

Media Source Inc, the parent company of Junior Library Guild, School Library Journal, Library Journal, and The Horn Book, has made a number of additions and changes to its senior management team. Ron Shank, who joined Media Source earlier this year with the company's acquisition of SLJ and LJ, was named publisher of The Horn Book, Inc. This adds to Shank's existing responsibilities as publisher of School Library Journal and Library Journal. To oversee its content licensing business, Media Source has hired Ian Singer as v-p of content and business development. In this newly-created position, Singer, who was most recently v-p of data services for Bowker, will manage the company's content licensing businesses. And Andrew Thorne was named Media Source's v-p of marketing.

New Executive Structure at 'PW'

George Slowik Jr., who acquired Publishers Weekly last month from Reed Business Information, has named four veterans of the magazine as corporate officers. Publisher Cevin Bryerman, co-editorial directors Jim Milliot and Michael Coffey, and children's book editor Diane Roback will serve as vice-presidents in PWxyz, the entity that now owns PW, PublishersWeekly.com, and the BEA, London, and Frankfurt Show Dailies. "I am relying on their expertise, experience, and astounding commitment to the future of this franchise that they've all been part of for many years," said Slowik of the appointees. "Now they are empowered and enabled to act on their ideas, and they have made it very clear to me that it won't be business as usual."

Job Moves: Friday, May 14

At Vintage/Anchor Sloane Crosley has been promoted to deputy director of publicity. Crosley joined Vintage/Anchor in 2002, coming from HarperCollins. Kate Runde has also been promoted at Vintage/Anchor from senior publicist to associate director of publicity. And Dan Ozzi has joined the imprint as senior publicist; he was most recently at Public Affairs.

Memorial Set for Nina Bourne

Knopf is holding a memorial for longtime advertising director Nina Bourne on Wednesday, May 19, at 4:00 PM at the New York Society for Ethical Culture (2 W. 64th St., New York, NY). The memorial is open to the public. Bourne died last month at the age of 93. She was best known for the advertising campaigns she created for such works as Catch-22 and the Eloise books.

People: May 13

Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing has several promotions. Anica Rissi has been promoted to executive editor at Simon Pulse; she was previously editor. Emilia Rhodes has been promoted to assistant editor at Simon Pulse, from editorial assistant. Kate Angelella has been promoted to associate editor at Aladdin; she was previously assistant editor. Alyson Heller has been promoted to assistant editor at Aladdin, from editorial assistant. Teresa Brumm has been promoted to national accounts manager; she had been assistant national accounts manager. And Taryn Rosada has been promoted to associate publicist, from publicity assistant.

Job Moves: Thursday, May 13

Liz Johnson, former publicist at WaterBrook Multnomah, has been hired as marketing specialist at Thomas Nelson for the Max Lucado Branding Team. In her new role, she will work on marketing Lucado's next book, Outlive Your Life: You Were Made to Make a Difference, out in September. Johnson is also a novelist. Steeple Hill will publish her next novel, Vanishing Act, in August.

Authors on the Air: 'The Lost Girls'; 'Women Food and God'; 'War at the Wall Street Journal'

Authors on today's Early Show included BFFs Jennifer Baggett and Holly C. Corbett, whose The Lost Girls: Three Friends. Four Continents. One Unconventional Detour Around the World. (Harper, 978-0061689062, $24.99) pubbed yesterday.

Shear Named Publisher of St. Martin's

Matthew Shear has been named executive v-p and publisher of St. Martin's Press. He will continue to report to SMP president and publisher Sally Richardson and will extend his oversight to all of SMP's list, including hardcover. Shear told PW he and Richardson will serve as "co-publishers" for SMP.

Authors on the Air: Sebastian Junger; LL Cool J; 'The Science of a Good Marriage'

Today, Good Morning America, The Brian Lehrer Show, and The Daily Show all host bestselling author and Vanity Fair contributing editor Sebastian Junger, whose War (Twelve, 978-0446556248, $26.99; Hachette Audio unabridged CD, $29.98) pubs today. PW's starred review considered it a "riveting combat narrative... an unforgettable portrait of men under fire."

Job Moves: Tuesday, May 11

Dan Coakley has been named national sales manager at Mason Crest Publishers. Mason Crest is an educational publisher focused on upper elementary and young adult books. Coakley was, most recently, national sales manager at Rosen Classroom.

Serena Jones has been named editor at Times Books. Jones was at the Collins division of HarperCollins and, before that, at Simon & Schuster. She has worked with such authors as Jimmy Carter, Walter Isaacson, and David Rieff.

Comings and Goings: May 10, 2010

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John Crutcher, who co-founded Bloomberg Press and was most recently global director of trade sales, has left Bloomberg LP following the sale of the press to Wiley. He can now be reached at jcrutcher@gmail.com.

Tom Carney, who spent 21 years in the trade sales department at John Wiley after two decades managing a bookstore in Denver, retired on April 30. He can now be reached at tcarney37@gmail.com.

Shelagh O'Sullivan Lane, former southeast field account manager for Simon & Schuster, can now be reached at shelagh.lane@gmail.com.

Job Moves: Friday, May 7

At Scholastic Stacy Lellos has been promoted from director of brand development and strategic planning to v-p of trade marketing. She joined Scholastic in 2000 and has held a variety of positions in brand and retail marketing and licensed publishing. Rachel Coun has also been promoted from director of hardcover marketing to executive director of hardcover marketing. Coun has worked for Scholastic for more than 15 years. Also, Nick Eliopulos has joined Scholastic trade as editor. Eliopulos was at Random House Children's Books.

Moran Leaving Chronicle for Albert Whitman & Company

PW has learned that Josalyn Moran is leaving her post as children's publishing director at Chronicle after just one year, for a new job as v-p, publishing at Albert Whitman & Company. Her last day at Chronicle will be May 21, and she will start at Whitman on May 24.