Author Appearances

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May 16, 2012
Bethenny Frankel Co-Hosts The View
May 2 — Tune in today to see the outspoken author of Skinnydipping chat with Barbara Walters, Whoopi Goldberg, and crew. Click here to check local listings.
Marilu Henner Guests on Piers Morgan Tonight
April 24 — Tune in tonight to see the author of Total Memory Makeover discuss her latest. Click here to check local listings.
A.J. Jacobs Visits The View
April 18 — Tune in today to see the author of Drop Dead Healthy chat with Barbara Walters, Whoopi Goldberg, and company about his healthy experiments. Click here to check local listings.
Tori Spelling Visits E! News
April 17 — Tune in tonight to see the TV star and author of CelebraTORI. Click here to check local listings.
Ricki Lake Appears on The Today Show
April 17 — Tune in this morning to see the TV personality and author of Never Say Never chat about her new memoir and upcoming talk show. Click here to check local listings.
The Woman Who Wasn't There Featured on Dr. Phil
April 5 — Tune in this afternoon to see the authors of The Woman Who Wasn't There discuss the shocking deception of one woman who claimed she survived the 9/11 attacks. Click here to check local listings.
Scary Mommy Jill Smokler Appears on The Today Show
April 4 — Tune in during the 8AM and 10AM hours to see the author of Confessions of a Scary Mommy chat about her new novel, based upon her popular mommy blog, ScaryMommy.com. Click here to check local listings.
Tori Spelling Stops by Watch What Happens: Live!
April 3 — Tune in at 11PM EST as the TV star and author of CelebraTORI chats with host Andy Cohen. Click here to check local listings.
Catch Mary and Carol Higgins Clark on The Today Show
April 3 — Tune in at 10AM EST to see the author of The Lost Years and daughter Carol, who penned Gypped. Click here to check local listings.
Bethenny Frankel Chats with Jay Leno on The Tonight Show
March 13 — Tune in tonight to see the author of A Place of Yes and star of Bethenny Ever After. Click here to check local listings.
Mayim Bialik Visits The View
March 6 — Tune in today to see the author of Beyond the Sling chat with Barbara Walters, Whoopi Goldberg, and company about attachment parenting. Click here to check local listings.
New Pimsleur Unlimited Language Course Released
Feb. 7 — Pimsleur Language Programs is proud to announce the launch of Pimsleur Unlimited, a new language course that combines the power of the time-tested, portable Pimsleur audio method with a visual, interactive program that allows users to learn quickly, review easily, and confidently engage others with their new skills. Pimsleur Unlimited programs are currently available in Spanish, French, Italian, and German.

"65 percent of consumers consider themselves visual learners, and we wanted to find a way to introduce them to The Pimsleur Method that has helped millions of people learn to speak a new language for more than 50 years," said Chris Lynch, executive vice president and publisher of Simon & Schuster Audio and Pimsleur.
Dr. David B. Agus Appears on The Daily Show
Feb. 2 — Tune in to see the author of The End of Illness discuss yoga's risks and rewards with host Jon Stewart. Click here to check local listings.
Heather Armstrong Drops by The Today Show
Jan. 23 — Tune in this morning to see the author of It Sucked and Then I Cried chat about announcing her separation on her popular mommy blog, Dooce.com. Click here to check local listings.
Lisa Genova Appears on The Today Show
Jan. 20 — Tune in this morning to see the author of Left Neglected chat about Not Fade Away, a new documentary about Alzheimer’s. Click here to check local listings.
Tonya Reiman Appears on Good Morning America
Jan. 18 — Tune in this morning to see the author of The Body Language of Dating. Click here to check local listings.
Dr. David B. Agus Appears on Good Morning America
Jan. 17 — Tune in to see the author of The End of Illness. Click here to check local listings.
Philip Galanes Stops by The Today Show
Dec. 7 — Tune in this morning to see the author of Social Q's chat about his new book and holiday etiquette. Click here to check local listings.
Siddhartha Mukherjee Appears on The Colbert Report
Nov. 28 — Tune in tonight to see Siddhartha Mukherjee, author of The Emperor of All Maladies. Click here to check local listings.
Snooki Chats up Jay Leno on The Tonight Show
Nov. 15 — Tune in to see the Jersey Shore star and author of Confessions of a Guidette. Click here to check local listings.
Stephen King Stops by The Today Show
Nov. 8 — Tune in this morning to see the acclaimed author of 11/22/63 chat about his new book. Click here to check local listings.
Brad Paisley Appears on The Daily Show
Nov. 3 — Tune in tonight to see country artist and author of Diary of a Player. Click here to check local listings.
Cake Boss Buddy Valastro Appears on Good Morning America
Nov. 2 — Tune in this morning to see the TLC star and author of Baking with the Cake Boss. Click here to check local listings.
Carrie Fisher Stops by The Today Show
Nov. 1 — Tune in this morning to see the ever-witty author of Shockaholic chat about her new book. Click here to check local listings.
Snooki Visits Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Oct. 25 — Tune in to see the memorable, incomparable Jersey Shore star and author of Confessions of a Guidette. Click here to check local listings.
Paula Deen Appears on The Tonight Show
Oct. 24 — Tune in tonight to see the TV star and author of Paula Deen's Southern Cooking Bible chat with Jay Leno. Click here to check local listings.
Steve Jobs Biographer Walter Isaacson Talks to 60 Minutes
Oct. 23 — Tune in at 7PM EST to see the first interview with the author of Steve Jobs, the much anticipated authorized biography of the Apple CEO, who passed away Oct. 5. Click here to check local listings.
Touré Appears on HBO's Real Time with Bill Maher
Oct. 21 — Tune in tonight to see the author of Who's Afraid of Post-Blackness? discuss current events with fellow panelists Rachel Maddow, Tom Friedman, and Joshua Green. Click here to check local listings.
Duff McKagan Featured on Dr. Phil Special
Oct. 13 — Tune in this afternoon to see the rocker (Guns 'N Roses, Velvet Revolver, Loaded) and author of It's So Easy discuss addiction and the near-death experience that led him to sobriety. Click here to check local listings.
Paula Deen Appears on The Today Show
Oct. 11 — Tune in this morning during the 8AM and 10AM EST hours to see the TV star and author of Paula Deen's Southern Cooking Bible chat about her new book of recipes. Click here to check local listings.
Hilary Duff Stops by Good Morning America
Oct. 10 — The star and author of Devoted discusses the latest in her Elixir series. Click here to check local listings.
Susan Orlean Appears on The Colbert Report
Oct. 5 — Tune in tonight to see the author of Rin Tin Tin. Click here to check local listings.
Simon & Schuster to Publish New Chris Cleave Novel
Oct. 4 — Bestselling author Chris Cleave (Incendiary, Little Bee) will publish his next novel Gold with Simon & Schuster. It is set for a July 2012 release.

Little Beehas appeared on numerous bestseller lists worldwide and spent several weeks at #1. Rights to the novel have been sold in 33 countries, and BBC Films acquired film rights with Nicole Kidman attached as star and producer.

Gold is the story of Zoe and Kate, world-class athletes who have been friends and rivals since their first day of elite training. They’ve loved, fought, betrayed, forgiven, consoled, gloried, and grown up together. Now on the eve of London 2012, their last Olympics, both women will be tested to their physical and emotional limits.
Arnold Schwarzenegger to Release S&S Autobiography
Sept. 27 — Simon & Schuster has acquired world rights Arnold Schwarzenegger’s autobiography, Total Recall: My Unbelievably True Life Story, set to be published globally in October 2012.

Considered one of the most anticipated autobiographies of this generation, Schwarzenegger presents a larger-than-life portrait of his illustrious, controversial and ever-entertaining life in and out of the public eye. He began working on his biography in 2010, and earlier this year started formally collaborating with Peter Petre, former executive editor of Fortune.
Bethenny Frankel Gets Her Own E! True Hollywood Story
Sept. 21 — Tune in tonight as the author of A Place of Yes gets the bio treatment in a new installment of the popular series, airing tonight at 10PM EST. Click here to check local listings.
Author Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom
Aug. 13 — President Obama presented the medal, the highest civilian honor a president can bestow, to Stephen Hawking yesterday.
Season Premiere of PRIVATE
Aug. 11 — Click here to watch the season premiere of PRIVATE, the exciting new web series based on the New York Times bestselling novels by Kate Brian.
S&S Adds Lexile Measures to Books
Aug. 6 — MetaMetrics®, Inc., will provide The Lexile Framework® for Reading, an educational tool that connects readers with books, for many of Simon & Schuster‘s imprints. Read the press release for more information.
Titles from Pocket Books Win Romance Awards
July 21 — Take No Prisoners by Cindy Gerard and Seducing Mr. Darcy by Gwyn Cready won 2009 RITA Awards from the Romance Writers of America. Other finalists include Now You Die by Roxanne St. Claire and Julia London's novella Snowy Night with a Highlander, which was published in Snowy Night with a Stranger.
Frank McCourt, 78, Author of Angela's Ashes
July 19 — Frank McCourt, the former New York City schoolteacher whose book about his childhood in Ireland won the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award, passed away today.