Job Moves: May 23, 2013

Julia Prosser has been promoted to deputy director of publicity at the Simon & Schuster imprint. She joined the company in 2003.

Mary McCue has been promoted to senior publicity manager for Gallery Books and Threshold Editions. She joined Gallery in 2010.

Jessica Strand is manager of donor events at the New York Public Library, beginning June 17. She was previously events manager at the Strand, a position now filled by Emily Simpson.

Michael Strother has been promoted from editorial assistant to assistant editor of Simon Pulse.

Distribution: INscribe Signs Eight New Publishers

'Inferno' Has Huge Debut, But Below 'The Lost Symbol'

Dan Brown's Inferno posted a massive debut, selling 369,000 copies at outlets that report to Nielsen BookScan. But how did it compare to the first week sales of his last novel?

Lydia Davis Wins the Man Booker International Prize 2013

Lydia Davis has been awarded the fifth Man Booker International Prize at an award ceremony at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. The Prize, worth £60,000, is awarded for an achievement in fiction on the world stage.

E-book Sales Were 15% of Canadian Market in 2012

BookNet Canada's latest consumer survey results suggests that e-book unit sales in Canada accounted for about 15% of the market.

Reviews of New and Forthcoming Religion and Spirituality Books, May 2013

Former Episcopal Bishop John Spong again delights and provokes; two visionaries on a new stage in human evolution coming soon.

Orbit Announces Moves for Holman, Clarke

Tim Holman, SVP and publisher of the Orbit division at Hachette Book Group in the U.S. and the Orbit imprint of Little, Brown Book Group in the U.K., will be returning to the U.K. with his family later this year. Anne Clarke, currently editorial director of Orbit in the U.K., will relocate from London to New York and take up the role of deputy publisher, reporting to Holman.

Art to Leave Storey

The president and publisher of the Workman imprint is stepping down. COO Dan Reynolds has been named CEO and president, editorial director Deborah Balmuth publisher.

Authors on the Air May 22, 2013: Elliot Tiber, Pamel Ryckman

Elliot Tiber discussed his books Taking Woodstock (Square One, 978-0757003332) and After Woodstock (Square One, 978-0757003929) on WBAI Radio's "Out-FM" heard 99.5 FM in New York City and through WBAI.org.

Pamela Ryckman will be on Bloomberg's Money Moves and Street Smart for Stiletto Network (Amacom, 978-0814432532).

Job Moves: May 22, 2013

At Abrams, Elisa Garcia is promoted to director of trade sales; Jody Mosley is promoted to director of special markets; Erica Warshal has been promoted to director of national accounts; Erin Hotchkiss has joined the adult marketing department as senior marketing manager.