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Rising Stars

The Bookseller's Rising Stars is an annual list of the book industry’s up and comers. The Class of 2025 highlight the importance of continuing to open the industry to diverse backgrounds.  See also Rising Stars 2024,  Rising Stars 2023, Rising Stars 2022,  Rising Stars for 2021 and Rising Stars for 2020

Madeline Adeane

Madeline Adeane

Senior publicity manager
Farshore
Sydney Allen

Sydney Allen

Product manager
Glassboxx
Alexa Allen-Batifoulier

Alexa Allen-Batifoulier

Senior commissioning editor
Del Rey
Suzannah Ball

Suzannah Ball

Literary agent
WME
Maddy Belton

Maddy Belton

Literary agent
Madeleine Milburn Agency
Kerry-Ann Bentley

Kerry-Ann Bentley

Literary agent
KAB Literary
Melissa Bond

Melissa Bond

Editorial manager
Pan Macmillan
Fleur Clarke

Fleur Clarke

Associate publisher
HarperFiction
Sabhbh Curran

Sabhbh Curran

Literary agent
Curtis Brown
Aoife Datta

Aoife Datta

Head of publicity
Orion
Rachael Davis-Featherstone

Rachael Davis-Featherstone

Agent, author & co-founder
Creative Roots Studio
Paula Dias Garcia

Paula Dias Garcia

Co-founder
Sans. PRESS
Sareeta Domingo

Sareeta Domingo

Publishing director
Jacaranda
Cassia Gaden Gilmartin

Cassia Gaden Gilmartin

Production manager; founder
New Island; Channel
Helena Heald

Helena Heald

Commissioning editor, ancient history & classics
Edinburgh University Press
Rohan Hope de Silva

Rohan Hope de Silva

Independents publisher liaison manager
Penguin Random House
Ben Johns

Ben Johns

Managing director
Simply Books
Beci Kelly

Beci Kelly

Deputy art director - fiction
Transworld
Zoë King

Zoë King

Senior rights executive
Hachette Group
Shyam Kumar

Shyam Kumar

Senior commissioning editor
Viking Non-Fiction

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