Women dominate the first-ever The Bookseller Rising Stars, an annual listing which highlights the people who will shape the British book trade. Two-thirds - 26 of 39 entries - of Rising Stars 2011 are women. The list is divided into six categories: publicity, sales and marketing; design, production and supply chain; digital; bookseller; editorial; and agents and rights. Digital was the only category which had a majority of men, with five out of seven entries. All six agents and rights professionals on the list are women, as are six of eight booksellers.Technorati Tag: Books
