The Bookseller recently released the 12th edition of , an annual list of the book industry鈥檚 up-and-comers and leaders of the future. The Bookseller reports that the 2022 list shows a group with a determined, DIY ethos, often working to advance the trade as a whole rather than for individual gain. PUP is thrilled to congratulate Charlotte Coyne, a publicist working in our UK office, on joining this year鈥檚 Rising Stars cohort. The Bookseller notes: 鈥�2022鈥檚 cohort have been through it the past couple of years. It is not just huge difficulties engendered by the pandemic, but wider and disparate societal shifts and geopolitical flashpoints鈥攊ncluding rising racial and class tensions, the energy crisis, culture wars online, shooting wars in Europe鈥攚hich have made their working lives (and undoubtedly personal ones) far more complex. And yet, the 2022 Rising Stars have not been held back by these challenges. Far from it; they have found creative, positive and entrepreneurial ways of making their businesses better and expanding readership.鈥�
Charlotte, a History graduate from Yorkshire, looks forward to a year of growth:
I鈥檓 really thrilled to have been chosen to be one of the Bookseller鈥檚 Rising Stars for this year. I remember this time last year I was looking at the magazine announcing the 2021 intake and thinking 鈥淲ow, I鈥檇 love it if that were me in a few years鈥� time! But it鈥檚 probably never going to happen!鈥� I鈥檝e been overwhelmed by the support I鈥檝e received from my manager Kate Farquhar-Thomson in nominating me, as well as the rest of the team when the announcement was made. I鈥檓 hoping it will grant me a great opportunity to meet lots more people within the publishing industry. I鈥檓 looking forward to growing more in my role in publicity, particularly in the area of events and festivals which of course were not as active as usual when I started my role in lockdown. I鈥檓 looking to work more closely with the history festivals and a number of northern festivals- as a Yorkshire-hailing History graduate, that鈥檚 very tailored to me! Following the Spring 2023 Seasonal Launch, I now have a new crop of monographs I will be working on in the coming months that I鈥檓 very excited to dig into, particularly Virtuous Bankers that we were very enthusiastic about in the UK office! As I also log reviews, review requests, and update our contacts for our trade titles; there were so many great trade titles I was excited to see, but I think Period and Gods and Mortals were two of the key ones that stood out for me. I鈥檓 keen to see reviews for these when they come out.
PUP offers sincere congratulations to Charlotte on this honor and looks forward to supporting her as her role grows.