This story concerns me for two reasons. First, it’s a lawsuit. Second, it’s a lawsuit against an author. And third (yeah, I know, I said “two reasons”), take a look at how much of an advance Cramer got!<\/p>\n
The Smoking Gun publishes an excerpt from court papers<\/a> filed on December 14 which Hachette Book Group sued author Richard Ben Cramer<\/strong>, 62. According to the complaint, HBG seeks repayment of $550,000 in advances for a two-book deal starting with a book about Alex Rodriguez and the Yankees. ($500,000 was paid to Cramer upon signing the deal, of a total of $1.5 million; another $50,000 was paid to him as part of an amended agreement in 2009.) HBG \u00a0terminated its relationship with Cramer in September 2011 for his failure to deliver a portion of the manuscript by February 2010, and seeks the return of Cramer’s advance plus interest, expenses, and attorney fees.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" This story concerns me for two reasons. First, it’s a lawsuit. Second, it’s a lawsuit against an author. And third (yeah, I know, I said “two reasons”), take a look at how much of an advance Cramer got! The Smoking … Continue reading