William Morris Agency
Booker Prize Winner Who Ditched William Morris Signs With Top U.K.-Based Agent
Earlier this week we carried a report from the U.K. press that said Aravind Adiga, author of White Tiger and recent winner of the Man Booker Prize, had abruptly abandoned his relationship with the William Morris Agency. The implication was that the boy had gotten too big for his britches, what with his fancy award, and had decided unceremoniously to trade up for a more lucrative arrangement somewhere else. Mr. Adiga, whose book was published here by Free Press, was apparently aghast at the item and told a reporter from The Hindu News that the schism with W.M.A. had actually happened many months ago, and that it had nothing to do with his recent Booker win. read more »
White Tiger Author Aravind Adiga Ditches William Morris Agency (UPDATE)
Guardian gossip Tim Walker reported over the weekend that Aravind Adiga, whose debut novel The White Tiger won the Man Booker Prize earlier this month, has abruptly parted ways with the literary agent who got him his £50,000 book deal. Cathryn Summerhayes, of William Morris's UK office, told The Guardian that she has been "sacked," noting that "no reason was given why."
"He just sent a letter to the U.S. office [where he is represented by Jay Mandel] to say that we would no longer be representing him but that we would still look after the book rights," Ms. Summerhayes went on. read more »
Dylan Baker
Last night at the Palm restaurant on West 50th Street, the actor Dylan Baker was talking about how glad he was to be working in New York. But it's not Los Angeles that snatches him away.
“The problem is, you’re always looking for that pay-job and often that’s in television or film," said the 48-year-old Manhattan-dweller. "And that can take you to Canada, it can take you to Eastern Europe or something.”
