One of book publishing's biggest houses is suing a popular sports columnist, alleging that he failed to meet deadlines for a proposed biography on the late North Carolina State coach Jim Valvano.
The New York Post reported that Penguin Books has filed a suit in federal court in Manhattan seeking to recoup a $140,000 advance from Adrian Wojnarowski, an NBA columnist with Yahoo! Sports. The suit maintains that Wojnarowski originally promised a 130,000-word book on Valvano by August, 2007. When he didn't meet that deadline, the Post reported, the initial advance of $400,000 was reduced to $325,000.
According to the Post, Penguin gave Wojnarowski a final deadline of June 1. When that deadline came and went without a manuscript, Penguin canceled the contract and demanded a repayment of $140,000. Penguin maintained that Wojnarowski ignored the cancellation letter as well as a July letter offering terms for repayment of the $140,000.
Yahoo! Columnist Sued For Failure to Meet Deadline for Jim Valvano Bio
Sep 1, 2010 – 3:14 PM
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