So, Boris Johnson’s memoir has tanked. Who cares? Not Boris, who keeps his 2m advance whether it pays out or not. Not HarperCollins, who get the kudos of bagging Boris. No, the people paying for this are all the other HarperCollins authors who get to subsidize him through lower advances and budgets.
October 25, 2024 at 12:51 PM
So, Boris Johnson’s memoir has tanked. Who cares? Not Boris, who keeps his 2m advance whether it pays out or not. Not HarperCollins, who get the kudos of bagging Boris. No, the people paying for this are all the other HarperCollins authors who get to subsidize him through lower advances and budgets.