Amis calls in the money man
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Novelist Martin Amis has rejected his usual agent, Pat Kavanagh, and is now using US litarary businessman Andrew Wylie to handle bids from publishing houses for his latest novel, 'The Information.' This development has caused turmoil in the publishing world, and the situation is attracing even more attention because of the high sum, 500,000 pounds sterling, being demanded by Amis as an advance. Wylie has been a controversial figure for some time, and publishers in the UK have expressed great concern about his ability to push up advances to extremely high levels.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 1995
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Heavenly creatures
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Novelist Jennifer Johnston believes that writing about continuing to bear the burdens of the past is a manifestation of her Irishness. She does not believe that there is a clear distinction between her novels dealing with the condition of Ireland and those in which there is a move away from the subject of Irishness and towards other subjects, including ageing. She believes that love and passion always bring betrayal or damage, and that most marriages can only survive if there is an element of realism.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 1998
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Calling planet Earth...
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Duran Duran remains a modern pop group, even though it was created in 1980, according to Nick Rhodes. He now manages the group, but stresses that decisions are made jointly. He believes that the group has always been extremely honest about what it wants to do, wishing to be involved in areas such as album covers and videos. Fellow group member Simon Le Bon feels that record companies have found it hard to accept that the group wishes to express its own opinions.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 1998
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