Authors sued by Penguin

Penguin have sued several authors for return of advances and interest.

Just as interesting as the colossal amounts is the subject matter. Nothing that we, as single authors or as a group, could not have written.

Includes a $20k advance for 'a narrative about fishing lures and their history'. Hooked me when I first read the title.

Or what about a two book deal signed for $35,000 for 'a guide to managing Type II diabetes for women' and 'a cookbook for diabetes with approximately 125 recipes'. $35,000? That's more than icing on the cake, surely? Are there 125 ways of saying 'leave the sugar out'?

Will bring more details to next forum.