Pay-back time for publishers: authors forced to return their advances

"Pride and Prejudice and Zombies'" author Seth Grahame-Smith is being sued by his publisher to return his advance. From Julian Assange to Amy Schumer, he isn’t alone. The last laugh? Amy Schumer, who returned her $1m HarperCollins advance, and then signed a contact for more than $8m with Gallery Books.
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