The Mystery of the Disappearing Manuscripts
Why on Earth Is Someone Stealing Unpublished Book Manuscripts? A phishing scam with unclear motive or payoff is targeting authors, agents and editors big and small, baffling the publishing industry. James Hannaham was targeted by a scam that attempted to trick him into sending the unpublished manuscript of his next book. “You feel violated,” he said.Credit...Ian Douglas Dec. 21, 2020 Earlier this month, the book industry website Publishers Marketplace announced that Little, Brown would be publishing “Re-Entry,” a novel by James Hannaham about a transgender woman paroled from a men’s...
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