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Little hits back at Rowling over 'disappointing' split
04.07.11 | Charlotte Williams
J K Rowling's former agent Christopher Little has broken his silence about the author's surprise defection from his agency, saying that he was "disappointed and surprised" by the "premature news". Responding to Little, Rowling's PR said the decision was "painful" but "unavoidable".
The Bookseller reported last week that Rowling had "terminated her association" with the Christopher Little Agency, after Neil Blair had earlier sent out an email announcing his own split from the Christopher Little Agency with the launch The Blair Partnership, which will now represent Rowling.
Little refused to speak at the time, but the Sunday Telegraph has reported that he is considering legal action. A Little spokesman said there was no comment as to whether any legal action would be taken against Neil Blair and Rowling, but issued the following statement: "Christopher Little has worked closely with J K Rowling since the very beginning 16 years ago. He greatly admires her and her extraordinary talent and is proud to have played his role throughout this journey. However, he is disappointed and surprised to have heard the premature news about the proposed new arrangements. Christopher Little will not be making any further comment at this time."
A spokesperson for Rowling said the author had been in negotiations over a different outcome for sometime. The statement read: "This was a painful decision, especially as Ms Rowling had actively sought a different outcome for some weeks. However, it was not taken without good reason and it finally became unavoidable. There won’t be any further comment.”
Neil Blair declined to comment when contacted by The Bookseller. Rowling announced her new project Pottermore ten days ago, with Blair listed as one of the directors of a new company Pottermore Ltd.
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I was hoping to read some interesting comments in regard to the article, instead just nit pick comments.......boring
It would be interesting to know what exactly motivated JKR to take this step. Until that comes out, we can't really do much but speculate. She certainly seems to have done a complete 180 as far as digital publishing is concerned, going from stubborn holdout to game-changer in a matter of weeks. I ghink it's fair to assume that this sudden change of heart has something to do with the Little situation. Maybe the agency didn't want to support JKR in self-publishing, or JKR decided to cut Little out of the equation for this new revenue stream. You couldn't blame her either way. I'll definitely be following this story. I think it will be looked back on as a crucial watershed moment in modern publishing.
If JKR did this to cut Little out of the digital revenue then she is as ungrateful as one can get. No one wanted to publish her book. No one. Then Little came on and helped her. Now she wants to cut him out after the millions (some say billions) she has made with him? That is beyond greed. A little afraid of becoming destitute again is a stretch.
So what is REALLY going on with Neil Blair?
harry potter and the dallas book depository: i'm gonna start calling jo rowling jfk from now on as well - sounds kinda fun. cheers bozena.
trigger happy potter and the grassy knoll?
Does that mean we now have a chance of finding out who J.K. Rowling actually is?
I am the original creator of the Harry Potter story!
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My writers name is J.K. Rawling. [Joe King Rawling]
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Anonymous2, that "no-one wanted to publish her book" is a damning indictment of the publishing industry (and its acumen), not a reason for Rowling to be grateful. Clearly you are either in publishing or are a literary agent.
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