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Publishing Expert Testifies of ‘Heated Auctions’ for Galloway’s Breakout Book
Publishing expert says alleged defamations hurt sales of Steven Galloway’s next novel and could cut projected earnings through his 70th birthday.
- Publishing industry expert Kevin Hanson testified in British Columbia Supreme Court regarding author Steven Galloway's defamation lawsuit, presenting a report assessing the financial impact of unproven sexual assault allegations on Galloway's career.
- Galloway alleges he was defamed by a former student and others who circulated unproven sexual assault claims, with the lawsuit seeking damages for lost earnings stemming from allegations surfacing in November 2015.
- Hanson believes the alleged defamation stunted the performance of Galloway's novel "The Confabulist", which followed the "remarkable" international success of "The Cellist of Sarajevo"; Penguin Random House Canada shelved the paperback run in November 2015.
- Testifying before the court, Hanson described industry enthusiasm for Galloway as "quite rare" and placed the former University creative writing chair in a "unique class."
- Publishers determine author compensation based on several factors, and Hanson's report sought to forecast Galloway's projected earnings from 2016 until his 70th birthday to assist the court's financial assessment.
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Sex assault allegations diminished performance of Steven Galloway's books: industry expert
The literary agent for Steven Galloway said it would have been "impossible" to sell any new work by his client in the years after a former student made unproven allegations of rape and sexual assault against the author a decade ago.
·Ottawa, Canada
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Publishing expert testifies of ‘heated auctions’ for Galloway’s breakout book
VANCOUVER - A publishing industry expert says enthusiasm for author Steven Galloway's novel "The Cellist of Sarajevo" was "remarkable," but sales of books published after such breakout successes often fall
·Toronto, Canada
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