Wylie denies calling for investigation into HarperCollins

Written By: Graeme Neill Publication Date: Fri, 22/07/2011 - 09:01 Literary agent Andrew Wylie has moved to defuse the row between him and HarperCollins, denying reports he is calling for an investigation of the publisher in the wake of wider controversy surrounding its parent NewsCorp. Wylie gave an interview to the BBC Radio 4's World at One on Monday, in which he accused HarperCollins of acting in an "unusually shrill and punitive" way towards authors. read more Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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