A book deal can define an author's career, and the contract behind it determines far more than the advance. Our firm guides authors, celebrities, journalists, and other creators through every phase of the book publishing process, from the first offer to the final royalty statement.
We negotiate and draft publishing agreements with major houses, independent presses, and hybrid publishers, with careful attention to advances and royalty rates, subsidiary rights (film and television, audio, foreign translation, and merchandising), reversion of rights clauses, option provisions on future works, and delivery and acceptance terms. We also represent clients in collaboration and ghostwriting agreements, literary agency contracts, self-publishing arrangements, and memoir-specific concerns such as defamation and privacy review.
Because we practice entertainment law broadly, we protect the rights that extend beyond the page. When your book attracts interest from film studios, streaming platforms, or podcast producers, we negotiate the adaptation deals that follow. Your story is yours; our job is to keep it that way while maximizing its value.