Australian author Kate Morton, author of a number of internationally bestselling novels including The Shifting Fog and The Lake House, and her former agent Selwa Anthony have sued each other over the fate of future commissions from Morton’s backlist. According to the Sydney Morning Herald, which obtained Anthony’s original lawsuit and Morton’s counter-claim, the conflict began when Morton fired Anthony in December 2015 after more than 10 years of representation. Morton then retained Lizzy Kremer at David Higham Associates, to represent new and future works and also to “manage the royalty flow from her backlist.” Anthony sued Morton, claiming the pair […]
