Over the weekend, preliminary witness lists were filed for the upcoming trial. Perhaps most notable is that the government intends to call longtime Scribner/S&S marquee author Stephen King early in the proceedings. (He is likely to follow HBG USA ceo Michael Pietsch*, and literary agent Ayesha Pande). Following the revelation on Friday that PRH has hired former literary agent Jennifer Rudolph Walsh as an “expert witness” — now listed as their first witness — the publisher also expects to call agent Andrew Wylie among others (cue comical UK headlines about “The Jackal”). Here is a broader look at industry people […]
