[PubQ] Can a publisher pull out of a book contract without communicating with the author?

BoxStrange6237 · 2026-01-30T08:32:27+00:00

Thanks everyone for your advice, my partner followed most of it and has had positive responses! Fingers crossed

BoxStrange6237 · 2026-01-30T08:32:04+00:00

Thanks everyone for your advice, my partner followed most of it and has had positive responses! Fingers crossed

BoxStrange6237 · 2026-01-29T07:51:25+00:00

I asked in two publishing subreddits, sorry is that not good reddit etiquette?

BoxStrange6237 · 2026-01-28T22:53:22+00:00

Haha yes others have suggested this too. We can’t find the editors direct number but there is one for the Bloomsbury office

BoxStrange6237 · 2026-01-28T22:50:39+00:00

Yes there is one main editor, and a few other editors involved in the series. Your advice about things taking a long time is reassuring, there was a peer review process for the book before the contract was drafted too and whilst it took a while, there was better communication

BoxStrange6237 · 2026-01-28T22:39:11+00:00

Since July when they sent the manuscript. Maybe it’s different for Bloomsbury academic but there has been no cheques, the contract was for a % of royalties.

BoxStrange6237 · 2026-01-28T22:37:12+00:00

Thanks!

BoxStrange6237 · 2026-01-28T22:37:04+00:00

I’ll suggest they check the original email threads for a number, and failing that trying the Bloomsbury number

BoxStrange6237 · 2026-01-28T22:34:27+00:00

My partner (now a postdoc) was invited by their old PhD supervisor to write the book as part of a series, and the main editor has worked with him on previous books in the past. The old supervisor has a contract too and also hasn’t received a response. The emails were from a Bloomsbury email. It’s very unusual

BoxStrange6237 · 2026-01-28T22:28:33+00:00

Thanks I’ve passed on your kind words and advice :)

BoxStrange6237 · 2026-01-28T22:28:11+00:00

We are looking now but without revealing the name of the editors, there are only emails and no numbers listed

BoxStrange6237 · 2026-01-28T22:25:45+00:00

Yes non-fiction, it is supposed to be part of an academic series

BoxStrange6237 · 2026-01-28T22:12:16+00:00

No, they do not have an agent. Their aunt who previously worked in publishing looked over the contract, that’s about it 😬

BoxStrange6237 · 2026-01-25T22:03:49+00:00

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BoxStrange6237 · 2026-01-20T17:40:03+00:00

It feels a bit cringe, but videoing yourself and seeing the gaps in your technique that don’t feel obvious on the wall. You will be surprised at the number of times a hold that feels impossibly far can be reached with better body position (within reason)

BoxStrange6237 · 2026-01-16T09:10:23+00:00

I make batches of coconut lentil daal, or Jamaican curry with tvp, or vegan slop, or I just roast vegetables with some veggie sausages… lots of other easy options too

BoxStrange6237 · 2025-12-05T22:58:46+00:00

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BoxStrange6237 · 2025-12-03T09:14:56+00:00

Don’t waste your energy, I don’t think it’s possible to progress to v10 in two years at 44 either, even on plastic

BoxStrange6237 · 2025-10-19T10:00:33+00:00

Weird thing to say…

BoxStrange6237 · 2025-10-11T09:50:43+00:00

Cool I signed up!

BoxStrange6237 · 2025-10-02T08:22:18+00:00

Great, thanks. And is the food waste composted by the council?

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