A young first-time novelist from Nigeria named Jerry Falade was on the verge of receiving $2 million for his debut novel when accusations of AI usage queered the deal. Now he’s accusing everyone of racism.
The novel is titled Call Me, I’ll Hide the Body, and reportedly involves one of those characters you call to clean up a murder scene. According to what we know now (this story was first reported by Jeff Sneider), Falade signed a deal worth $2 million or more with Minotaur after a 14-way auction. The book was set to debut in 2028.
Then Falade’s own agent, Marc Gerald of Europa Content, killed the deal.
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