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(NewsNation<\/a>) \u2014 Andrew Lownie \u2014 the world\u2019s #1 bestselling author on Prince Andrew and the British Royal Family \u2014 is taking Simon & Schuster\u2019s Gallery Books to court in a David versus Goliath legal battle that exposes this publishing house\u2019s abuse of even best-selling authors.<\/p>\n His bombshell biography, \u201c<\/em>Entitled: The Rise and Fall of the House of York<\/a>\u201c<\/em> became an instant UK bestseller, hit #1 on Amazon, topped the Sunday Times bestseller list and was instrumental in Prince Andrew\u2019s spectacular fall from grace.<\/p>\n But while HarperCollins published it in the U.K., Gallery Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, was supposed to publish it in the U.S.<\/p>\n Judge rules Epstein grand jury transcripts can be unsealed <\/a><\/p>\n However, shortly before the publishing date, Lownie claims the book contract was abruptly canceled and his book was declared \u201cunpublishable,\u201d forcing the author to self-publish on Amazon.<\/p>\n \u201c(Gallery) bought the book based on a finished manuscript in February,\u201d Lownie told me.<\/p>\n \u201dThey advertised the book and everything \u2014 and then pulled the plug a few weeks before the book was set to come out, and they said it was unreadable.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201dBut according to their contract, they had to give me 90 days\u2019 notice, which they did not.\u201d<\/p>\n Lownie sold \u201cEntitled\u201d to Gallery for $250,000 \u2014 but only collected $83,000 before the contract was canceled.<\/p>\n He is now suing for $500,000.<\/p>\n According to the lawsuit: \u201cOn May 15, 2025, Defendant terminated the Agreement for \u2018unacceptability\u2019 despite Plaintiff having sixty-two days remaining in that ninety-day period \u2014 a clear breach of the Agreement\u2019s express provision and in bad faith\u2026. \u00a0Because the Defendant terminated the agreement prior to the 90-day period the contract provided for revisions, and ultimately failed to publish within the timeframe required by the Agreement, Plaintiff is entitled to the second and final installments of the advance payment.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThey didn\u2019t go through with their own contract,\u201d Lownie said. \u201cThey basically just pulled the rug out from under me. I had to create a company called Westminster Press to publish my own book.\u201d<\/p>\n King Charles, William got Virginia Giuffre\u2019s book before her death and ignored it: Biographer <\/a><\/p>\n \u201dThis was very damaging. I didn\u2019t have any copies out in bookshops. The copy, it was pretty terrible looking. There was none of the marketing \u2026 and this was my breakout book (in the US). This was my attempt to break America after 40 years of books. And they just, you know, killed it, and they killed it for no apparent reason.<\/p>\n \u201dI\u2019ve won prizes for my books, you know, I\u2019ve been a top 10 bestsellers, I mean, you\u2019ve read the book. You can see the impact the book has had. And I just wonder what\u2019s going on at Simon Schuster. I feel really cross, because it\u2019s part of this sort of casual cavalier approach, caning books, thinking that there\u2019s been no repercussions for anyone, and they can get away with it.\u201d<\/p>\n Aimee Bell, the publisher at Gallery Books, didn\u2019t return emails.<\/p>\n Sarah Ferguson stayed in touch with Jeffrey Epstein for years despite saying she cut ties: biographer <\/a><\/p>\n Since Lownie\u2019s book was published in August, Prince Andrew has had all of his titles rescinded and is now referred to as Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor. The disgraced Duke has been forced to agree to move out of his 30-room Royal Lodge and is now facing scrutiny by England\u2019s Metropolitan Police for his financial activities as well as his close friendship with Jeffrey Epstein.<\/p>\n Welcome to \u201cThe Scoop\u201d \u2014 the ultimate back-to-the-office water cooler cheat sheet, your go-to source for all things everyone really wants to know! Get the latest on everything from the political swamp maneuvering in D.C. and Hollywood drama to jaw-dropping small-town shenanigans from Paula Froelich. <\/em>Subscribe to her newsletter here.<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.<\/i><\/p>\nAndrew Lownie: Publisher \u2018pulled the plug\u2019 on royal biography<\/h2>\n