Little More on Calder

The Guardian has a bit more information on the Calder/Oneworld — Gallimard/Minuit conflict.

There’s actually not a lot new here, although this story about John Calder illustrates why he’s one of the most interesting individuals in publishing. (Really, there are few more charming people in publishing than Calder. And no one has better stories.)

Calder has a track record of personal clashes. He split acrimoniously from his original business partner, Marion Boyars, and his two marriages ended bitterly. He was born the son of a wealthy brewer in Ayrshire but was disinherited when he failed to produce a surviving male heir. His second child, a girl, was named James and even disguised as a boy for a few months. Calder went on to successfully run a timber yard he inherited from an uncle before turning to publishing.