Tom Clancy
Deal
$45 million for two books
Based on the success of . . .
Everything he's ever written.
Advance per page*
$42,694
Per word*
$133
Patricia Cornwell
Deal
$16 million for two books
Based on the success of . . .
Kay Scarpetta.
Advance per page*
$21,024
Per word*
$66
Charles Frazier
Deal
$8 million
Based on the success of . . .
Cold Mountain.
Advance per page*
$22,472
Per word*
$70
Emma McLaughlin & Nicola Kraus
Deal
$3 million for two books
Based on the success of . . .
The dirt-dishing Nanny Diaries.
Advance per page*
$4,261
Per word*
$13 (that's $6.50 per writer)
ZZ Packer
Deal
$300,000
Based on the success of . . .
New Yorker–anointed debuts.
Advance per page*
$1,172
Per word*
$3.66
Zadie Smith
Deal
$400,000 for two books
Based on the success of . . .
An 80-page sample.
Advance per page*
$4,720
Per word*
$1.48
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