Show me the money… or don’t: The Tipline for 12 August 2022

Tom Cruise just pulled off a highly-successful Top Gun reboot. Maybe it is time to bring back Jerry Maguire, too – but instead of being a sports agent, Cruise could this time explore the literary world to try to get his authors the best deal. According to the agents testifying for Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster, that often means leaving money on the table.