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In 1987 an agent for academy chicago publishers suggested it publish the uncollected stories of john cheever when his widow signed the agreement it looked like a coup for this small publisher but when the number of stories greatly exceeded what mrs cheever expected she and her children tried to call off the deal. Ten years ago publishers authors scholars and the reading public watched anxiously the results of two lawsuits involving the family of john cheever famed short story writer and academy chicago publishers a small publishing house at stake was not only a collection of cheevers lesser known. Amazoncom uncollecting cheever the family of john cheever vs academy chicago publishers ebook miller anita kindle store. Uncollecting cheever the family of john cheever vs academy chicago publishers anita miller author rowman littlefield publishers inc 3095 384p isbn 978 0 8476 9076 3 more by and about . The story of how little academy chicago publishers co owned by the author and her husband jordan miller tried to publish the late john cheevers uncollected short stories and was blocked from doing so by cheevers family is now a familiar part of publishing lore and law