Philip Roth biographer accused of sexual assault – The Forward
The publisher W.W. Norton has pulled its recently-released biography of Philip Roth from print after multiple women accused its author, Blake Bailey, of sexual assault. The Associated Press reported that Norton would stop printing of “Philip Roth: The Biography,” a much hyped, 912-page treatise on the author’s life, as well as Bailey’s 2014 memoir “The Splendid Things We Planned.” 50,000 copies of the book have already been printed, and some appear to be on sale at online retailers like Amazon. Norton also said that it would make a donation to organizations fighting sexual assault...