This talk was delivered at the 2019 Edinburgh International Book Festival. One of the longest biographies of recent years, the ill-fated Philip Roth by Blake Bailey, runs to 800 pages. It takes a total of 31 hours and 46 minutes to listen to on audiobook. Roth was 85 when he died, so his real... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2023-01-08 15:07:39 UTC ]
WW Norton withdrew Bailey’s Roth biography after a series of allegations about its author. As generational conflict rages in the book world and across culture, we ask: who decides whether we can separate the art from the artist?There was something dramatically overwrought about first the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2021-06-27 08:00:19 UTC ]
Skyhorse said it would release the paperback and digital versions of the book, which had been taken out of print following sexual assault allegations against its author, Blake Bailey. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2021-05-17 17:32:51 UTC ]
Blake Bailey’s precipitous fall is proof that publishers can no longer ignore their authors’ behavior. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2021-04-28 12:00:00 UTC ]
"Philip Roth: The Biography" and the memoir "The Splendid Things We Planned" are axed as Blake Bailey's publisher plans to donate to charities. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2021-04-27 21:01:25 UTC ]
W.W Norton announced that it will cease publication of the newly released edition of Blake Bailey’s 'Philip Roth: The Biography,' as well as Bailey’s 2014 memoir 'The Splendid Things We Planned,' and take both works out of print. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2021-04-27 04:00:00 UTC ]
Norton has temporarily halted the shipment and promotion of Blake Bailey's 'Philip Roth: The Biography' following allegations of sexual misconduct leveled against the author by a number of women. On Monday, Bailey’s literary agency, the Story Factory, dropped the author when those allegations... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2021-04-22 04:00:00 UTC ]
At more than 800 pages, the biography also manages to be conversationally readable. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2021-04-06 12:00:00 UTC ]