Dorothy Allison, the lesbian feminist activist, beacon, poet, parent, and award-winning author of novels like Bastard Out of Carolina and Cavedweller, has died at 75. Allison wrote about a queer, poor South with dynamism and ferocious love. Her books tangoed frankly with historically taboo... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2024-11-08 16:28:55 UTC ]
The youngest daughter of celebrated Canadian author Alice Munro has opened up about sexual abuse by her stepfather and the deep hurt she felt when her mother chose to support her husband instead of her child. Continue reading >> [ Source: CBC | 2024-07-08 00:13:38 UTC ]
Apology from Sky News was published at 7pm on Friday – a time when very few would see it, complainants say. Plus: speculation over Paul Barry’s replacementGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastMiriki Performing Arts has gracefully accepted an apology from News... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2024-06-14 15:00:54 UTC ]
Websites like Jezebel revived feminism, showing the internet might have a re-radicalizing effect. Who will carry the torch?Jezebel is dead. After 16 years, the women’s news site, launched by Gawker Media under the editor Anna Holmes in 2007, shuttered for good this past week. Its most recent... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2023-11-11 12:00:36 UTC ]
Nothing prepared me for revisiting the most painful times of my life – then being criticised for it. We need industry-wide guidelines to helpI called her Terri The World Gets. She was the outward-facing me, the woman I’d spent decades curating. And Terri The World Gets was about to be rocketed... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2023-02-08 08:00:10 UTC ]
Rachael Denhollander, the first former gymnast to publicly accuse physician Larry Nassar of sexual abuse, is addressing issues of identity and self-worth that young boys face in a new children’s book. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-01-11 05:00:00 UTC ]
Writer known for #MeToo investigations – whose sister says Allen abused her – suggests he can no longer work with HachetteRonan Farrow has distanced himself from the publisher of his latest book after the company announced plans to publish a memoir by his father, Woody Allen, saying the move... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2020-03-04 03:04:40 UTC ]
Dylan Farrow slammed Woody Allen's upcoming memoir, "Apropos of Nothing," calling it "deeply unsettling." She accused her adoptive father of sexual abuse in the 1990s. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2020-03-03 18:48:28 UTC ]
Here’s an odd and unpleasant piece of news: with today’s announcement that Woody Allen’s long-rumored memoir is no longer just a rumor, and will in fact be hitting shelves next month, Allen and his estranged son Ronan Farrow—who has dedicated much of his journalistic career to uncovering... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2020-03-02 20:44:05 UTC ]
In her new memoir "Open Book," singer and former reality-TV star Jessica Simpson opens up about sexual abuse, addiction and dating John Mayer. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2020-02-05 14:54:55 UTC ]
A powerful new memoir refuses to turn a blind eye to sexual abuse and offers survivors a way forward. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-08-12 04:00:00 UTC ]
Woody Allen wrote a memoir, but couldn't find a publisher interested in buying it, the New York Times reports. The film director, who has faced turmoil after the re-emergence of allegations of sexual abuse, had no luck getting publishers interested in a manuscript he had written, according to the... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2019-05-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
In September, Tyndale House will publish ‘What is a Girl Worth?’ by Rachael Denhollander, the first person to publicly accuse U.S.A. Gymnastics national team doctor Larry Nassar of sexual abuse. The publisher is also releasing a children’s book by Denhollander. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-03-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Weeks after publishing his own story of sexual abuse in the New Yorker, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Junot Diaz is facing an onslaught of accusations of sexual misconduct and misogyny directed at fellow writers. Continue reading >> [ Source: Stuff | 2018-05-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
Not That Bad, which will include contributions from actors Ally Sheedy and Gabrielle Union, aims to address the routine levels of abuse faced by womenFeminist commentator and writer Roxane Gay is editing a new anthology of essays about sexual assault and harassment, which will include... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2017-11-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
There has been "phenomenal interest" from media and retailers in James Rhodes’ Instrumental (Canongate), after the Supreme Court overturned an injunction preventing the release of the book, Canongate c.e.o. Jamie Byng has told The Bookseller. In Instrumental Rhodes tells of the sexual abuse he... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-05-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
A concert pianist wins a legal battle to publish a book giving detail of sexual abuse he experienced as a child. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC News | 2015-05-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
Online readers expressed concern that an interview with a victim of sexual exploitation did not adequately seek to verify her claimsPersonal testimony is a powerful tool in any struggle to increase public awareness and to fight injustice. When that testimony is as searing as the one given by... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2015-01-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Charlotte Williams John Blake has acquired world rights in the "candid, harrowing and often hilarious" autobiography of "Benidorm" actress Crissy Rock. Editor-in-chief Michelle Signore bought the rights through Ken Douglas at MCLA, with John Blake to publish on 12th March. This... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-01-31 00:00:00 UTC ]