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 ]
Debut author Winnie M Li has been voted the winner of the Guardian's Not the Booker Prize for her novel Dark Chapter (Legend Press), based on the true story of her sexual assault. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-10-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Hachette Book Group is terminating its Weinstein Books imprint in the US following the accusations of sexual assault against Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-10-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Myriad has bought world rights to What We Talk About When We Talk About Rape, a "game-changing" book that looks at sexual assault and the global discourse on rape from the viewpoint of a survivor, writer, counsellor and activist. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-09-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Bill O’Reilly has just entered the Nose Pin Zone, where advertisers would have to clamp something over their nostrils in order to not smell the toxic publicity coming from his recent sexual harassment lawsuit revelations. It started with a months-in-the-works New York Times article on April 1,... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2017-04-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
In lawsuit over discredited article, Jann Wenner says although ‘Jackie’s’ account was inaccurate, the rest of the story remained validRolling Stone magazine publisher and co-founder Jann Wenner said in a video deposition that he disagreed with a top editor’s decision to retract an entire article... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2016-10-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
Bandit Television has acquired the television rights to Louise O’Neill’s Asking for It, a novel about sexual assault. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Biteback has acquired a memoir from radio presenter Paul Gambaccini about when he was falsely accused of sexual assault. The publisher acquired the UK and Commonwealth rights to Love, Paul Gambaccini, which it describes as a “no-holds-barred story” about 12 months of trauma, from Caroline... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-05-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
Kobo has said it has “no interest in fighting publishers”, after signing its first publishing deal with journalist Kevin Donovan for a book about Canadian radio presenter Jian Gomeshi, who is currently awaiting trial for sexual assault. The Canadian ebook retailer has signed world English... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-04-30 00:00:00 UTC ]