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Philip Roth (far right) with two friends from college (Herb Haber, left, and Barry Targan), during the mid-1950s, when he was a graduate student at the University of Chicago.
Author Blake Bailey is facing multiple allegations of sexual assault and misconduct. Philip Roth, who died in 2018, chose Bailey to write his biography.
“Philip Roth: The Biography,” a polarizing book that was dumped by W.W. Norton after allegations surfaced of sexual misconduct by author Blake Bailey, has been picked up by Skyhorse Publishing ...
Blake Bailey’s hotly anticipated biography "Philip Roth" is well-researched and engrossing, but at times a frustratingly narrow one, despite its heft.
Publisher pauses release of new Philip Roth biography amid sexual misconduct allegations Existing copies remain widely available, including on Amazon.com, where the 800-page book ranked No. 812 on ...
On the Shelf "Philip Roth: The Biography" By Blake Bailey W.W. Norton: 921 pages, $40 If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support ...
Last week news broke that Blake Bailey, the author of Philip Roth: The Biography, had been accused of sexual crimes and that his publisher, W. W. Norton, would halt promotion of the book. I had ...
Actor Peter Riegert reads a passage from Philip Roth's novel "Sabbath's Theater" at the NJPAC Friday night as part of a weekend celebration of the late New Jersey author. (Shakiru Bola Okoya) ...
To the Editor: I have been a reader of the Book Review for more than 50 years, but I have never written in. Cynthia Ozick’s review of “Philip Roth: The Biography” (April 11) changed my mind.
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