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Philip Roth biography will still be published in Australia despite controversy – Sydney Morning Herald
Publishers are in a dilemma when authors are not what they seem or staff find them objectionable.
Penguin Randomhouse is still planning to publish Blake Baileys life of Philip Roth in Australia despite his US publisher W.W. Norton halting distribution and promotion of the book after several women made allegations of grooming, sexual impropriety and rape against the biographer.
It said those allegations against Bailey, who has denied all wrongdoing, were extremely serious and concerning. At this stage they are allegations, and we continue to publish Philip Roth: The Biography. We are assessing…
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