In a statement on Tuesday afternoon, Scribner and Simon & Schuster announced that they would stop publication of Alice Sebold’s memoir LUCKY after the rape conviction at its center was overturned: “Following the recent exoneration of Anthony Broadwater, and in consultation with the author, Scribner and Simon & Schuster will cease distribution of all formats of Alice Sebold’s 1999 memoir Lucky while Sebold and Scribner together consider how the work might be revised.” Sebold also released a statement on Medium: “40 years ago, as a traumatized 18-year-old rape victim, I chose to put my faith in the American legal system. […]
