Alice Sebold’s memoir, ‘Lucky,’ pulled after she apologizes to man wrongly convicted of her rape
Another about-face: “Lucky” publisher Scribner released a statement announcing that, following Broadwater’s exoneration, distribution of all formats of the book would cease “while Alice Sebold & Scribner together consider how the work might be revised.” 😐 https://t.co/D9g5tq8fys
- Lisa J. Ellwood (@WomanistNerd) December 1, 2021
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After Alice Sebold's apology to Anthony Broadwater, “Lucky” publisher Scribner released a statement announcing that, following Broadwater’s exoneration, distribution of all formats of the book would cease. “Following the recent exoneration of Anthony Broadwater, and in consultation with the author, Scribner and Simon & Schuster will cease distribution … while Sebold and Scribner together consider how the work might be revised,” Scribner said it had consulted with the author in making the decision.
Broadwater, a Black man, was convicted in 1982 after Sebold, who is white, identified him in court as her attacker despite failing to identify him previously in a police lineup. The conviction was overturned last Monday in New York. In the hearing, the district attorney told the judge, “I’m not going to sully this proceeding by saying, ‘I’m sorry.’ That doesn’t cut it. This should never have happened.”
Anthony Broadwater has accepted Sebold's apology. In a statement to Entertainment Weekly, issued through his lawyers, Broadwater said: “I’m relieved that she has apologised. It must have taken a lot of courage for her to do that. It’s still painful to me because I was wrongfully convicted, but this will help me in my process to come to peace with what happened.”
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