[aisle] Sebold's Lucky?

Sun Jan 9 10:05:57 CST 2022

I also withdrew it because it is inaccurate, out of date, and honestly I’m not sure it’s been checked out in more than 10 years. There are so many new memoirs that you could use to replace this one. 

Rikki Steinmetz 

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> On Dec 7, 2021, at 10:50 AM, Sherry Jo Baehr via AISLE <aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
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> I withdrew it from our collection because it is now inaccurate. The man convicted of her rape was innocent and I don't think it's fair to him to have this book in circulation.
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>> On Tue, Dec 7, 2021 at 10:09 AM Beverly Zbinden via AISLE <aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
>> This article form The Root is a good overview and mentions that the work may be revised:
>> https://www.theroot.com/author-alice-sebold-issued-a-long-owed-apology-to-the-m-1848144155
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>>> On Tue, Dec 7, 2021 at 10:03 AM Brian Andrusyk via AISLE <aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
>>> I’m pulling it from my shelf because it is outdated.   The publisher has discontinued it.  I read in one article (of course, now I can’t find it to link it) that she is considering rewriting the book.  I would definitely add that edition to my collection.
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>>> From: AISLE <aisle-bounces at list.railslibraries.info> On Behalf Of Kari S via AISLE
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>>> Subject: Re: [aisle] Sebold's Lucky?
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>>> It does depict the trial and her testimony against the man. 
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>>> Honestly, I'm just not sure how to approach it. Does his exoneration and her error make this untrue? Obviously what happened to her is still horrific and valid. So does it make the book less impactful or simply more controversial? I'm also curious if they will republish it with a note about his innocence, in which case I could just replace it with that one. 
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>>> My copy has an average checkout of every other year so it's not flying off the shelves but it's certainly read. 
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>>> I'm just wondering what others are thinking about this.
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>>> On Tue, 7 Dec 2021 at 08:47, Drumm, Erica via AISLE <aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
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>>> I'm aware of the exoneration but haven't read the memoir - does the book depict the trial?  Or what else does it depict that is problematic?
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>>> On Tue, Dec 7, 2021 at 9:18 AM Jennifer Siemann via AISLE <aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
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>>> I usually begin biography/memoir book talks for all freshmen reading classes in January.  I will likely share this story with them and let them know that I made the decision to pull her memoirs from circulation as a result.
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>>> I'm sure they will want to engage in further discussion, but I will encourage them to consider joining Book Club as it is a perfect platform to engage in this type of discussion.
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>>> Hello! In light of last week's bombshell news about Alice Sebold and her memoir, what are other libraries planning to do? Are you keeping it on your memoir shelves? Sorry if I missed a thread on this already.
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