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Junot Díaz Says He Regrets Statement Apologizing for Sexual Misconduct, Denies Allegations
In a new interview with the Boston Globe, Junot Díaz makes a stunning about-face on allegations of sexual misconduct levied against him earlier this year. The article, “Junot Díaz Case May Be a #MeToo Turning Point,” marks the first time the Pulitzer Prize winning author has spoken out about the allegations made by four different…
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Pulitzer Prize Board Will Review Junot Díaz Sexual-Misconduct Claims
Author Junot Díaz is stepping down from his role as chairman of the Pulitzer Prize board following allegations of sexual misconduct. The board says that it will investigate allegations of harassment against Díaz, who remains on the board. As The Guardian reports, the 49-year-old writer, himself a Pulitzer Prize winner, was elected Pulitzer Prize board…
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The Reckoning: What Junot Díaz Teaches Us About Internalized Misogyny
I was pissed. I read Zinzi Clemmons’ tweet yesterday accusing Junot Díaz of sexual misconduct and thought, “Why the fuck would she do that?” I was pissed at her for putting down such a renowned public figure in the Dominican community. Then I felt an immediate pang of deep shame and guilt for thinking that…
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Author Junot Díaz Responds to Accusations of Sexual Misconduct and Verbal Abuse: ‘I Take Responsibility for My Past’
Updated Friday, May 4, 2018, 4:12 p.m. EDT: Junot Díaz has responded to the allegations from several female writers who came forward Friday with accusations of sexual misconduct and verbal abuse. Author Zinzi Clemmons actually confronted Díaz on Friday in Australia during a literature panel about the incident she alleged happened. And in a statement…
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Survivor’s Remorse: On Junot Díaz and the Collateral Damage of Trauma
I began this week in tears. Early Monday morning, hot, torrential tears were flowing as if I were in the midst of my last heartbreak—or the one before that, or the one before that. I was reading Junot Díaz’s searingly confessional essay in the New Yorker about confronting and coping with his childhood rape. Like…
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Who Are Your Writer Crushes?
Writer Crush: A person whose words you enjoy reading so much that you start to like them. It’s not necessary a romantic/sexual thing — you’re not infatuated and you won’t be private messaging them haikus or anything — but you developed an affinity without ever actually meeting them. And, if you happened to see them…