'13 Reasons Why' Author Jay Asher Out of Literary Org After Allegations
Jay Asher
Author Jay Asher  who wrote the novel âThirteen Reasons Whyâ that was later adapted into a Netflix original series  was reportedly expelled from the Society of Childrenâs Book Writers and Illustrators late last year after allegations that  he  sexually harassed women in the group.
Executive director of the group Lin Oliver told BuzzFeed that  Asher âs membership was terminated after an investigation into anonymous email complaints about  his  behavior. She did not say how many complaints there were against  Asher  or when  he  had been removed specifically.
âAfter we investigated  we felt that terminating  his  membership was the proper course of action â Oliver told BuzzFeed on Monday.
 Asher   however  told BuzzFeed  he  left the organization on  his  own and that  he  had been harassed by unspecified individuals there for âclose to 10 yearsâ and âcould not deal with it anymore.â
 Asher  also claims the SCBWI told  him  at the time that the emails âshowed nothing â BuzzFeed reported.
 Asher âs removal had not come up publicly until Sunday when anonymous comments naming  him  as a sexual harasser were posted in response to an article published in the School Library Journal about sexual harassment in the childrenâs publishing industry  BuzzFeed reported.
The article itself did not name  Asher   Vanity Fair pointed out. No specific details about actions by  Asher  were given.
Author Jay Asher  who wrote the novel âThirteen Reasons Whyâ that was later adapted into a Netflix original series  was reportedly expelled from the Society of Childrenâs Book Writers and Illustrators late last year after allegations that  he  sexually harassed women in the group.
Executive director of the group Lin Oliver told BuzzFeed that  Asher âs membership was terminated after an investigation into anonymous email complaints about  his  behavior. She did not say how many complaints there were against  Asher  or when   [TGT]   had been removed specifically.
âAfter we investigated  we felt that terminating   [TGT]   membership was the proper course of action â Oliver told BuzzFeed on Monday.
 Asher   however  told BuzzFeed  he  left the organization on  his  own and that  he  had been harassed by unspecified individuals there for âclose to 10 yearsâ and âcould not deal with it anymore.â
 Asher  also claims the SCBWI told  him  at the time that the emails âshowed nothing â BuzzFeed reported.
 Asher âs removal had not come up publicly until Sunday when anonymous comments naming  him  as a sexual harasser were posted in response to an article published in the School Library Journal about sexual harassment in the childrenâs publishing industry  BuzzFeed reported.
The article itself did not name  Asher   Vanity Fair pointed out. No specific details about actions by  Asher  were given.