Paris Review Editor Lorin Stein Resigns Amid Sexual Misconduct Investigation

Lorin Stein, the editor of The Paris Review, has resigned from his position in the midst of an internal investigation into his treatment of female employees and contributing writers at the literary magazine, The New York Times reported Wednesday. 

Stein, a highly esteemed figure in the literary world, submitted his resignation to the magazine’s board on Wednesday afternoon. He provided a copy to the Times without comment. In the letter, Stein apologized for his behavior and said he had “only begun to understand this past month” how his actions had degraded women.