The allegations coming out from Marion Zimmer Bradly's children of physical and sexual abuse at the hands of their mother has made me think about this. I am fan of her work though I didn't like her personally I had met her and she rubbed me the wrong way. But I was able to separate that from her work and still buy her books. But this I am not sure about. I don't know if I can ever read her again and enjoy the books. I know many fans are actually getting rid of her books off their shelves. I share my library with my roommate of 35 years and after talking about it she wants to keep them because she can separate the person from the fiction. I am fine with that. I don't think there is a right or wrong answer on this.
MZB is dead she can't profit from the sales of her books and the estate is donating all sales of her ebooks to charity as are some writers who were published in her many anthologies.
I can say if she was alive there would be no way I would feel right putting money into her pocket.
I was wondering how other people feel about things like this? Not just about authors but anyone who creates art, music, literature, film?
I would prefer if we avoid the discussion of is the allegations true I don't think this is the place to debate things like that and that is not the purpose of this thread.
MZB is dead she can't profit from the sales of her books and the estate is donating all sales of her ebooks to charity as are some writers who were published in her many anthologies.
I can say if she was alive there would be no way I would feel right putting money into her pocket.
I was wondering how other people feel about things like this? Not just about authors but anyone who creates art, music, literature, film?
I would prefer if we avoid the discussion of is the allegations true I don't think this is the place to debate things like that and that is not the purpose of this thread.