Link of the Week – Judging a Book by it’s Author

Should we judge the success or demise of well-written, perhaps even acclaimed, books by authors’ personal (and private) lives, beliefs, political slants, and/or morals?

I’m interested to know opinions on the matter.

http://www.thepassivevoice.com/should-we-stop-reading-into-authors-lives-and-get-back-to-their-books/