1) Are you interested in reading the views held by your favourite authors, or authors that you like in general, on topics not directly related to their books?
It is interesting usually - they tend to be able to express their view well as a rule even if I don't agree with them.
1a) If so, how much does it bother you when you find out their views are quite different from yours, or even offensive to you?
As long as they keep it out of their writings it doesn't bother me.
1b) If not, can your view of such authors still be influenced by hearing about their views involuntarily?
2) Have the political, religious, social,... views of an author ever been a factor in your decision not to read a book by him or her?
Not so far - it could if people said they were using the book as a vehicle to push their views.
2a) Or in your decision not to buy it?
3) Have you ever had the opposite reaction to such a controversy, feeling more inclined to buy or read books by the author, rather than less?
I have sometimes - it is interesting to try to understand views I don't agree with.
4) Do you think, all things considered, that it's a good thing for authors to write on their blogs about things not directly related to their work? Does that enhance the reading experience, hinder it, or neither?
I won't lose sleep if they don't do it. It can be interesting though - doesn't really impact on the reading experience.
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Robert Graves "There is no money in poetry, but then there is no poetry in money, either."
Henning Mankell "We must defend the open society, because if we start locking our doors, if we let fear decide, the person who committed the act of terror will win"
Robert Graves "There is no money in poetry, but then there is no poetry in money, either."
Henning Mankell "We must defend the open society, because if we start locking our doors, if we let fear decide, the person who committed the act of terror will win"
/Survey: Author blogs and political controversies
- 11/10/2010 05:13:40 PM
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A Good Survey
- 11/10/2010 07:09:52 PM
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Re: A Good Survey
- 11/10/2010 07:11:06 PM
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Political scribbling.
- 11/10/2010 10:57:48 PM
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Took you long enough to post about the Moon article 
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- 13/10/2010 03:18:35 AM
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- 13/10/2010 03:18:35 AM
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That would be why I didn't just post about the Moon article. 
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- 13/10/2010 10:52:07 AM
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- 13/10/2010 10:52:07 AM
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