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Two recent books discuss how to approach the artwork of those accused of abuse and bigotry.

Separating the artist from the art is not the hard part.

For May Day, 15 books, films, plays, artwork and music that have furthered the progressive cause over a century or two

‘Remember that the book which bores you when you are 20 or 30 will open doors for you when you are 40 or 50, and vice versa. Don’t read a book out of its right time for you’ (Doris Lessing).

The largest Spanish-speaking book fair in the world, the 47th Buenos Aires International Book Fair is kicking off today

I hate to admit that on my honeymoon in New York I watched Woody Allen play the clarinet at the Carlyle. My ex-husband was a huge Woody Allen fan a

Claire Dederer, author of 'Monsters: A Fan's Dilemma,' explains why she went beyond bad men to probe our history with all artists who defy moral expectations

Claire Dederer’s deft and searching book surfaces a “fan’s dilemma” over such figures as Vladimir Nabokov, Woody Allen, Willa Cather and Roman Polanski.

If the root is madness what could be the cure?

In River Halen’s 2022 memoir/poetry hybrid “Dream Rooms,” the author writes about curating a section of their personal library dedicated to books written by men who had been accused of