In July of 2024, Andrea Skinner, the daughter of the late Alice Munro revealed that her mother had been complicit in her childhood sexual abuse at the hand of her stepfather. When made aware of the abuse, Munro chose to protect and remain at her husband’s side until his death (Aviv). As the literary world reckoned with this revelation and how it might impact how we view both her work and legacy, a question began to arise: is it possible to separate the art from the artist? Separating the art from the artist is the idea that an artist's work can stand alone, regardless of the beliefs and…