It's interesting that Paul brought up the question of why people want to know about the initimate lives of their favorite authors. Recently I've learned that Christopher Rice's new novel is due this February, and I decided to try out his first novel's website. That led me to an FAQ page with many insightful answers to some questions I've wondered myself.
But I digress. To Paul's question, I have my own answer. Humans, by our very nature, are voyeuristic people; notice all the reality TV shows being produced? We aren't content with our own lives so we want to see what's going on in the lives of other people. By doing that some people learn from others mistakes and sort of give themselves therapy in the process. With most forums of voyeurism (i.e. a celebrity in the media's spotlight) we are set apart from the subject being studied yet are empathetic to them. Sometimes, like the use of blogs and online journals, we can interact with those people in a familiar and less threatening situations. Then there's Paul's own explaination about wanting to figure out the psycological map of the author's mind. Some use that method to, following their mentor's example, try to look back into their lives to find the inspiration those other authors achieved. Or they're merely curious.
Which, seemingly, is the underlining drive to why humans are so voyeuristic, curious, and generally inquisitive... the question "Why?"
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