Found out my book club's favorite author used ghostwriters, how do I bring this up?

So I was digging into a biography about this author we just finished reading for our monthly pick, and I found a letter from his publisher basically admitting he used a team of ghostwriters for his last 4 novels. I checked the copyright page and it only credits him, but a 1998 interview with one of his old editors confirms it. Now I'm sitting on this bombshell and I don't know if I should drop it at our next meeting on Tuesday or just keep it to myself. Has anyone else uncovered something like this about a beloved book pick and how did the group react?

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beth_reed19d ago

Honestly, that's wild! I once found out my favorite cookbook author straight up copied a bunch of recipes from an old church fundraiser cookbook, and it totally changed how I felt about her. I brought it up at my cooking club and half the group got mad at me for "ruining the magic." The other half thought it was hilarious and we ended up doing a whole potluck where we compared her versions to the originals. Tbh, I think you should bring it up, but maybe frame it as a mystery to solve together rather than just dropping a bomb. People love a good detective story, and it might turn into the most fun discussion your club has ever had, like we did with the recipe drama. Ngl, the truth usually makes things more interesting, not less.