{"product_id":"the-freaks-came-out-to-write-the-definitive-history-of-the-village-voice-the-radical-paper-that-changed-american-culture-9781541742413","title":"The Freaks Came Out to Write: The Definitive History of the Village Voice, the Radical Paper That Changed American Culture","description":"\u003cb\u003eA rollicking history of America's most iconic weekly newspaper told through the voices of its legendary writers, editors, and photographers. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e You either were there or you wanted to be. A defining New York City institution co-founded by Norman Mailer, \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eVillage\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eVoice\u003c\/i\u003e was the first newspaper to cover hip-hop, the avant-garde art scene, and Off-Broadway with gravitas. It reported on the AIDS crisis with urgency and seriousness when other papers dismissed it as a gay disease. In 1979, the \u003ci\u003eVoice\u003c\/i\u003e's Wayne Barrett uncovered Donald Trump as a corrupt con artist before anyone else was paying attention. It invented new forms of criticism and storytelling and revolutionized journalism, spawning hundreds of copycats. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With more than 200 interviews, including two-time Pulitzer Prize winner, Colson Whitehead, cultural critic Greg Tate, gossip columnist Michael Musto, and feminist writers Vivian Gornick and Susan Brownmiller, former\u003ci\u003e Voice \u003c\/i\u003ewriter Tricia Romano pays homage to the paper that saved NYC landmarks from destruction and exposed corrupt landlords and judges. With interviews featuring post-punk band, Blondie, sportscaster Bob Costas, and drummer Max Weinberg, of Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band, in this definitive oral history, Romano tells the story of journalism, New York City and American culture--and the most famous alt-weekly of all time. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFINALIST FOR 2024 NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD \u003cbr\u003e FINALIST FOR 2025 GOTHAM BOOK PRIZE \u003cbr\u003e LISTED IN BEST BOOKS OF 2024 BY \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK MAGAZINE \u003c\/i\u003e(\u003ci\u003eVULTURE\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003ci\u003e, THE NEW YORKER, LITHUB\u003c\/i\u003e, AND CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTricia Romano \u003c\/b\u003ebegan her career at the \u003ci\u003eVillage Voice\u003c\/i\u003e, where her column, Fly Life, covered the underbelly of New York nightlife. A fellow at MacDowell, Ucross, and Millay artist residencies, her work has been published in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Daily Beast\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDame\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMen's Journal\u003c\/i\u003e. A longtime New Yorker, she lives in Seattle, Washington.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"PublicAffairs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51690710499602,"sku":"9781541742413","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_6440d7d0-9b35-4014-be34-4ab370687f17.jpg?v=1761744740","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-freaks-came-out-to-write-the-definitive-history-of-the-village-voice-the-radical-paper-that-changed-american-culture-9781541742413","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}