{"product_id":"the-freaks-came-out-to-write-the-definitive-history-of-the-village-voice-the-radical-paper-that-changed-american-culture-hardcover","title":"The Freaks Came Out to Write: The Definitive History of the Village Voice, the Radical Paper That Changed American Culture - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTricia Romano\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\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 \u003c\/p\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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTricia Romano \u003c\/b\u003ebegan her eight- year career at the\u003ci\u003e Village Voice \u003c\/i\u003eas an intern. As a contributing writer she wrote features and award-winning cover stories about culture and music. Her reported column, Fly Life, gave a glimpse into the underbelly of New York nightlife. She has been a staff writer at the\u003ci\u003e Seattle Times \u003c\/i\u003eand served as the editor in chief of the\u003ci\u003e Stranger, \u003c\/i\u003eSeattle's alternative newsweekly\u003ci\u003e. \u003c\/i\u003eA fellow at MacDowell, Ucross and Millay artist residencies, her work has been published in the\u003ci\u003e New York Times, Rolling Stone, \u003c\/i\u003ethe\u003ci\u003e Daily Beast, Men's Journal, Elle, Alta Journal, \u003c\/i\u003eand the\u003ci\u003e Los Angeles Times, \u003c\/i\u003eamong others. She lives in Seattle, Washington. This is her first book. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 608\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2 x 6.2 x 9.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 27, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44793098666086,"sku":"9781541736399","price":43.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/Y4pUueYYhO9781541736399.webp?v=1771113113","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/the-freaks-came-out-to-write-the-definitive-history-of-the-village-voice-the-radical-paper-that-changed-american-culture-hardcover","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}