The Stacks is your one stop shop to talk books and reading. Guests will join the host, Traci Thomas for lively discussions about books and the ways they have shaped their lives, and they way we all understand culture, race, politics, and more. The last Wednesday of each month Traci and guest will break down a book in detail as part of The Stacks Book Club.
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Choreographer Sam Pinkleton is back in time for The Stacks Book Club to take on true crime, with Vulgar Favors: The Assassination of Gianni Versace by Maureen Orth. The book examines the serial killer Andrew Cunanan, who murdered 5 men in 1997 culminating in the murder of fashion designer Gianni Versace. We discuss Cunanan and his victims, but mostly we focus on the tone of the book. We examine the term "gay crime" and why we find this and so much of the book to be problematic.
While there are spoilers in this episode, this book covers a real life event, which means all of the information is out in the public. You can listen without ruining the book.
You can find everything we discuss on today's show on The Stacks' Website: https://thestackspodcast.com/2018/05/23/ep-8-the-stacks-book-club-vulgar-favors-by-maureen-orth
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