The Freaks Came Out to Write: The Definitive History of the Village Voice, the Radical Paper That Changed American Culture

A rollicking history of America’s most iconic weekly newspaper told through the voices of its legendary writers, editors, and photographers

“The Freaks Came Out to Write may be the best history of a journalistic enterprise I’ve ever read”—Dwight Garner, The New York Times

You either were there or you wanted to be. A defining New York City institution co-founded by Norman Mailer, The Village Voice was the first newspaper to cover hip-hop, the avant-garde art scene, and Off-Broadway with grav...