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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Ep. 8 Vulgar Favors by Maureen Orth — The Stacks Book Club (Sam Pinkleton)