Book excerpt: "Mighty Real: A History of LGBTQ Music, 1969-2000" by Barry Walters

Barry Walters, a writer for such publications as Rolling Stone and Spin, explores how LGBTQ songwriters, musicians, execs and fans reshaped pop culture in the late 20th century, as queer…

Book excerpt: "They Stole a City" by Lauren Collins

The New Yorker writer’s new book examines how, in 1898, White supremacists staged a coup against Wilmington, N.C.’s multi-racial government – a case study in the sabotage of American democracy.