Join us for a reading and conversation with Mike De Socio and Mitchell Zuckoff. Copies of De Socio's Morally Straight and Zuckoff's The Secret Gate will be available for purchase and signing after the conversation.
About the Book:
Weaving in his own experience as a scout and journalist, Mike De Socio’s Morally Straight tells a story that plays out over the course of twenty-five years, beginning in an era when gay rights were little more than a cultural sideshow; when same-sex marriage was not even on the radar; and when much of the country was recommitting to conservative social mores. It was during this treacherous time that accidental activists emerged, challenging one of America’s most iconic institutions in a struggle that would forever change the country’s view of gay people and the rights they held in society.
About the Author:
Mike De Socio is an award-winning independent journalist who writes about social justice and solutions. He grew up in New Jersey, where he became an Eagle Scout, and later earned a degree in journalism from Boston University. His work has been published in the Washington Post, Bloomberg, the Guardian, Fortune, Xtra, YES! Magazine, and more. He now lives in upstate New York.
About the Moderator:
Mitchell Zuckoff is the Sumner M. Redstone Professor of Narrative at Boston University. He is the author of eight nonfiction books, including Fall and Rise: The Story of 9/11, a New York Times bestseller. Zuckoff is a former special projects reporter at the Boston Globe, where he was a Pulitzer Prize finalist for investigative reporting as a member of the Globe Spotlight Team.
