Anthony Heilbut’s forthcoming book, The Fan Who Knew Too Much, intends to expose what he calls the hypocrisy of the black church’s opposition to gay marriage.

And as if that weren’t enough (and it is), The Fan Who Knew Too Much is also a dazzling exploration of American culture from country blues singers to male sopranos, from European intellectuals to the originators of the radio soap opera. Read more about it.