Skipping Towards Gomorrah by Dan Savage

Dan Savage, author of the nationally syndicated sex column Savage Love, has built a career out of blurring the lines between sin and virtue. In Skipping towards Gomorrah, Savage aims to knock America's "virtuecrats" down a peg or two by touring the country to learn just how gleefully we delight in the seven deadly sins. He visits a fat acceptance conference to learn about gluttony, a shooting range to learn about anger, and a gay pride parade to learn about, well, pride. Savage, normally known for biting commentary in his columns, writes about the characters he meets along the way with tremendous empathy and warmth, which transforms the book from what might otherwise be just another political manifesto into a genuinely entertaining travelogue.