by JohnDavis (Author), Libby Vanderploeg (Illustrator)
RuPaul -- the most famous drag queen in the world, recording artist, cult television host, pop-cultural icon -- is celebrated in this essential fan guide. Bursting onto the scene over two decades ago (with huge hit 'Supermodel of the World') RuPaul has been confounding critics to clear her own path over the many years since. Most recently, RuPaul has again become an unlikely pop-cultural icon by producing and starring in RuPaul's Drag Race -- a reality television series that judges the charisma, uniqueness, nerve and talent of the competing drag queens. Over seven seasons and numerous spin-off series (including All Stars and RuPaul's Drag U), RuPaul's Drag Race has become a cult global hit -- fans know the catchphrases, the personalities, the catfights. The Essential RuPaul celebrates Ru's history (or, herstory, as she frames it), philosophy ( if you can't love yourself -- how in the hell you gonna love someone else? ) as well profiling the most loved and reviled queens from her TV series. This is one for the true fans.
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 96
Publisher: Smith Street Books
Published: 05 Apr 2016
ISBN 10: 1925418057
ISBN 13: 9781925418057
'The Essential RuPaul' celebrates Ru's history (or herstory, as she frames it) and philosophy ( If you can't love yourself -- how in the hell you gonna love someone else ), as well as profiling the most loved and reviled queens from her TV series. 'The Essential RuPaul' is a 'must read' for the true fans, and will prove to be an enduringly popular addition to community library biography collections in general, and LGBT supplemental studies reading lists in particular.
-Midwest Book Review
Author John Davis does a good job in bringing together a bedazzling lineup of performers. . .
-Dallas Voice
. . . [I]n the new book 'The Essential RuPaul' by John Davis, illustrations by Libby Vanderploeg, these queens have a lot to say.
-The Washington Blade
The iconic drag queen RuPaul (both real name and stage name) already has a long list of book-worthy achievements -- so many, in fact, that it may have caused some of us to wonder: Where is the illustrated anthology of RuPaul quotes and the drag queens she inspired? Your RuPrayers have been answered.
--New York Magazine
Her bearing, her stature, her very demeanor demand attention from all her subjects and in the new book The Essential RuPaul by John Davis, illustrations by Libby Vanderploeg, these queens have a lot to say.
--Q Syndicate
A new book pays homage to the most famous drag queen in the world and recent Emmy winner RuPaul and the most popular queens to ever sashay onto and off of his hit show 'RuPaul's Drag Race.'
--HuffingtonPost.com
The Essential RuPaul: Herstory, Philosophy & Her Fiercest Queens is a beautiful new book from super-fan John Davis with illustrations by Brooklyn-based artist Libby Vanderploeg.
It's a fan guide filled with information on the legendary performer from his humble beginnings in drag to his life as an international superstar.
--He Said Magazine
For devoted fans of the show and pop-culture enthusiasts, this book gives insight into the world of RuPaul -- from her rise to celebrity and becoming a drag icon to her success hosting RuPaul's Drag Race, this is the ultimate insider look into her philosophies and contemporaries.
--E Magazine, The Entity Haute Couture
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