Release the Beast
A Drag Queen's Guide to Life
- Hardcover
256 pages
- Release Date
14 October 2021
Summary
A hilarious and inspiring guide to transforming your life through drag, from the UK’s favourite drag queen and star of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK, Bimini Bon Boulash.
Bimini Bon Boulash is the nation’s sweetheart, capturing hearts and minds as the gag-inducing, death-dropping, plant-based breakout star of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK Season 2. Not only did she make us laugh and cry, she showed us how to develop a Positive Mental Attitude and live happily and healthily outside society’s idea of ‘n…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780241543573 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0241543576 |
| Author: | Bimini Bon Boulash, Jules Scheele |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Viking |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 14 October 2021 |
| Weight: | 377g |
| Dimensions: | 222mm x 144mm x 26mm |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
‘MAGIC! A fun, fierce, honest origin story of how to drag yourself up out of trouble and become an icon’
‘Seeing Bimini take the world by storm with her authenticity, power and brilliance is truly a delight. Release the Beast is quintessential Bimini, hitting the nail on the head with her irreverent wit and infectious personality. Ms Boulash, you’re definitely in the history books now!’
– Jamie Windust, author of In Their Shoes‘A beautifully vulnerable and heartfelt journey from this down-to-earth high femme them. Bimini’s radically real personal story reminds me to stay in my truth. This is a friendly reminder of self-love, and that your greatest gift to this world is to be yourself’
– Fox Fisher, artist, film-maker & campaigner, author of Trans Teen Survival Guide‘With the generosity of spirit, wit and hilarity that we came to love from Bimini on Drag Race, their book is a triumphant celebration of living authentically - deftly combining the personal and the political, Bimini paints a picture of the world where we can all live freely. I enjoyed it immensely’ – Amrou Al-Kadhi
‘It’s easy to see why Bimini inspires so many people, injecting positivity where we need it. This book is Ru Paul’s mantra “If you don’t love yourself, how in the hell you gonna love somebody else?” updated and expanded upon for a new generation’ – Amelia Abraham, author of Queer Intentions and We Can Do Better Than This
’…and the next literary superstar is… Bimini Bon Boulash!!! Like the queen herself- witty, hilarious, empowering, you will fall in love with Release the Beast!’
– Charlie Craggs, author of To My Trans Sisters‘Always surprising, unfailingly original and a kind-hearted soul, Bimini Bon Boulash is modern-day, punk-fashion drag royalty’ – British Vogue
About The Author
Bimini Bon Boulash
Bimini Bon Boulash (Author)
Bimini Bon Boulash is a drag performer from east London and star of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK Season 2. She invented veganism about seven years ago.
Jules Scheele (Illustrator)
Jules Scheele is an illustrator, graphic facilitator and comic book artist. They have been making artwork and zines about identity and queerness for over a decade, and also illustrated Queer- A Graphic History and its follow-ups with author Meg-John Barker.
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