{"product_id":"legendary-children-the-first-decade-of-rupauls-drag-race-and-the-last-century-of-queer-life-9780143134626","title":"Legendary Children: The First Decade of Rupaul's Drag Race and the Last Century of Queer Life","description":"\u003cb\u003eA definitive deep-dive into queer history and culture with hit reality show \u003ci\u003eRuPaul's Drag Race\u003c\/i\u003e as a touchstone, by the creators of the pop culture blog \u003ci\u003eTom and Lorenzo\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNPR's Best Books of the Year 2020 pick\u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e New \u0026amp; Noteworthy book\u003cbr\u003eOne of \u003ci\u003eLogo\/NewNowNext\u003c\/i\u003e's \"11 Queer Books We Can't Wait to Read This Spring\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the singular voices behind \u003ci\u003eTom and Lorenzo\u003c\/i\u003e comes the ultimate guide to all-things \u003ci\u003eRuPaul's Drag Race\u003c\/i\u003e and its influence on modern LGBTQ culture.\u003ci\u003e Legendary Children\u003c\/i\u003e centers itself around the idea that not only is \u003ci\u003eRuPaul's Drag Race\u003c\/i\u003e the queerest show in the history of television, but that RuPaul and company devised a show that serves as an actual museum of queer cultural and social history, drawing on queer traditions and the work of legendary figures going back nearly a century. In doing so, \u003ci\u003eDrag Race\u003c\/i\u003e became not only a repository of queer history and culture, but also an examination and illustration of queer life in the modern age. It is a snapshot of how LGBTQ folks live, struggle, work, and reach out to one another--and how they always have--and every bit of it is tied directly to \u003ci\u003eDrag Race\u003c\/i\u003e. Each chapter is an examination of a specific aspect of the show--the Werk Room, the Library, the Pit Crew, the runway, the Untucked lounge, the Snatch Game--that ties to a specific aspect of queer cultural history and\/or the work of certain legendary figures in queer cultural history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe bloggers behind the massively popular site \u003ci\u003eTom and Lorenzo\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cb\u003eTom Fitzgerald\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eLorenzo Marquez\u003c\/b\u003e offer their unique take on all things fashion and pop culture-related every day to an audience of more than seven million readers a month. They've appeared three times on Sundance Channel's \u003ci\u003eAll on the Line, with Joe Zee\u003c\/i\u003e, in which Joe called them \"two of the most important fashion bloggers today,\" made a dozen-plus appearances on Sirius XM Radio's \"The Derek \u0026amp; Romaine Show,\" and have been profiled, quoted or interviewed by \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNational Public Radio\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eElle\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/i\u003e, the\u003ci\u003e Daily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Huffington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSlate\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e, among others. They live in Philadelphia.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50627780542738,"sku":"9780143134626","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/legendary-children-the-first-decade-of-rupauls-drag-race-and-the-last-century-of-queer-life-9780143134626","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}