{"product_id":"glitter-and-concrete","title":"Glitter and Concrete","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"product-description_wrapper active\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"hc-product-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFrom journalist and drag historian Elyssa Maxx Goodman, an intimate, evocative history of drag in New York City exploring its dynamic role, from the Jazz Age to\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Drag Race, \u003c\/em\u003ein queer liberation and urban life\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFrom the lush feather boas that adorned early female impersonators to the sequined lip syncs of barroom queens to the drag kings that have us laughing in stitches, drag has played a vital role in the creative life of New York City. But the evolution of drag in the city—as an art form, a community and a mode of liberation—has never before been fully chronicled.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNow, for the first time, Elyssa Goodman unearths the dramatic, provocative untold story of drag in New York City in all its glistening glory. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGlitter and Concrete\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e ducks beneath the velvet ropes of Harlem Renaissance balls, examines drag’s crucial role in the Stonewall Uprising, traces drag's influence on disco and punk rock as well as its unifying power during the AIDS crisis and 9\/11, and culminates with the modern-day drag queen in the era of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRuPaul’s\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDrag Race\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIncluding original interviews with high-profile performers, as well as glamorous color photos from exclusive sources and the author herself, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGlitter and Concrete\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e is a significant contribution to queer history and an essential read for anyone curious about the story that echoes beneath the heels.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Harpercollins Publishers Int","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50493015326829,"sku":"bxy1790047950520","price":21.77,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0711\/9532\/8621\/files\/glitter-and-concrete_1.webp?v=1790047958","url":"https:\/\/coffeescale.shop\/products\/glitter-and-concrete","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}