The House of Hidden Meanings

RuPaul

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HARPER360
06 March 2024

Other performing arts; Biography; Autobiography: arts & entertainment; Memoirs; Popular culture; Radio & television industry

From international drag superstar and pop culture icon RuPaul, comes his most revealing and personal work to date-a brutally honest, surprisingly poignant, and deeply intimate memoir of growing up Black, poor, and queer in a broken home to discovering the power of performance, found family, and self-acceptance. A profound introspection of his life, relationships, and identity, The House of Hidden Meanings is a self-portrait of the legendary icon on the road to global fame and changing the way the world thinks about drag.

Central to RuPaul's success has been his chameleonic adaptability. From drag icon to powerhouse producer of one of the world's largest television franchises, RuPaul's ever-shifting nature has always been part of his brand as both supermodel and supermogul.

Yet that adaptability has made him enigmatic to the public. In this memoir, his most intimate and detailed book yet, RuPaul makes himself truly known.

Stripping away all artifice, RuPaul recounts the story of his life with breathtaking clarity and tenderness, bringing his signature wisdom and wit to his own biography. From his early years growing up as a queer Black kid in San Diego navigating complex relationships with his absent father and temperamental mother, to forging an identity in the punk and drag scenes of Atlanta and New York, to finding enduring love with his husband Georges LeBar and self-acceptance in sobriety, RuPaul excavates his own biography, uncovering new truths and insights in his personal history.

Here in RuPaul's singular and extraordinary story is a manual for living-a personal philosophy that testifies to the value of chosen family, the importance of harnessing what makes you different, and the transformational power of facing yourself fearlessly.

If we're all born naked and the rest is drag, then this is RuPaul totally out of drag. This is RuPaul stripped bare.

PRAISE

'Mama Ru has already given us all so much, so you'd think you have the whole picture. You don't. This memoir is a gift. A vivid masterclass in resilience, glamour, and the pursuit of authenticity.' Rhys Nicholson

By: RuPaul
Imprint: HARPER360
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 232mm, Width: 154mm, Spine: 19mm
Weight: 300g
ISBN: 9781460763124
ISBN 10: 1460763122
Pages: 304
Publication Date: 06 March 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

RuPaul Andre Charles is an actor, musician, television personality and internationally beloved drag queen. He produces and hosts RuPaul's Drag Race, which has received 12 Primetime Emmy Awards, including 6 for Outstanding Host and has been the inspiration for international versions in 15 countries and several spinoffs including the popular Drag Race: All Stars and Celebrity Drag Race. He also hosts the podcast RuPaul: What's the Tee? With Michelle Visage.