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Release the Beast

A Drag Queen's Guide to Life

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Release the Beast

By: Bimini Bon Boulash, Jules Scheele
Narrated by: Bimini Bon Boulash
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A hilarious and inspiring guide to transforming your life through lessons from drag, by 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 'normal'.

Telling the story of how drag took her from the brink of self-destruction to the mainstage, as well as life lessons drawing on convention-breaking icons from Kate Moss to Katie Price, in this book Bimini uses all her wit, charm and kindness to show us how to lead the lives we wish we could lead, through the life-changing magic of dragging up.

'Always surprising, unfailingly original and a kind-hearted soul, Bimini Bon Boulash is modern-day, punk-fashion drag royalty' British Vogue

'Season two is just in another league entirely... largely down to the mere existence of Bimini Bon Boulash, the series' lovable, authentic, sharp, articulate, non-binary, East London queen' Cosmopolitan

'Bimini Bon Boulash is a fashion queen for the ages' Dazed

'She's a superstar' Kathy Burke

'You will always be our winner' Sadiq Khan, Mayor of London

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'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)
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another read for everyone. a wonderful way of seeing someone else's view point which all too often we as a race refuse to do

love it

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I listened to this book in two days, it's so informative it makes it hard not to listen. It's beautiful told with a mix of in your face facts and personal tales, oh and funny!

Great listen

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It’s such a brilliant read. I knew Bimini was super intelligent and Whitty but I am learning so much in this book. It should be on a school curriculum. I am gay married women with woke kids age 18/22. I am well On my way to being 50, this books has helped me fully understand the scope of gender and sexuality terms that weren’t about when I was younger. We all need to educate ourselves. These young souls need support love and guidance and they can’t get that if we all bury our head in the sand.
This book is fully of herstery from the drag world and helped me learn a thing or two about who the real Bimbos were! Who knew ?

It’s an easy read with lots of fun, dealing with serious issues from crushing the patriarchy, politics, and finding your authentic self. All done in such a natural way not a cringe was had by me.
There is also lots of glamour and fashion and tales from Bims past, how things planned out in Drag race, how to support Drag artists in small towns and venues. That drop dead gorgeous pimple suit run way! ( wow still adore it)
I didn’t think I would say I underestimated Bimini, but I did and it was a fantastic surprise. ❤️

Don’t underestimate the Bimini!!!

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I LOVE this book.
Bimini you are an icon and a pioneer.
So much of this book resonated for me and I hope it will give many other people the strength and courage to be themselves in this complex and often fucked up world. LOVE

Wow!!

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If you've heard about gender non-conformity, dismantling the patriarchy or drag and don't think any of those things are relevant to you and your life, this book is for you.
Think this is "just a drag queen book", think again.
This book gives real, accessible breakdowns of all these subjects and more. Conveyed with more sass, intelligence and wit than most, you won't learn how to achieve a perfect smokey eye but you will learn about LGBTQ+ issues, queerness and maybe, yourself.

Should be compulsory (listening) reading.

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