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About The Book
As the “undisputed ambassador” of the energetic, New Orleans-based Bounce movement, Big Freedia isn’t afraid to twerk, wiggle, and shake her way to self-confidence, and is encouraging her fans to do the same. In her engrossing memoir, Big Freedia tells the inside story of her path to fame, the peaks and valleys of her personal life, and the liberation that Bounce music brings to herself and every one of her fans who is searching for freedom.
Big Freedia immediately pulls us into the relationship between her personal life and her career as an artist; being a “twerking sissy” is not just a job, she says, but a salvation. A place to find solace and escape from the battles she faced growing up in the worst neighborhood in New Orleans. To deal with losing loved ones to the violence on the streets, drug overdoses, and jail. To survive hurricane Katrina by living on her roof for two days with three adults and a child. To grapple with the difficulties and celebrate the joys of living.
In this eye-opening memoir that bursts with energy, you’ll learn the history of the Bounce movement and meet all the colorful characters that pepper its music scene. “Whether detailing the highs or the lows, Freedia’s tales pop as much as the booty that made her famous” (Out Magazine).
Product Details
- Publisher: Gallery Books (July 7, 2015)
- Length: 272 pages
- ISBN13: 9781501101250
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Raves and Reviews
“God Save The Queen Diva is a must read! Big Freedia’s life—and story––is an enthralling, heartbreaking read. She is an inspiration to LGBTQ youth––or anyone who has struggled to be themselves.” —RuPaul, Host of RuPaul’s Drag Race
“On her show, Freedia comes off as affable and grateful—belying her diva persona—and these traits are only solidified and expanded in the book.” —Rolling Stone
“Whether detailing the highs or the lows, Freedia’s tales pop as much as the booty that made her famous.” —Out Magazine
"Freedia’s story is inspirational, a journey overcoming poverty and discrimination to become an internationally known star. The rise of Big Freedia is the rise of bounce, and God Save the Queen Diva! serves as a worthwhile encapsulation of that tale.” —Pitchfork
“God Save the Queen Diva is a snappily dictated story of inverted cultural norms in the wards of New Orleans.” —Eastbay Express
“In Big Freedia: God Save the Queen Diva (Gallery Books) the rapper goes deeper, with a tale that is as much a capsule history of the bounce-music world as it is his own story.” —Times Picayune
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