About this episode

Andrew W. Shaffer discusses his book and the writing process with host Matthew C. Winner.

Andrew Shaffer, author of What Kind of Queen?: A Royal Biography of Drag Queen and Activist José Sarria (Harry N. Abrams), co-authored with Kyle Casey Chu and illustrated by Cindy Lozito, joins Matthew to talk about focusing the script when there's so much content to cover. Learn more about Boyds Mills and their upcoming programs by visiting www.boydsmills.org . Our podcast logo was created by Duke Stebbins ( https://stebs.design/ ). Our music is by Podington Bear. Podcast hosting by Libsyn. You can support the show and buy me a coffee at matthewcwinner.com or by clicking the link in the show notes. Be well. And read on.

People in this episode

Host: Matthew C. Winner

Guest: Andrew W. Shaffer

Topics covered

• drag queen biography
• activism
• children's literature
• writing process
• illustration

Keywords

• drag queen
• José Sarria
• children's books
• writing
• illustration
• activism
• biography

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Boyds Mills, Harry N. Abrams, Libsyn, Podington Bear

Books & works: What Kind of Queen?: A Royal Biography of Drag Queen and Activist José Sarria

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