Still Out Here with Lil Miss Hot Mess

About this episode

Lil Miss Hot Mess discusses creativity and self-expression in children's literature with Matthew C. Winner.

Lil Miss Hot Mess, author of Make Your Own Rainbow: A Drag Queen's Guide to Color (Running Press Kids), illustrated by Olga De Dios, joins Matthew to talk about bickering about the things we fundamentally agree on. Visit Lil Miss Hot Mess online at www.lilmisshotmess.com 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: Lil Miss Hot Mess

Topics covered

• drag queens
• children's literature
• color
• creativity
• self-expression

Keywords

• Lil Miss Hot Mess
• children's books
• drag queen
• color
• self-expression
• Make Your Own Rainbow

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Running Press Kids, Boyds Mills, Libsyn, Podington Bear

Books & works: Make Your Own Rainbow: A Drag Queen's Guide to Color

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