Harriet Tubman Live in Concert is an inventive, wondrous novel about American hero Harriet Tubman that remixes history into a fresh, dynamic story about love, freedom, salvation, and hip-hop.
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About Harriet Tubman Live in Concert
From RuPaul’s Drag Race winner, Traitors contestant, and host of HBO’s We’re Here comes Harriet Tubman Live in Concert.
In an age of miracles where our greatest heroes from history have magically, unexplainably returned to shake us out of our confusion and hate, Harriet Tubman is back, and she has a lot to say.
Harriet Tubman and four of the enslaved persons she led to freedom want to tell their story in a unique way. Harriet wants to create a hip-hop album and live show about her life, and she needs a songwriter to help her.
She calls upon Darnell, a once successful hip-hop producer who was topping the charts before being outed on a BET talk show. Darnell has no idea what to expect when he steps into the studio with Harriet, only that they have a short period of time to write a legendary album she can take on the road. Over the course of their time together, they not only create music that will take the country by storm, but confront the horrors of both their pasts, and learn to find a way to a better future.
Original, evocative, and historic, Harriet Tubman: Live in Concert is a landmark achievement that will burrow deep into our hearts (and ears).
Praise for Harriet Tubman Live in Concert
“Harriet Tubman: Live in Concert is magnificent! I want to send to the folks who do the Nobel Prize for Literature. I don’t know them, but I want them to read this!”—Whoopi Goldberg
“Vivacious . . . The reverence for Harriet, ‘America’s first Black superhero,’ makes her feel alive on the page. It’s a knockout.”—Publishers Weekly, starred review
An emotional exploration of religion, external and internalized homophobia, the pressure of progressing Black liberation, and the importance of revisiting the past.”—New York Magazine
“The first novel from TV host and RuPaul’s Drag Race winner Bob the Drag Queen vibes with energy and humor but never wavers in its focus on the resilience and power of Black Americans, ‘made out of something stronger than steel and diamonds combined,’ and the universal passion for liberation.”—Booklist, starred review
“Harriet Tubman: Live in Concert will both entertain and educate readers who may not be aware of the abolitionist’s full legacy.”—Vanity Fair
“Bob the Drag Queen adds another feather to his cap: The RuPaul’s Drag Race winner/podcast host/stand-up comic is now an author, penning a fun and imaginative blend of history and science fiction. History comes to life, and past and present mix in fresh new ways.”—The Washington Post
“What if Harriet Tubman came back to life…and became a pop star? In Bob the Drag Queen’s debut novel, the historic abolitionist does just that, forming a hip-hop band with four enslaved people whom she freed to create an album and live show, which tells her story in a new way. Bob’s voice helps bridge those generation gaps, educating readers and imagining Tubman’s future with the same humor and effortless shade displayed on The Traitors.”—Bustle
“Bob the Drag Queen’s literary debut is as audacious, hilarious, and impactful as he is. An inventive novel about an American hero and hip-hop.”—Queerty
“Harriet Tubman: Live in Concert is a fresh and wholly innovative hip-hop retelling of the famed freedom fighter’s story.”—The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
“It’s Harriet Tubman like you’ve never seen her before: Bob the Drag Queen’s raucous debut novel brings the abolitionist’s story to life with a hip-hop twist.”—Bookstr
About Bob The Drag Queen, Author of Harriet Tubman Live in Concert
Bob the Drag Queen is a television host, actor, activist, and the season eight winner of RuPaul’s Drag Race. Find Bob the Drag Queen on their website, and on Instagram and Facebook.
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Publisher: Gallery Books
Pub Date: March 25, 2025
ISBN13: 9781668061978
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