BOOK TOUR: Don’t Be a Drag by Skye Quinlan

Book Info:

Don’t Be a Drag by Skye Quinlan

Genre: Young Adult Contemporary

Publishing Date: May 28, 2024

Synopsis:

Two rival drag kings competing for a crown might just win each other’s hearts.

When eighteen-year-old Briar Vincent’s mental health takes a turn for the worst, her parents send her to spend the summer in New York City with her older brother, Beau, also known as the drag queen Bow Regard.

Backstage at the gay bar where Beau performs, Briar just wants to be a fly on the wall, but she can’t stand by when the cute but conceited drag king Spencer Read tries to put down another up-and-coming performer. To prove to him that even a brand-new performer could knock him off his pedestal, Briar signs up for the annual drag king competition.

There’s just one flaw in her plan: Briar has never done drag before.

With the help of her brother and a few new friends, Briar becomes Edgar Allan Foe, a drag king hellbent on taking Spencer down. But unless she can learn how to shake her anxiety and perform, she doesn’t stand a chance of winning Drag King of the Year, overcoming her depression and inner demons, or avoiding falling for her enemy, who might not be so bad after all.

Content Warning: Anxiety and panic attacks, depression, suicidal thoughts and ideation, body dysmorphia, cancer (past, off-page), death due to AIDS (past, off-page), homophobia (past, off-page), intrusive thoughts, mention of queer characters’ deaths (past, off-page), suicide (past, off page), transphobia and vomiting

Book Links:

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/195862002

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Dont-Be-Drag-Skye-Quinlan/dp/B0CDY2TS8H/

Barnes & Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/dont-be-a-drag-skye-quinlan/1143881848

IndieBound: https://bookshop.org/p/books/don-t-be-a-drag-skye-quinlan/20521136

About the Author:

Skye Quinlan (they/them) is a queer, autistic author of YA fiction. They’re an avid reader, have an absurd amount of crystals and gemstones, and if they’re not tending to their garden, you can usually find them playing Animal Crossing. Skye lives in Ohio with their wife, two dogs, a snake, and two lizards.

Author Links:

Website: https://skyequinlanbooks.com/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/skye_quinlan

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/Skye_Quinlan

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/20836406