Glitter and Grit: An Afroqueer Drag Queen Novel by DiAndre X

Description

Glitter and Grit: An Afroqueer Drag Queen Novel by DiAndre X is a fierce, rebellious, and darkly funny paperback novel blending drag culture, social satire, queer resistance, and crime drama into a powerful story about survival and defiance in small-town America.

In a deeply conservative town where drag queens are condemned as immoral and queer lives are treated as disposable, Cherry Boom-Boom and her fellow performers are exhausted from merely surviving. By night, their drag troupe transforms a crumbling local bar into a glitter-soaked sanctuary where lip-syncs and comedy routines become acts of protest, skewering corrupt politicians, hypocritical preachers, and the systems designed to silence them.

But outside the spotlight, the realities are brutal. Hate crimes are ignored. Queer youth are abandoned and homeless. Their only safe gathering place faces eviction. And while wealthy locals receive every privilege imaginable, Cherry, who works as a bank teller by day, is denied the very financial opportunities she helps facilitate for others.

Something finally breaks.

What begins as frustration evolves into a daring and dangerous plan: rob the very bank that represents the town’s corruption and hypocrisy. As the queens move from political satire to criminal rebellion, Glitter and Grit becomes a bold exploration of rage, chosen family, queer resilience, economic injustice, and the lengths marginalized people may go to reclaim dignity and power.

Sharp, emotional, and unapologetically queer, this Afroqueer drag queen novel combines camp energy with social commentary, offering a story filled with glitter, heartbreak, rebellion, and survival against impossible odds.

Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9798196757686