{"product_id":"flamboyants-the-queer-harlem-renaissance-i-wish-id-known-hardcover","title":"Flamboyants: The Queer Harlem Renaissance I Wish I'd Known - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGeorge M. Johnson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eCharly Palmer\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eAll Boys Aren't Blue\u003c\/i\u003e comes an empowering set of essays about Black and Queer icons from the Harlem Renaissance.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eFlamboyant\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003es\u003c\/i\u003e, George M. Johnson celebrates writers, performers, and activists from 1920s Black America whose sexualities have been obscured throughout history. Through 14 essays, Johnson reveals how American culture has been shaped by icons who are both Black and Queer - and whose stories deserve to be celebrated in their entirety. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eInterspersed with personal narrative, powerful poetry, and illustrations by award-winning illustrator Charly Palmer, \u003ci\u003eFlamboyants\u003c\/i\u003e looks to the past for understanding as to how Black and Queer culture has defined the present and will continue to impact the future. With candid prose and an unflinching lens towards truth and hope, George M. Johnson brings young adult readers an inspiring collection of biographies that will encourage teens today to be unabashed in their layered identities.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeorge M. Johnson\u003c\/b\u003e (they\/them) is an Emmy nominated, award-winning, and bestselling Black nonbinary author and activist. They have written on race, gender, sex, and culture for \u003ci\u003eEssence\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ethe Advocate\u003c\/i\u003e, BuzzFeed News, \u003ci\u003eTeen Vogue\u003c\/i\u003e, and more than forty other national publications. George has appeared on BuzzFeed's AM2DM as well as on MSNBC. They are also a proud HBCU alum twice over and a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated. Their debut memoir, \u003ci\u003e All Boys Aren't Blue\u003c\/i\u003e, was a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller and garnered many accolades. It was the second-most banned book of 2022 in the United States, according to the American Library Association. For their work fighting book bans and challenges, the National Coalition Against Censorship (NCAC) honored George with its Free Speech Defender Award, and \u003ci\u003eTIME\u003c\/i\u003e Magazine named them one of the \"100 Next Most Influential People in the World.\" While writing their memoir, George used he\/him pronouns. Originally from Plainfield, New Jersey, they now live in Los Angeles, California. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eCharly Palmer\u003c\/b\u003e is a graphic designer, illustrator, and the Coretta Scott King John Steptoe New Talent Award winner for \u003ci\u003eMama Africa!\u003c\/i\u003e As a child, he was fascinated by Ezra Jack Keats's illustrations for \u003ci\u003eThe Snowy Day\u003c\/i\u003e, which inspired Charly's own use of color and geometric shapes. He studied art and design at the American Academy of Art and the School of the Art Institute, both in Chicago.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 144\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 9.1 x 6.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 24, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51985857708333,"sku":"9780374391249","price":20.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/4Ygk28deCj9780374391249.webp?v=1776142472","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/flamboyants-the-queer-harlem-renaissance-i-wish-id-known-hardcover","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}