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Harriet Tubman: Live in Concert

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Harriet Tubman: Live in Concert

By: Bob the Drag Queen
Narrated by: Bob the Drag Queen
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 THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

Most Anticipated LGBTQ+ Books of 2025 by Pride • Best New Books of Spring 2025 by Bustle • Most Anticipated Books of 2025 by LitHub • Biggest Books of March by Book Riot • Most Anticipated Books of March by Goodreads

Featuring two new songs written for the audiobook and performed by Bob the Drag Queen!

“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

“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

From RuPaul’s Drag Race winner, Traitors contestant, and host of HBO’s We’re Here comes an inventive, wondrous novel about American hero Harriet Tubman that remixes history into a fresh, dynamic novel about love, freedom, salvation, and hip-hop.

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).©2025 Bob the Drag Queen (P)2025 Simon & Schuster Audio African American Literature & Fiction Heartfelt

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Bob has a remarkable talent for sharing historical facts that are often overlooked or forgotten, all while keeping the story captivating and engaging. He masterfully combines humour, history, and more, allowing readers to connect with the characters and presenting concepts in a clear, enjoyable, and emotional way. This story was incredibly impactful, and I learned so much from it. What an excellent, uplifting, inspiring, and creative book! It successfully blends humour and history.

What a story

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already listed to it twice and was sad when it was over. It seems like an odd premise of the face of it but it really works such an interesting way to bring black history to life. I loved the way it brought Harriet and her friends to life in a modern setting. Funny heartfelt and poinient

I adore this book

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Bobs ability to inform readers of historical facts that go unheard or unlearned whilst still keeping the story captivating and interesting, allowing the readers to become attached to characters and presenting the concept in a clear, fun and emotional way and opening our minds to what is was like for black slaves and what the black community had overcome and what they’re able to do! This story was super impactful and I’ve learned so much.

The admiration, respect and gratitude Bob clearly has for Harriet Tubman is made incredibly crystal clear!

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I really enjoyed the book it was a great way to learn about harriet tubman

really interesting

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simply fantastic, worth the audio version - performance is exceptional and the music is a bonus.

Left wanting more

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I heard about the book from listening to the Sibling Watchery podcast. What could be better than a novel by Bob?? Great listen, wonderfully written and performed, educational, insightful and passionately performed. I definitely recommend.

Fantastic novel

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For me Bob the Drag Queen really did bring these stories to a new audience as a white man from the UK it wasn't something I knew a lot about. The parallels with modern day and the difficult questions about carrying on that legacy were eye opening. The stories were imbued with a lot of emotion and really connected to you.

Bringing the story of the underground railroad to a new audience

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Wow, just wow, what an amazing, uplifting, inspiring, ingenious book, humour, history and so much more, brilliantly written and narrated.

Outstanding

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I loved this book so much. The story telling was perfect, such a sensitive topic covered in a beautiful way.

Such a heartfelt story

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Outstanding. An absolute gem. Powerful and brilliantly crafted. The most unique book I have read in ages.

Home run of a book

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