Release the Beast

A Drag Queen's Guide to Life

By: Bimini Bon Boulash, Jules Scheele

Narrated by: Bimini Bon Boulash

Brought to you by Penguin.

A hilarious and inspiring guide to transforming your life through lessons from drag, by the UK's favourite drag queen and star of RuPaul's Drag Race UK, Bimini Bon Boulash.

Bimini Bon Boulash is the nation's sweetheart, capturing hearts and minds as the gag-inducing, death-dropping, plant-based breakout star of RuPaul's Drag Race UK Season 2. Not only did she make us laugh and cry, she showed us how to develop a Positive Mental Attitude and live happily and healthily outside society's idea of 'normal'.

Telling the story of how drag took her from the brink of self-destruction to the mainstage, as well as life lessons drawing on convention-breaking icons from Kate Moss to Katie Price, in this book Bimini uses all her wit, charm and kindness to show us how to lead the lives we wish we could lead, through the life-changing magic of dragging up.

'Always surprising, unfailingly original and a kind-hearted soul, Bimini Bon Boulash is modern-day, punk-fashion drag royalty' British Vogue

'Season two is just in another league entirely... largely down to the mere existence of Bimini Bon Boulash, the series' lovable, authentic, sharp, articulate, non-binary, East London queen' Cosmopolitan

'Bimini Bon Boulash is a fashion queen for the ages' Dazed

'She's a superstar' Kathy Burke

'You will always be our winner' Sadiq Khan, Mayor of London

© Bimini Bon Boulash 2021 (P) Penguin Audio 2021

Critic reviews

'Seeing Bimini take the world by storm with her authenticity, power and brilliance is truly a delight. Release the Beast is quintessential Bimini, hitting the nail on the head with her irreverent wit and infectious personality. Ms Boulash, you're definitely in the history books now!'

(Jamie Windust, author of In Their Shoes)

'A beautifully vulnerable and heartfelt journey from this down-to-earth high femme them. Bimini's radically real personal story reminds me to stay in my truth. This is a friendly reminder of self-love, and that your greatest gift to this world is to be yourself'

(Fox Fisher, artist, film-maker & campaigner, author of Trans Teen Survival Guide)

'With the generosity of spirit, wit and hilarity that we came to love from Bimini on Drag Race, their book is a triumphant celebration of living authentically - deftly combining the personal and the political, Bimini paints a picture of the world where we can all live freely. I enjoyed it immensely' (Amrou Al-Kadhi)

'It's easy to see why Bimini inspires so many people, injecting positivity where we need it. This book is Ru Paul's mantra "If you don't love yourself, how in the hell you gonna love somebody else?" updated and expanded upon for a new generation' (Amelia Abraham, author of Queer Intentions and We Can Do Better Than This)

'...and the next literary superstar is... Bimini Bon Boulash!!! Like the queen herself- witty, hilarious, empowering, you will fall in love with Release the Beast!'

(Charlie Craggs, author of To My Trans Sisters)

'Always surprising, unfailingly original and a kind-hearted soul, Bimini Bon Boulash is modern-day, punk-fashion drag royalty' (British Vogue)

Smart, fun, and necessary

Bimini is brilliant on the stage and a brilliant activist off the stage. I enjoyed this immensely

LOVE YOU, BIM.

I can’t get enough of this queen. Bimini is such an inspiration and role model for under represented people today. LGBTQIA+ and a vegan! The only plant based queen! They are truly amazing and that accent gives me life. Thanks for sharing, Bim!

One of the most important books I have read

As someone who struggles with gender this is truly life changing and beautifully written and that showing up and respecting each other in any way we can is what is most important in this world. Thank you for your wisdom, words and viewpoint Bimini ❤️