Eureka O’Hara is making her literary debut later this year, People magazine reports.
Amulet Books will publish Jackson Bright in the Spotlight, written by the RuPaul’s Drag Race fan favorite with Dan Poblocki and illustrated by Ricardo Bessa, in the fall. The press describes the book as “a beautiful, buoyant middle-grade novel about a boy who enters a local pageant—as a drag queen!”
O’Hara was a participant in drag pageants before being cast in the ninth season of RuPaul’s Drag Race, which aired in 2017. She withdrew from the season following a ligament tear and returned the following season, finishing as one of two runners-up. She also appeared in the first three seasons of the HBO reality show We’re Here.
Her middle-grade novel tells the story of Jackson Bright, a boy who decides to enter his town’s Little Miss pageant to support his nonbinary best friend.
“When you’re young and questioning where you fit in the world, seeing someone like you in a story can mean everything,” O’Hara told People. “This book is for every kid who has felt different and needed a reminder that they are perfect just as they are.”
O’Hara announced her book on Instagram, writing, “This story is all about courage, self-expression, and taking up space exactly as you are. I’m beyond excited to finally share it with you.”
Jackson Bright in the Spotlight is slated for publication on Oct. 21.
Michael Schaub is a contributing writer.
