{"product_id":"expletives-not-deleted-9798449228505","title":"Expletives Not Deleted","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"I've been trying very hard lately to \u003ci\u003enot \u003c\/i\u003ebecome a grumpy old queen... I fear I'm not being entirely successful.\"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eActor\/writer \u003cb\u003eLeon Acord\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eOld Dogs \u0026amp; New Tricks\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e) is annoyed. About cancel culture. About getting older. Precocious parents. Closeted actors. Technology. Racism. Facebook. Culture wars. MAGA. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn his new collection of comic essays, queer curmudgeon (queer-mudgeon?) Acord tackles these subjects and more. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut it's not all gloom and doom. There are also lighter pieces, about gay men's love of divas, how to embrace getting older, why trans rights benefits everyone, and an extensive catalog of movies made \u003ci\u003ebefore\u003c\/i\u003e 2000 that every gay man born \u003ci\u003eafter\u003c\/i\u003e 2000 should see. He discusses how he finally kicked the cigarette habit, how show business has changed in the past 20 years, and why Leslie Jordan inspires him to remain happy even as the world seems to be falling apart. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIf you enjoyed Acord's 2020 tongue-in-cheek \"Hollywood memoir by a non-famous actor\" \u003ci\u003eSUB-LEBRITY - The Queer Life of a Show-Biz Footnote\u003c\/i\u003e, you'll love this new assortment of bitchy but bubbly ruminations on modern-day life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Acord's own proclivity for trouble means that his accounts can be racy, offensive (to some), forthright, and satisfyingly political.\"\u003c\/b\u003e Diane Donovan, \u003ci\u003eMidwest Book Review \u003c\/i\u003e(reviewing \u003ci\u003eSUB-LEBRITY\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Leon Acord\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/25\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 184\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.43lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.39d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798449228505\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Independently Published","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":41293910999155,"sku":"9.79845E+12","price":16.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_d2d381cf-666e-49aa-a2ef-8d0e431e6c85.jpg?v=1706027250","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/expletives-not-deleted-9798449228505","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}