Queen Bey

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By Veronica Chambers

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FEATURED IN: The New York Times Book Review ("New and Noteworthy") •Essence • Newsweek•People • Bustle • PopSugar • Refinery 29 • HelloGiggles' • PureWow • Newsday• AMNewYork

The Ultimate Beyoncé Collectible

"Beyoncé fans will eat it up." —People

"You don't need to be in the Beyhive to appreciate Queen Bey...Voices including culture critic Luvvie Ajayi and actress and producer Lena Waithe give us a fresh take on Beyoncé, who's arguably the biggest pop star of our time." —Essence

Beyoncé. Her name conjures more than music, it has come to be synonymous with beauty, glamour, power, creativity, love, and romance. Her performances are legendary, her album releases events. She is not even forty but she has already rewritten the Beyoncé playbook more than half a dozen times. She is consistently provocative, political and surprising. As a solo artist, she has sold more than 100 million records. She has won 22 Grammys and is the most-nominated woman artist in the history of Grammy awards. Her 2018 performance at Coachella wowed the world. The New York Times wrote: "There's not likely to be a more meaningful, absorbing, forceful and radical performance by an American musician this year or any year soon." Artist, business woman, mother, daughter, sister, wife, black feminist, Queen Bey is endlessly fascinating.

Queen Bey features a diverse range of voices, from star academics to outspoken cultural critics to Hollywood and music stars. Essays include:

"What Might a Black Girl Be in This World," an introduction by Veronica Chambers
"Beychella is Proof That Beyoncé is the Greatest Performer Alive. I’m Not Arguing." by Luvvie Ajayi
"On the Journey Together," by Lena Waithe
"What Beyoncé Means to Everyone," by Meredith Broussard with visualizations by Andrew Harvard and Juan Carlos Mora
"Jay-Z's Apology to Beyoncé Isn't Just Celebrity Gossip — It's a Political Act" by Brittney Cooper
"All Her Single Ladies" by Kid Fury
"The Elevator" by Ylonda Gault
"The Art of Being Beyoncé" by Maria Brito
"Getting, Giving and Leaving" by Melissa Harris Perry and Mankaprr Conteh
"Beyoncé the Brave" by Reshma Saujani
"Living into the Lemonade: Redefining Black Women’s Spirituality in the Age of Beyoncé" by Candice Benbow
"Beyoncé’s Radical Ways" by Carmen Perez
"Finding la Reina in Queen Bey" by Isabel Gonzalez Whitaker
"Beyoncé, Influencer" by Elodie Maillet Storm
"The King of Pop and the Queen of Everything" by Michael Eric Dyson
"Style So Sacred" by Edward Enninful
"The Beauty of Beyoncé" by Fatima Robinson
"Because Beyoncé." by Ebro Darden
"King Bey" by Treva B. Lindsey
"Meridonial: Beyoncé’s Southern Roots and References" by Robin M. Boylorn
"B & V: A Love Letter" by Caroline Clarke

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36 Reviews

3.5

Megan Loibl

Created 6 months ago

“Read this to get my Q book title for the alphabet reading challenge. I'm not a super fan, but definitely not a hater - I can appreciate what Beyonce has accomplished (similar to Taylor Swift - maybe they'll make one of these on her too). The different authors was good different perspectives, but they overlapped on a lot of the topics.”

Ms. Tina

Created 7 months ago

“Sigh… Before I begin this review, I must say that I had been waiting patiently for at least a year or two for my library to get this book. Now that I got it, I am blown away! I could have finished this book in a day, but decided against it because the content was just too amazing. This book was quite literally a breath of fresh air and I recommend it to fans of Bey, baby hive, Beyhive, og hive, Michael Jackson fans and honestly everyone else who either likes or hate Bey. You’ll learn something for sure! This book reminded me why I’m a fan of hers. It didn’t just feature all praises, believe it or not, there were certainly criticisms, but those critiques were definitely okay. I officially became a fan of Bey in 2013. Being born in 95, I was around right when DC kicked off. I never really had an opinion of her, I just always enjoyed her singing. I was influenced by others in my early teens to dislike Bey, but honestly never even knew why we were disliking her. When self titled dropped during winter break of my freshman year of college, I was mesmerized. The albums before had caught my attention, but I can fully say that self titled made me the fan I am today. I finally caught my first tour in 2023 when I witnessed the Queen for the first time in Club Renaissance and bawled my eyes out. For much of my formative years, Beyoncé has been there, has met the people I love who are now gone (MJ, Prince, Whitney) who among others have passed the torch to her and I finally got a chance to see her for the first time in the flesh. In 2023, I also finished her biography by J. Randy Taraborrelli which made me love her even more. And now to finish reading this celebration??? I am once again encouraged and inspired by this country black girl from Texas. Bey and I have tons of similarities: we’re both the oldest, shy (unless doing something we love), love our craft, put our all into what we love, perfectionists and many more. This book reminded me of that and so much more. And I’m glad people who are not only diehard Beyhive but also just fans have come together to put this book out. I need a physical copy to highlight and write notes through. One day, I hope and pray that Bey writes her autobiography. I truly do. Her documentaries are wonderful. The biographies and celebrations of her are wonderful, but if she tells her her own story, I can’t wait to see how certain biographies, celebrations, etc either line up or refute what’s been written about her. IMO, everyone should read this book. It’s time for my annual watch of “Life Is But A Dream.””

Manila

Created 9 months ago

“This is a nice collection of essays about the relevance and power of Beyoncé. Some essays were quite personal and stayed with me for a while. Others weren’t as touching or just seemed more perfunctory than they should have been. The one that really stood out (positively) to me was written by Kid Fury (podcast host of The Read). I read it multiple times. There are some books I pick up again and again. If I still had a copy of it (I borrowed it from the library where I used to live), I would have reread it at least once or twice.”

Beautifully-written Easy to read Original

CiCi

Created 11 months ago

“The writing itself of this book is really good, however, I didn't like it. It is just a collection of essays from a plethora of people discussing Beyonce and the impact she has. I really thought this was a memoir / biography. Thank the Gods, I didn't spend that much money on it. I would have been very mad at myself if I had. Thank you Dollar General :P Beyonce is a powerful, independent, intelligent and sexy woman. Who wouldn't want to be like her? Case Closed.”

Schaelove

Created over 1 year ago

About Veronica Chambers

VERONICA CHAMBERS is the editor of the New York Times archival storytelling team, a new initiative devoted to publishing articles based on photographs recently rediscovered as the paper digitizes millions of images. She is the editor of TheMeaning of Michelle, celebrating the former first lady, which was a Los Angeles Times bestseller and a Time Magazine Top Nonfiction of the year. Veronica has written several books as well, including Mama’s Girl, a critically acclaimed memoir, and she co-wrote Yes, Chef with Marcus Samuelsson and 32 Yolks with Eric Ripert.