Today we meet Jeff Copeland and we’re talking about the queer book that saved his life: Miss Rona by Rona Barrett.

Jeff is the author of Love You Madly, Holly Woodlawn and co-author with Holly Woodlawn of Low Life in High Heels: The Holly Woodlawn Story. An Emmy award nominee, he worked for nearly thirty years for a variety of TV Networks and film studios, including Discovery, Animal Planet, HGTV, ABC, FOX, and Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.

In Miss Rona, Rona Barrett charts her life from childhood and her struggle with a degenerative hip disease while organizing fan clubs for musicians. From there, she charts her rise as a gossip columnist and ultimately entertainment journalist.

Connect with Jeff

facebook: @jeff.copeland.982
instagram: @loveyoumadlyhollywoodlawn
youtube: @loveyoumadlyhollywoodlawn

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