John Paul Brammer is an author, illustrator, and columnist. He runs the popular advice column “¡Hola Papi!” on Substack. His work, including essays, short fiction, and illustrations, has appeared in The Washington Post, Food & Wine, Catapult, Business Insider, and many more. Hola Papi: How to Come Out in a Walmart Parking Lot and Other Life Lessons (Simon & Schuster), a funny memoir-in-essays chronicling his journey growing up as a queer, mixed-race kid in America’s heartland, is his first book. As he shares his story, Brammer attempts to answer some of life’s toughest questions: How do I let go of the past? How do I become the person I want to be? Is there such a thing as being too gay? Should I hook up with my grade school bully now that he’s out of the closet? The Advocate said that “John Paul Brammer brings his trademark heart and wit to essays that reveal how he grew up queer and mixed-race in the American heartland, came out in a Walmart parking lot (he does not recommend it), and became the LGBTQ+ community’s favorite advice columnist – the ‘Chicano Carrie Bradshaw’ of his generation.”
