Ricky Tucker is a passionate literary force and a dedicated scholar of the creative arts. With more than a decade of experience in literature, editorial, education, and cultural criticism, his writing, teaching, and creative direction have amplified and uplifted the voices and narratives of myriad communities around the globe. Tucker has a voracious curiosity for culture and media and mines through it with forensic precision. His musings on pop culture have been featured in prestigious publications and outlets, such as the Paris Review, VOGUE, TIME, New York Magazine, I-D, Brooklyn Rail, NPR, and All of It with Alison Stewart, among others. Tucker is the host and executive producer of Outsider In, a podcast featuring outliers creating the culture. His L.A. Times bestselling debut, And the Category Is... Inside New York's Vogue, House, and Ballroom Community, reveals the history and relevance of the world's largest art collective and its enduring influence across time.