LEILA FADEL, HOST: If you've ever seen "RuPaul's Drag Race," you know reading is a key part of the competition. (SOUNDBITE OF TV SHOW, "RUPAUL'S DRAG RACE") RUPAUL: Get out your library cards, girls.

The star, whose show “RuPaul’s Drag Race” has an international following, is one of the founders of a new online bookstore promoting underrepresented authors. The giveaways are part of its outreach.

RuPaul announced this week that he's sending a rainbow bus full of banned books from the West Coast to the South. FADEL: In videos posted on Instagram, RuPaul announced the launch of an online ...