Overview

• The Golden Girls: Tales from the Lanai is a new scholarly collection edited by academics including Dr. Taylor Cole Miller of the University of Wisconsin–La Crosse.
• Essays analyze how the series portrayed older women as sexual beings and modeled a chosen-family household after loss.
• Contributors detail how the show used humor to address HIV, LGBTQ representation and aging, positioning television as public education during the era.
• The book includes behind-the-scenes conversations with producers and staff about cast dynamics and the show’s cultural impact.
• The anniversary attention extends to live tributes, with Reba McEntire saying she will perform the theme at the Emmys with Karen Fairchild and Kimberly Schlapman, with further details set to be revealed during the broadcast.