For over 35 years, the gay porn shop Circus of Books gave Los Angeles’ LGBT+ community a space to socialize and celebrate themselves without judgment. Executive produced by Ryan Murphy, Circus ...

In “Circus of Books,” Mason’s documentary about her parents’ bookstore, she explores what it meant for her “nice, straight Jewish parents” to own a gay porn and adult goods store in ...

With the rise of internet porn and dating apps, stores like Circus of Books have become financially unfeasible to maintain. In August 2016, Karen and Barry closed their Silver Lake location and ...

Circus of Books also provided a genuine haven for a primarily gay male clientele under siege from repressive powers-that-be, in addition to a disease (AIDS) that was quickly decimating the community.

With Netflix documentary 'Circus of Books,' director Rachel Mason documents her parents’ secret life as ’80s gay porn merchants.

The Masons became the owners of Book Circus in 1982, and changed the name of the business to Circus of Books. But just because a pair of straight-laced, conservative Jewish parents were the new ...

About the Author Lee Stath (Marilees) is a circus cather who retired and looks back to the wonderful life he had lived at the circus, the place where he met his beloved wife, Mary. His book "She ...

This approach may strike some as, well, a stretch, but there is a long history of using art and drama to teach the Bible. In 1995, Peter Pitzele wrote his book “Our Father’s Wells,” a ...

Spell books, dragons, mermaids, fairies and a magic circus all take on new life in the pages of these five enchanting tales hitting shelves in May and June. Accessibility links.