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 ...

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.

Both Circus of Books locations have since closed, but this documentary is a necessary, if incomplete, homage to their influence.

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 ...

In the documentary Circus of Books, director Rachel details the 35 years her parents, a Jewish couple with three children, ran an iconic gay porn shop in West Hollywood, California, that became ...

Rachel Mason's Netflix documentary "Circus of Books" tells the colorful history of her parents' iconic queer porn bookstore.

Internet killed the video store in the documentary “Circus of Books,” which examines the history of a long-running porn shop and adult goods store in West Hollywood that closed in 2019.

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.

‘Circus of Books’ Review: XXX and XOXO In a Netflix documentary, the filmmaker tells the surprising story of her parents, who wound up running one of California’s most storied gay porn shops.

In their classroom, Torah is a three-ring circus — by design A new book explores the connections between Jews, the circus and the study of Jewish text.