Rita Mae Brown

Rita Mae Brown will celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Mrs. Murphy books with the release of The Big Cat Nap (Bantam; $26).

Rita Mae Brown is the New York Times bestselling author of the Mrs. Murphy mystery series (which she writes with her tiger cat, Sneaky Pie) and the Sister Jane novels, as well as Rubyfruit Jungle, In Her Day, Six of One, The Sand Castle, and the memoirs Animal Magnetism and Rita Will. An Emmy-nominated screenwriter and a poet, Brown lives in Afton, Virginia, with cats, hounds, horses, and big red foxes.

For this event we will be partnering with the Friends For Life Animal Shelter. Friends For Life is the fastest growing No Kill animal shelter in Houston. We are proud to be working with them for this event.

In honor of the 20th Anniversary of these wonderful books, we're inviting you to bring gifts for Mrs. Murphy to benefit Friends For Life.

The Shelter has a full list of items they're in need of, but their highest priority needs are: ProPlan canned cat & kitten food -- chicken & liver flavor Fancy Feast canned cat food (poultry or beef flavors, no seafood) ProPlan dry cat & kitten food Canned and dry dog & puppy food (ProPlan, Science Diet, Nutro, Wellness, Pedigree) Paper Towels Bleach For a full list of items needs, please visit the Ways to Give page on their website. The group will also be here the night of the event with an adoption truck fill with adorable cats. Come early and check them out!

Location: Street: 2342 Bissonnet St Additional: City: Houston, Province: Texas Postal Code: 77005 Country: United States (added from IndieBound)… (more)

Rita Mae Brown on tour for A Nose for Justice.

Room: Main Theater ~ New York Times bestselling author Rita Mae Brown will grace the stage of the Clark County Library for a special evening of words. This is her first visit to Las Vegas and it’s kicking off her book tour in support of the new novel, A Nose for Justice. In it, city girl Mags flees New York City with canine companion in tow, a wire haired dachshund named Baxter, to discover Nevada’s Wild West. But when a sinister plot by a local corporation to divert water supply to Reno leads to murder and family being suspect -- it’s up to Mags and Baxter to sniff out the real killer before it’s too late. Brown is the bestselling author of (among others) Hounded to Death, The Tell-Tale Horse, The Hounds and the Fury, Alma Mater, Six of One, Rubyfruit Jungle, and the memoirs Animal Magnetism and Rita Will. With her tiger cat, Sneaky Pie, she also collaborates on the New York Times bestselling Mrs. Murphy mystery series, including Santa Clawed and Cat of the Century. She is also an Emmy-nominated screenwriter and a poet. Presented in conjunction with Ballantine Books, a book signing and reception will follow the talk. (shieldwolf)… (more)

Rita Mae Brown reads from Animal Magnetism: My Life with Creatures Great and Small.

All Evenings start at 7:30 p.m. Tickets purchased in advance are $18 general admission, $15 students and senior citizens. Season Subscriptions and Mini-Series (3 dates of your choice) are also available Tickets can be purchased either online at www.thurberhouse.org, or calling (614) 464-1032. Tickets will be available at the door, $20 general admission, $18 students and senior citizens. (astults)… (more)

Rita Mae Brown promotes Animal Magnetism: My Life with Creatures Great and Small.

Admission: $5 members. $10 nonmembers. There’s no disputing the fact that Rita Mae Brown has lived a dynamic life full of incredible experiences – she’s been a literary icon, groundbreaking feminist, Hollywood darling, and now a working farmer tending thousands of acres in rural Virginia. But throughout it all, one thing she has always been is a passionate lover of animals - from the cat that purred her to sleep in her cradle to the foxhounds and horses that fill her barn, an animal companion has always been by her side. In her charming and heartfelt new memoir Animal Magnetism: My Life with Creatures Great and Small, she discusses for the first time the life-sustaining relationships with her furry and feathered friends, as well as the important lessons she’s learned from them throughout the years – even confessing that “much of what I am is a result of a life with and close to animals.” (jasbro)… (more)