Rita Mae Brown
Author of Rubyfruit Jungle
About the Author
Rita Mae Brown was born in Hanover, Pennsylvania, on November 28, 1944. She received an associate's degree from Broward Junior College in 1965, a B.A. in English and classics from New York University in 1968, a Cinematography Degree from the School of the Visual Arts in 1968, and a Ph.D. in English show more and political science from the Institute for Policy Studies in 1976. She was the writer-in-residence at the Women's Writing Center of Cazenovi College and a visiting instructor teaching fiction writing at the University of Virginia. After publishing two books of poetry, she published her first novel, Rubyfruit Jungle, in 1973. Her works include The Hand that Cradles the Rock, Sudden Death, Venus Envy, Loose Lips, and Rita Will: Memoir of a Literary Rabble-Rouser. She writes the Mrs. Murphy Mystery series and Foxhunting Mysteries series. She also writes screenplays and teleplays including Sweet Surrender, Room to Move, Table Dancing, and The Long Hot Summer. Her work on TV earned several Emmy nominations and she received the Writers Guild of America Award for Best Variety Show in 1982 for I Love Liberty. (Bowker Author Biography) Rita Mae Brown is the author of many novels, including "Outfoxed" & "Loose Lips". She & her collaborator, Sneaky Pie Brown, have written eight previous Mrs. Murphy mysteries, most recently "Pawing Through the Past". (Publisher Provided) show less
Series
Works by Rita Mae Brown
Associated Works
Sisterhood Is Powerful: An Anthology of Writings from the Women's Liberation Movement (1970) — Contributor — 571 copies
For the Love of Books: 115 Celebrated Writers on the Books They Love Most (1999) — Contributor — 452 copies
Chloe Plus Olivia: An Anthology of Lesbian Literature from the 17th Century to the Present (1994) — Contributor — 448 copies
Books to Die For: The World's Greatest Mystery Writers on the World's Greatest Mystery Novels (2012) 245 copies
A Fork in the Road: Tales of Food, Pleasure, and Discovery on the Road (2013) — Contributor — 99 copies
In Search of Stonewall: The Riots at 50, The Gay and Lesbian Review at 25, Best Essays 1994-2018 (2019) — Interviewee — 74 copies
Before Stonewall: The Making of a Gay and Lesbian Community [1985 film] (1997) — Narrator — 54 copies
Tagged
Common Knowledge
- Canonical name
- Brown, Rita Mae
- Birthdate
- 1944-11-28
- Gender
- female
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Hanover, Pennsylvania, USA
- Places of residence
- New York, New York, USA
Los Angeles, California, USA
Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
Afton, Virginia, USA - Education
- Institute for Policy Studies (Ph.D|1973)
Union Institute & University (Ph.D|1976)
New York School of Visual Arts (cert. 1968)
New York University (BA|1968)
Broward Community College (AA|1965)
University of Florida - Occupations
- novelist
poet
screenwriter
master of foxhounds - Organizations
- Oak Ridge Foxhunt Club
Blue Ridge Polo Club - Awards and honors
- Pioneer Award, Lamba Literary Foundation (2015)
Writers Guild of America Award (1982)
New York Public Library's Literary Lion award (1987)
Members
Reviews
The Hunt Ball by Rita Mae Brown
Sister Arnold may have lauded the closures in England for fox hunting, but I can't help thinking about the suffering it caused a lot of common people.
I was looking for a cozy after my previous reads, but this was not the right choice. Even more ridiculous than the previous books in the series, with long polemic and political digressions I could have done without.
cozy-mystery, series, animal-narratives, anthropomorphic, virginia, rural, small-business, small-town, pet-cat, pet-dog, politics, politicians, attempted-murder, attitude-of-entitlement, drugs-issues, greed, political-corruption, political-intrigue
Some really serious stuff here that reflects the life happenings of 2023 in politics and the infiltration of the drug trade into too much of daily life. The historical learning (for those of us who geek history) relates to the use of Ham Radios and Morse Code from WW2 to the present as it pertains to the regular characters. There are several mysteries to solve and the furry ones continue to be essential. Always a good read from this author!
I requested and received a free temporary EARC from Random House Publishing Group - Ballantine, Bantam via NetGalley. Thank you!
Pub Date 16 Apr 2024
#MrsMurphyMysteriesNo32 #Anthropomorphism… (more)
Some really serious stuff here that reflects the life happenings of 2023 in politics and the infiltration of the drug trade into too much of daily life. The historical learning (for those of us who geek history) relates to the use of Ham Radios and Morse Code from WW2 to the present as it pertains to the regular characters. There are several mysteries to solve and the furry ones continue to be essential. Always a good read from this author!
I requested and received a free temporary EARC from Random House Publishing Group - Ballantine, Bantam via NetGalley. Thank you!
Pub Date 16 Apr 2024
#MrsMurphyMysteriesNo32 #Anthropomorphism… (more)
This one was slow to start-- some bits of her childhood made me a bit nauseous. I read it in a few days, and I think I liked it fine at the time, but now I'm kind of hard-pressed to remember anything about it. I'd like to give it about 2 1/2 stars, I suppose.
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