Author
Rita Mae Brown
Rita Mae Brown wrote Rubyfruit Jungle in 1973, which alone earned her a permanent spot in American literary history. She also writes the long-running Sneaky Pie Brown cat mystery series, several standalones, and one of the best fox-hunting-Virginia novels going (Outfoxed). Sharp-tongued in interviews, sharp-tongued on the page.
Reviews
5
Books on file
6
Avg rating
Years active
1973-2011
Reviewed
Our reviews of Rita Mae Brown's work
A Nose for Justice
by Rita Mae Brown
The first Mags Rogers/Mrs. Murphy crossover, by Rita Mae Brown. Cozy mystery with three animal POV characters and a Virginia setting Brown knows by heart.
Alma Mater
by Rita Mae Brown
Alma Mater by Rita Mae Brown 2001 review. A coming-of-age novel set at a small Virginia women’s college about a senior who falls in love with her best friend during her last spring semester.
Rubyfruit Jungle
by Rita Mae Brown
Rubyfruit Jungle by Rita Mae Brown 1973 review. The landmark coming-of-age novel about Molly Bolt, a smart, queer Florida kid who refuses every social script she is handed.
The Sand Castle
by Rita Mae Brown
The Sand Castle by Rita Mae Brown 2008 review. A multigenerational Maryland family rents a beach cottage on Chincoteague for one last summer day before the matriarch dies.
Venus Envy
by Rita Mae Brown
Venus Envy by Rita Mae Brown 1993 review. A Virginia gallery owner mistakenly told she has weeks to live writes the truth to every important person in her life. Then she does not die.
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What we have said about Rita Mae Brown
Rubyfruit Jungle by Rita Mae Brown 1973 review. The landmark coming-of-age novel about Molly Bolt, a smart, queer Florida kid who refuses every social script she is handed.
Alma Mater by Rita Mae Brown 2001 review. A coming-of-age novel set at a small Virginia women’s college about a senior who falls in love with her best friend during her last spring semester.
Venus Envy by Rita Mae Brown 1993 review. A Virginia gallery owner mistakenly told she has weeks to live writes the truth to every important person in her life. Then she does not die.
The Sand Castle by Rita Mae Brown 2008 review. A multigenerational Maryland family rents a beach cottage on Chincoteague for one last summer day before the matriarch dies.
The first Mags Rogers/Mrs. Murphy crossover, by Rita Mae Brown. Cozy mystery with three animal POV characters and a Virginia setting Brown knows by heart.
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