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Rita Mae Brown (born November 28, 1944) is an American feminist writer, best known for her coming-of-age autobiographical novel, Rubyfruit Jungle. Brown was active in a number of civil rights campaigns and criticized the marginalization of lesbians within feminist groups.
Rita Mae Brown, born 28 November 1944, is a prolific American writer and feminist. She is mostly known for her first novel, Rubyfruit Jungle. The novel dealt with lesbian themes in an explicit manner unusual for the time when the novel was written.
The official site for Rita Mae Brown, 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.
Rita Mae Brown is the New York Times bestselling author of the Mrs. Murphy mystery series, which she writes with her cat, Sneaky Pie. She says that it takes a cat to write the purr-fect mystery and everyone agrees.
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- November 28, 1944
- Rubyfruit Jungle.
- Wish You Were Here (Mrs. Murphy, #1) by Rita Mae Brown, Sneaky Pie Brown.
- Rest in Pieces (Mrs. Murphy #2)
- Murder at Monticello (Mrs. Murphy #3)
Rita Mae Brown is the bestselling author of the Sneaky Pie Brown series; the Sister Jane series; the Runnymede novels, including Six of One and Cakewalk; A Nose for Justice and Murder Unleashed; Rubyfruit Jungle; In Her Day; and many other books.
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Rubyfruit Jungle is the first novel by Rita Mae Brown. Published in 1973, it was remarkable in its day for its explicit portrayal of lesbianism. The novel is a coming-of-age autobiographical account of Brown's youth and emergence as a lesbian author.