Over 300 route books made by American circuses are being digitized for the first time by Illinois State University, Circus World, and the Ringling Museum of Art. “The Circus Annual” from Ringling Bros ...

It sometimes seems as if Netflix has reinvented the documentary. The streaming service frequently produces films and series about subjects that may not have been given the time of day by more ...

Watch a clip from the documentary ‘Circus of Books,’ directed by Rachel Mason. Photo: Netflix ‘Circus of Books,” a fascinating documentary newly on Netflix, chronicles the rise and fall of a family ...

The documentary “Circus of Books” tells the story of two book stores, one in West Hollywood and the other in Silver Lake, operated by Karen and Barry Mason, who became accidental book sellers. They ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Karen and Barry Mason, the proprietors of Circus of Books. (Photo: Netflix) When Circus of Books, a legendary bookstore and porn ...

With her roots in the avant-garde art world, Rachel Mason’s highest hope for her family film was landing a screening at the ONE archive, USC’s library of LGBTQ media. A well-reviewed Tribeca Film ...

The default line in the Mason family was that their family ran a bookstore. This statement was technically accurate, but the full truth, according to artist and filmmaker Rachel Mason, was shrouded in ...

CAT MAN (310 pp.)—Edward Hoagland—Houghton Mifflin ($3.75). Reading this novel about circus life is a little like lifting a splendid rug and finding that unspeakable things have been swept under it.

Here are a few more things worth knowing about the Ryan Murphy Television, Passion Pictures, Neon Heart Productions history flick. Circus of Books starring Rachel Mason, Josh Mason, Alaska Thunderfuck ...