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 ...

Walls of cock rings, porn star Jeff Stryker, Larry Flynt, and a kindly married Jewish couple: One of these things is not like the other. They all come together in perfect if unexpected harmony in ...

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 Circus of Books bookstore is a vital piece of Los Angeles' LGBTQ history. And with the release of the Circus of Books documentary, audiences will get a close look into the shop's notorious history ...

Rachel Mason's Netflix documentary "Circus of Books" tells the colorful history of her parents' iconic queer porn bookstore. Circus of Books closed its last location in 2019 due to the rise of ...

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 ...