Quote of the day
Whenever I was upset by something in the papers, [Jack] always told me to be more tolerant, like a horse flicking away flies in the summer.
Rita Mae Brown

Born: November 28, 1944 (age 80)
Bio: Rita Mae Brown is an American writer and feminist. She is best known for her first novel Rubyfruit Jungle. Published in 1973, it dealt with lesbian themes in an explicit manner unusual for the time. Brown is also a mystery writer and screenwriter.
Known for:
- Sneaky Pie for President (2012)
- Rubyfruit Jungle (1973)
- Nine Lives to Die (2014)
- The Big Cat Nap (2012)
- Tail Gait: A Mrs. Murphy Mystery (2015)
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