Because if I wrote in my fictional books what people really do, nobody would believe it.Ĭoca-Cola. Real life or fiction, which is more interesting? I do think it’s fascinating to watch money move around the world. But a profession that you can make money in, I’d probably belong to that despised species called an investment banker. If you weren’t a writer and a horsewoman, what would you do? She recently released A Nose For Justice, the debut novel of the “Sister” Jane foxhunting mystery series, and her memoir, Animal Magnetism, in which she shares the life lessons she’s learned from animals. Brown frequently mixes her love of hunting with her passion for writing. She also started the Blue Ridge Polo Club, the first women-only club in America. And in 1973 she earned critical acclaim with Rubyfruit Jungle, her groundbreaking novel with lesbian themes.īut Brown is also an avid foxhunter, serving as Master of Foxhounds of the Oak Ridge Fox Hunt in Afton, Va. She was present at the Stonewall Riots in 1969, a defining event at the beginning of the gay rights movement. After her first book of poetry, The Hand That Cradles The Rock, was published in 1971, Brown began writing novels and hasn’t stopped since.īrown has lived her life as a political activist, devoted to the civil rights, anti-war, gay liberation and feminist movements. For more than 30 years, New York Times best-selling author Rita Mae Brown has captivated readers with tales of sabotage, murder and mystery.
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