Writers in the Loft Series Welcomes Rita Mae Brown Tonight

The Music Hall's Writers in the Loft series will present the acclaimed author, activist, and screenwriter Rita Mae Brown tonight, June 25, 2015. Ms. Brown will share TAIL GAIT, the latest in her wildly popular Mrs. Murphy mystery series, written with her feline co-author Sneaky Pie Brown. In addition to this work, Ms. Brown will also discuss her landmark 1973 novel RUBYFRUIT JUNGLE. Just re-issued in paperback, this groundbreaking work of fiction launched her as a key influencer at the height of the Civil Rights movement.

The 7pm event includes an author presentation and moderated Q+A, plus book signing and meet-and-greet. This evening with Rita Mae Brown will be held at the Music Hall Loft at 131 Congress Street, in downtown Portsmouth, New Hampshire.

With more than 8 million books in print worldwide, Ms. Brown has long been heralded as one of her generation's most influential and writer and activist. Her profound intellect, humor, and charm keep her multitudes of devoted readers coming back to work again and again. Writing with the same bawdy and fearless wit that encompassed the trailblazing RUBYFRUIT JUNGLE, Rita Mae Brown delivers again with TAIL GAIT a thrilling new work of claw-biting suspense.

"We are delighted to welcome to the Loft this remarkable free-wheeling feminist and author," said Patricia Lynch, Executive Director of The Music Hall. "Rita Mae Brown's latest romp of a mystery should be catnip to her legions of readers. I also look forward to hearing from her, as a pioneer of gender thinking, about her career as a writer and activist."

ABOUT THE BOOK - TAIL GAIT

When the beloved University of Virginia history professor Greg "Ginger" McConnell is found murdered on the golf course -gunned down in broad daylight by an unseen killer-no one can fathom a motive, let alone find a suspect. Just as Harry and her furry cohorts begin nosing into the case, however, a homeless UVA alum confesses to the crime. Trouble is, no one believes that the besotted former All-American could have done the foul deed-especially after Mrs. Murphy, Pewter, and Tucker make another gruesome discovery.

As the questions surrounding Ginger's death pile up, Harry's search for answers takes her down the fascinating byways of Virginia's Revolutionary past. The professor was something of a sleuth himself, it seems, and the centuries-old mystery he was unraveling may well have put a target on his back...

ABOUT THE BOOK - RUBYFRUIT JUNGLE

A landmark coming-of-age novel that launched the career of Rita Mae Brown, Rubyfruit Jungle remains a transformative work more than 40 years after its original publication. In bawdy, moving prose, Rita Mae Brown tells the story of Molly Bolt, the adoptive daughter of a dirt-poor Southern couple who boldly forges her own path in America. With her startling beauty and crackling wit, Molly finds that women are drawn to her wherever she goes-and she refuses to apologize for loving them back. This literary milestone continues to resonate with its message about being true to yourself and, against the odds, living happily ever after.

ABOUT THE AUTHORS

RITA MAE BROWN is the bestselling author of the Sneaky Pie Brown series; the Sister Jane series; A Nose for Justice and Murder Unleashed; Rubyfruit Jungle; In Her Day; and Six of One, as well as several other novels. An Emmy-nominated screenwriter and a poet, Brown lives in Afton, Virginia.

SNEAKY PIE BROWN, a tiger cat born somewhere in Albemarle County, Virginia, was discovered by Rita Mae Brown at her local SPCA. They have collaborated on numerous Mrs. Murphy mysteries-in addition to Sneaky Pie's Cookbook for Mystery Lovers and Sneaky Pie for President.

TICKETS

The ticket package for Writers in the Loft: Rita Mae Brown on Thursday, June 25, at 7pm is $40. In addition to a reserved seat, the package includes a copy of TAIL GAIT (hardcover, $26), a bar beverage, and book signing meet-and-greet. (RUBYFRUIT JUNGLE the just-released paperback edition, will be available for separate purchase, $16), Packages can be purchased through The Music Hall Box Office, located at 28 Chestnut Street, Portsmouth, over the phone at 603.436.2400, or online at www.themusichall.org

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