Circus of Books, also known as Chi Chi LaRue's Circus, is a bookstore and gay pornography shop in West Hollywood, California. It was established in the 1960s as "Book Circus", and in the past also had branches in the Silver Lake and Sherman Oaks neighborhoods of Los Angeles. As notable Los Angeles gay cruising spots of the late 20th Century, both the West Hollywood and Silver Lake locations are now considered important sites of Los Angeles' gay history. The store opened at 8230 Santa Monica Boulevard in West Hollywood as Book Circus. In 1982, when the owner was having financial problems, it was taken over by Barry Mason, a former special effects engineer and inventor, and his wife Karen, a former journalist, who had been working as distributors for Larry Flynt's publications. They renamed it Circus of Books and opened the Silver Lake branch. In addition to gay porn and adult toys, the store stocked back-list paperbacks, novels by LGBTQ writers, science fiction books, Bibles, and foreign newspapers. More information...
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