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Joan Denman (she/her) owned and operated Rubyfruit Books, an independent bookstore that specialized in LGBT books, from 1983 to 1996. Denman describes the indie bookstore scene in Tallahassee during this period. She discusses book culture, working with Naiad Press, and the bookstore’s involvement in the local lesbian and gay scenes. She talks about the controversial syndication of the book Lesbian Nuns to the magazine Penthouse Forum in 1985, and the resulting fall out.
Joan Denman (she/her) owned and operated Rubyfruit Books, an independent bookstore that specialized in LGBT books, from 1983 to 1996. Denman describes the indie bookstore scene in Tallahassee during this period. She discusses book culture, working with Naiad Press, and the bookstore’s involvement in the local lesbian and gay scenes. She talks about the controversial syndication of the book Lesbian Nuns to the magazine Penthouse Forum in 1985, and the resulting fall out.
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