The film Circus of Books tells the story of Karen and Barry Mason, who in 1976 took over a local store, Circus of Books, to distribute Hustler Magazine, leading to their immersion in the LGBT community and eventually becoming the biggest distributors of gay porn in the US.
Circus of Books
Karen and Barry Mason, struggling to support their family in 1976, responded to an ad in the Los Angeles Times, which led them to become distributors for Larry Flynt's Hustler Magazine.