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John Copenhaver

John Copenhaver
John Copenhaver's debut historical crime novel, Dodging and Burning (Pegasus, 2018), has been nominated for an Anthony, Macavity, Strand Critics, Barry, and Lammy Award. Copenhaver writes a crime fiction review column for Lambda Literary called “Blacklight,” and he is the five-time recipient of Artist Fellowships from the D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities. He’s a Lambda Fellow, and he has completed residencies at VCCA, VSC, and Ragdale. He’s a Larry Neal awardee, and his work has appeared in CrimeReads, Electric Lit, Glitterwolf, PANK, New York Journal of Books, Washington Independent Review of Books, and others. He chairs the 7-12 grade English department at Flint Hill School. He lives in DC with his husband, artist Jeffery Paul (Herrity).


Sympathy for the de Vil: Reading Beyond Likability

Readers shouldn't set too high a bar for fictional empathy—and authors shouldn't indulge in exaggerated excuses for their character's bad behavior.

October 5, 2021  By John Copenhaver
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The Femme Fatale: Subverting and Complicating a Noir Trope

How crime novels—and two high-profile TV adaptations—are challenging our ideas about female criminality.

September 13, 2019  By John Copenhaver
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Closure: Crime Fiction's Most Satisfying and Elusive Gift

How Fragments Become Mysteries, Solved and Unsolved

April 27, 2018  By John Copenhaver
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