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John Copenhaver

(He/Him)
Richmond
As seen in: People, Electric Literature, CrimeReads
Covers:  Crime fiction, LGTBQ fiction
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10 LGBTQ Crime Fiction Must-Reads - Electric Literature

10 LGBTQ Crime Fiction Must-Reads - Electric Literature

The act of coming out is an unveiling. Since queer people live in a straight, cis-gendered dominant culture, …

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Blacklight: Commentary on the Past, Present, and Future of LGBTQ Crime Fiction

Blacklight: Commentary on the Past, Present, and Future of LGBTQ Crime Fiction

Author: John Copenhaver August 13, 2015 Great crime fiction makes us see ourselves differently-more darkly, m…

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Blacklight: Is Patricia Highsmith's Lesbian Classic 'The Price of Salt' Crime Fiction?

Blacklight: Is Patricia Highsmith's Lesbian Classic 'The Price of Salt' Crime Fiction?

Author: John Copenhaver December 31, 2015 Patricia Highsmith is first and foremost a crime writer. Her best k…

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Find "Unlikeable" Characters & Unlikely Points-of-View in these Multi-layered Crime Novels

Find "Unlikeable" Characters & Unlikely Points-of-View in these Multi-layered Crime Novels

Author: John Copenhaver May 17, 2020 LGBTQ persons have been so demonized in the past that a writer can feel …

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Femmes Fatales, Queer Rage, and Me

Femmes Fatales, Queer Rage, and Me

THE "FEMME FATALE" gained a popular foothold in the detective fiction of the 1930s and then, even more visibl…

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Sympathy for the de Vil: Reading Beyond Likability

Sympathy for the de Vil: Reading Beyond Likability

With the tagline, "I'm Cruella, born brilliant, born bad, and a little bit mad," the marketing for the villai…

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Page-Turning Thrillers, Bath Haus and Yes, Daddy, Expose Power Dynamics Between Gay Men

Page-Turning Thrillers, Bath Haus and Yes, Daddy, Expose Power Dynamics Between Gay Men

Author: John Copenhaver June 21, 2021 With their suggestive titles and gorgeous, pink-suffused covers, P. J. …

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The Femme Fatale: Subverting and Complicating a Noir Trope

The Femme Fatale: Subverting and Complicating a Noir Trope

SPOILERS AHEAD] The femme fatale is a long-standing character type in crime fiction, a prominent and popular …

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Closure: Crime Fiction's Most Satisfying and Elusive Gift

Closure: Crime Fiction's Most Satisfying and Elusive Gift

Several years ago, I decided to redecorate my office. The idea was to make it more aesthetically conducive to…

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