John Copenhaver’s historical crime novel, Dodging and Burning, won the 2019 Macavity Award for Best First Mystery Novel and garnered Anthony, Strand Critics, Barry, and Lambda Literary Award nominations. A 2005 graduate of Mason's MFA program, he has also had work appear at CrimeReads, Electric Lit, Glitterwolf, PANK, and others
At Gay Mystery Podcast, he talks about that novel, as well as his crime fiction review column "Blacklight" for Lambda Literary.
January 30, 2020