‘Beyond Binary: Genderqueer and Sexually Fluid Speculative Fiction’ edited by Brit Mandelo Catherine M. Wilson AnthologySpeculative Fiction June 17, 2012 25
The Watcher Balances a Noir Sensibility With a Sensitive Portrait of a Young Gay Man John Copenhaver Reviews November 4, 2020 2 min readIt’s not unusual for LGBTQ+ people to play caretaker or fixer roles in their families—and of course, the irony is...
The Bright Lands Blends Mystery & Horror with a Fascinating Queer Twist John Copenhaver Reviews July 28, 2020 3 min readOver the past few years, novels that blend elements of mystery and horror have gained in popularity and with good...
LGBTQ Podcasters Explore Crime Fiction Through Interviews & Witty Banter John Copenhaver Mystery June 22, 2020 5 min readBeing a huge podcast fan, I’ve been thrilled to discover three podcasts recently that, in different ways, explore queer voices...
Find “Unlikeable” Characters & Unlikely Points-of-View in these Multi-layered Crime Novels John Copenhaver Reviews May 17, 2020 4 min readLGBTQ persons have been so demonized in the past that a writer can feel the social and political imperative to...
Wendy Heard’s Twisty New Thriller The Kill Club Plumbs a Fascinating Moral Dilemma John Copenhaver Fiction January 28, 2020 2 min readThe Kill Club explores complex social and moral questions without sacrificing compelling storytelling. Read More
‘Carved in Bone’ Traces Parallel Love Stories During the Early Days of the AIDS Epidemic John Copenhaver Mystery December 19, 2019 2 min readCarved in Bone offers a complex interplay between past and present Read More
Derek Milman’s ‘Swipe Right for Murder’ Explores Teenage Anger & Grief Through a Fast-Paced Cyber Age Thriller John Copenhaver Fiction October 8, 2019 2 min readSwipe Right for Murder's protagonist is a post-millennial gay teenager who’s refreshingly comfortable with his sexuality Read More
A New Publishing Venture Reissues Gay and Lesbian Crime Fiction from 60s-90s John Copenhaver Interviews August 24, 2019 3 min readReQueered Tales acquires the rights to notable gay and lesbian mystery and suspense novels from the 60s-90s Read More
LGBTQ Crime Writers on the Future of Queer Crime Fiction John Copenhaver Interviews May 8, 2019 10 min read"Crime novels have always been social novels, addressing problems in society. In that sense, they’ve always been important and always will." Read More
Sexy, Historical Noir ‘The Best Bad Things’ Challenges 19th Century Gender Roles John Copenhaver Fiction February 26, 2019 2 min readCarrasco’s main character, Alma Rosales, is a detective who now works under the identity Jack Camp, searching out leaks in a thriving opium smuggling ring Read More
