John Copenhaver
@johncopenhaver.bsky.social
Award-winning author. Educator. HALL OF MIRRORS out now! Order link in Linktree. http://linktr.ee/johncope74 (he/him) muckrack: http://bit.ly/3Uxxm9E
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Thrilled to share Crime Ink: Iconic—an anthology of crime fiction inspired by queer icons and written by leading queer voices. Out Sept. 2. Preorder now. johncopenhaver.com/order-crime-...
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#crimeinkiconic #crimefiction #queerbooks #queercrime #bookstagram #preorder
RVA friends and readers, I’m chatting with Con Lehane about his fantastic new historical crime novel, The Red Scare Murders at Fountain Bookstore, Inc. this Wednesday, 1/14 at 6:00 PM.
Don’t miss it! Free registration below
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Don’t miss it! Free registration below
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1/14 - The Red Scare Murders with Con Lehane by Fountain Bookstore
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January 11, 2026 at 8:07 PM
RVA friends and readers, I’m chatting with Con Lehane about his fantastic new historical crime novel, The Red Scare Murders at Fountain Bookstore, Inc. this Wednesday, 1/14 at 6:00 PM.
Don’t miss it! Free registration below
withfriends.co/event/269842...
Don’t miss it! Free registration below
withfriends.co/event/269842...
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In case you missed the virtual event with @johncopenhaver.bsky.social, Mysti Berry, and myself, here it is on YouTube. Check it out and let us know what you think.
Crime Fiction that Matters with Curtis Ippolito, John Copenhaver, and Mysti Berry
YouTube video by MWA NorCal
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January 10, 2026 at 6:52 PM
In case you missed the virtual event with @johncopenhaver.bsky.social, Mysti Berry, and myself, here it is on YouTube. Check it out and let us know what you think.
I’m so excited to be in conversation with Anthony Award–winning author Olivia Blacke about her new mystery, Death at the Door—we’ll be talking all things mystery, hauntings, and ghostly crime solvers. 👻📚
RVA friends, swing by!
RVA friends, swing by!
January 6, 2026 at 10:18 PM
I’m so excited to be in conversation with Anthony Award–winning author Olivia Blacke about her new mystery, Death at the Door—we’ll be talking all things mystery, hauntings, and ghostly crime solvers. 👻📚
RVA friends, swing by!
RVA friends, swing by!
Thrilled to see Crime Ink: Iconic on the Los Angeles Blade’s list of Best Books to Give This Holiday Season. This anthology is close to my heart, and I’m grateful for these incredible contributors and their stellar work. 🎄❤️🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
December 14, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Thrilled to see Crime Ink: Iconic on the Los Angeles Blade’s list of Best Books to Give This Holiday Season. This anthology is close to my heart, and I’m grateful for these incredible contributors and their stellar work. 🎄❤️🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
Richmond, swing by tonight for a drink and X-mas shopping! Books make great gifts!
December 6, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Richmond, swing by tonight for a drink and X-mas shopping! Books make great gifts!
This winter round-up from @queercrimefic.bsky.social on @crimereads.bsky.social shows how boldly queer crime writers address issues from anti-LGBTQ+ legislation to the machinery of power. Check them out!
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crimereads.com/queer-crime-...
December 5, 2025 at 3:47 PM
This winter round-up from @queercrimefic.bsky.social on @crimereads.bsky.social shows how boldly queer crime writers address issues from anti-LGBTQ+ legislation to the machinery of power. Check them out!
crimereads.com/queer-crime-...
crimereads.com/queer-crime-...
This Saturday, 7–9 PM: BrewHoHo at Afterglow Coffee Cooperative! Come grab a drink, browse books, and meet 16 of RVA’s best authors—including me.😉
@shelflifebooksrva.bsky.social will have books for sale, and we’ll be signing. Get a jump on holiday shopping and have some fun. 🎄📚☕️
@shelflifebooksrva.bsky.social will have books for sale, and we’ll be signing. Get a jump on holiday shopping and have some fun. 🎄📚☕️
December 2, 2025 at 9:47 PM
This Saturday, 7–9 PM: BrewHoHo at Afterglow Coffee Cooperative! Come grab a drink, browse books, and meet 16 of RVA’s best authors—including me.😉
@shelflifebooksrva.bsky.social will have books for sale, and we’ll be signing. Get a jump on holiday shopping and have some fun. 🎄📚☕️
@shelflifebooksrva.bsky.social will have books for sale, and we’ll be signing. Get a jump on holiday shopping and have some fun. 🎄📚☕️
Next week, join Curtis Ippolito, Mysti Berry, and me for a conversation about editing anthologies that go beyond theme—they’re built to push for change. The event is free and hosted by the MWA NorCal Chapter, but you’ll need to register. See you there! ➡️ bit.ly/3XzdSoa
December 2, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Next week, join Curtis Ippolito, Mysti Berry, and me for a conversation about editing anthologies that go beyond theme—they’re built to push for change. The event is free and hosted by the MWA NorCal Chapter, but you’ll need to register. See you there! ➡️ bit.ly/3XzdSoa
Thrilled to see Crime Ink: Iconic—the anthology I edited with Salem West—and Every Say a Little Death, edited by Josh Pachter, both featured in Oline Cogdill’s Sun Sentinel best-of column. Grateful to Oline for championing crime fiction, especially short fiction!
November 28, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Thrilled to see Crime Ink: Iconic—the anthology I edited with Salem West—and Every Say a Little Death, edited by Josh Pachter, both featured in Oline Cogdill’s Sun Sentinel best-of column. Grateful to Oline for championing crime fiction, especially short fiction!
I loved talking with @rachelhowzell.bsky.social, @almakatsu.bsky.social, and @alexsegura.bsky.social about what happens when writers jump genres. The risks, the surprises, the freedom. If you’re interested in how reinvention fuels craft, check out the article: www.thebigthrill.org/2025/11/cros...
November 25, 2025 at 3:35 PM
I loved talking with @rachelhowzell.bsky.social, @almakatsu.bsky.social, and @alexsegura.bsky.social about what happens when writers jump genres. The risks, the surprises, the freedom. If you’re interested in how reinvention fuels craft, check out the article: www.thebigthrill.org/2025/11/cros...
Reposted by John Copenhaver
Honored to be part of this great profile on multi-genre authors, including pals @rachelhowzell.bsky.social and @almakatsu.bsky.social, by the talented @johncopenhaver.bsky.social at ITW's The Big Thrill! www.thebigthrill.org/2025/11/cros...
Crossing Genres: Three Authors on Risk, Reinvention, and Creative Freedom – THE BIG THRILL
What happens when writers leave their literary comfort zones?
www.thebigthrill.org
November 24, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Honored to be part of this great profile on multi-genre authors, including pals @rachelhowzell.bsky.social and @almakatsu.bsky.social, by the talented @johncopenhaver.bsky.social at ITW's The Big Thrill! www.thebigthrill.org/2025/11/cros...
Reposted by John Copenhaver
toying with the idea of writing in more than one genre? read this by @johncopenhaver.bsky.social feat @rachelhowzell.bsky.social @alexsegura.bsky.social & me www.thebigthrill.org/2025/11/cros...
Crossing Genres: Three Authors on Risk, Reinvention, and Creative Freedom – THE BIG THRILL
What happens when writers leave their literary comfort zones?
www.thebigthrill.org
November 24, 2025 at 6:53 PM
toying with the idea of writing in more than one genre? read this by @johncopenhaver.bsky.social feat @rachelhowzell.bsky.social @alexsegura.bsky.social & me www.thebigthrill.org/2025/11/cros...
Reposted by John Copenhaver
Excited to announce this free, virtual event. Hosted by MWA NorCal, Mysti Berry, @johncopenhaver.bsky.social, and I will have a conversation about crime fiction that matters and what our role as writers and editors is to meet the moment. More info and free registration in the comments. Join us!!
November 14, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Excited to announce this free, virtual event. Hosted by MWA NorCal, Mysti Berry, @johncopenhaver.bsky.social, and I will have a conversation about crime fiction that matters and what our role as writers and editors is to meet the moment. More info and free registration in the comments. Join us!!
Thank you to everyone who came out to Shelf Life Books to celebrate the touring wrap-up for Crime Ink: Iconic! 🎉
Such a great crowd and such a supportive community. Especially thanks to my fab co-presenter Cheryl Head for coming down from DC.
Such a great crowd and such a supportive community. Especially thanks to my fab co-presenter Cheryl Head for coming down from DC.
November 14, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Thank you to everyone who came out to Shelf Life Books to celebrate the touring wrap-up for Crime Ink: Iconic! 🎉
Such a great crowd and such a supportive community. Especially thanks to my fab co-presenter Cheryl Head for coming down from DC.
Such a great crowd and such a supportive community. Especially thanks to my fab co-presenter Cheryl Head for coming down from DC.
Hey, Richmond! 🌈 This Thurs, Nov 13, 7 PM—join me & @cheaddc.bsky.social at Shelf Life Books for the final stop of the Crime Ink: Iconic tour! Free event celebrating queer crime fiction I co-edited w/ Salem West. Come for the convo, stay for the community.
shelflifebooksrva.com/event/2025-1...
shelflifebooksrva.com/event/2025-1...
November 11, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Hey, Richmond! 🌈 This Thurs, Nov 13, 7 PM—join me & @cheaddc.bsky.social at Shelf Life Books for the final stop of the Crime Ink: Iconic tour! Free event celebrating queer crime fiction I co-edited w/ Salem West. Come for the convo, stay for the community.
shelflifebooksrva.com/event/2025-1...
shelflifebooksrva.com/event/2025-1...
Part 1 of my new essay series—based on my James River Writers talk, Inside the Character—is out now! It explores fiction’s superpower: interiority. In other news, I’ll be wrapping the Crime Ink: Iconic tour on Thurs, Nov 13, 7 PM at Shelf Life Books w/ Cheryl Head.
open.substack.com/pub/johncope...
open.substack.com/pub/johncope...
November 4, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Part 1 of my new essay series—based on my James River Writers talk, Inside the Character—is out now! It explores fiction’s superpower: interiority. In other news, I’ll be wrapping the Crime Ink: Iconic tour on Thurs, Nov 13, 7 PM at Shelf Life Books w/ Cheryl Head.
open.substack.com/pub/johncope...
open.substack.com/pub/johncope...
Hey, Richmond friends! 🌈 The final stop of the Crime Ink: Iconic tour lands at Shelf Life Books on Nov. 13, 7PM! I’ll be in conversation with Cheryl Head—plus themed mocktails, Jeff’s sweet treat, & good company. 🎟️ Ticketed event: shelflifebooksrva.com/event/2025-1...
October 30, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Hey, Richmond friends! 🌈 The final stop of the Crime Ink: Iconic tour lands at Shelf Life Books on Nov. 13, 7PM! I’ll be in conversation with Cheryl Head—plus themed mocktails, Jeff’s sweet treat, & good company. 🎟️ Ticketed event: shelflifebooksrva.com/event/2025-1...
What a fantastic review for Crime Ink: Iconic in Women Using Words! Wow!
womenusingwords.wordpress.com/2025/10/29/c...
womenusingwords.wordpress.com/2025/10/29/c...
October 29, 2025 at 7:19 PM
What a fantastic review for Crime Ink: Iconic in Women Using Words! Wow!
womenusingwords.wordpress.com/2025/10/29/c...
womenusingwords.wordpress.com/2025/10/29/c...
Boston friends—Kelly J. Ford and Stephanie Gayle will be at @purplecouch.bsky.social discussing Crime Ink: Iconic, the queer crime anthology I co-edited. Free event, plus a ticket option with 15% off the book. Come support and keep queer stories visible.
➡️ www.eventbrite.com/e/crime-ink-...
➡️ www.eventbrite.com/e/crime-ink-...
October 28, 2025 at 5:45 AM
Boston friends—Kelly J. Ford and Stephanie Gayle will be at @purplecouch.bsky.social discussing Crime Ink: Iconic, the queer crime anthology I co-edited. Free event, plus a ticket option with 15% off the book. Come support and keep queer stories visible.
➡️ www.eventbrite.com/e/crime-ink-...
➡️ www.eventbrite.com/e/crime-ink-...
Love its checkered past AND its checkered floor!
Christa and John's Excellent LA Adventure! With @johncopenhaver.bsky.social at the Greystone Mansion, location of the famous Doheny murder/suicide and the checkered floor featured in a zillion movies.
October 26, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Love its checkered past AND its checkered floor!
Can't wait to see everyone tonight! If you're having trouble with Eventbrite, please ignore and come anyway. (Eventbrite is having tech issues today.)
DC! This Mon, Oct 20 at 7 PM, join me at Jackie Lee’s (116 Kennedy St NW) to celebrate Crime Ink: Iconic! Hannah Grieco will interview me, Cheryl Head & Diana DiGiangi. Plus, top DC writers share queer authors who’ve inspired their work. 🍸 Get tix now! loyaltybookstores.com/noirbar1
October 20, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Can't wait to see everyone tonight! If you're having trouble with Eventbrite, please ignore and come anyway. (Eventbrite is having tech issues today.)
It’s shaping up to be a lively couple of weeks—events in DC, Palm Springs, LA, and San Diego!
Every reading, signing, and book bought keeps our community of writers, readers, and booksellers thriving.
Full details in my latest Substack post 👇
johncopenhaver.substack.com/p/this-week-...
Every reading, signing, and book bought keeps our community of writers, readers, and booksellers thriving.
Full details in my latest Substack post 👇
johncopenhaver.substack.com/p/this-week-...
This Week (and Next!): Crime, Cocktails, and Big News
A busy stretch ahead—Crime Ink and Hall of Mirrors events on both coasts, NoirCon in Palm Springs, and some big news about the Nightingale Trilogy finale.
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October 19, 2025 at 2:14 PM
It’s shaping up to be a lively couple of weeks—events in DC, Palm Springs, LA, and San Diego!
Every reading, signing, and book bought keeps our community of writers, readers, and booksellers thriving.
Full details in my latest Substack post 👇
johncopenhaver.substack.com/p/this-week-...
Every reading, signing, and book bought keeps our community of writers, readers, and booksellers thriving.
Full details in my latest Substack post 👇
johncopenhaver.substack.com/p/this-week-...
DC! This Mon, Oct 20 at 7 PM, join me at Jackie Lee’s (116 Kennedy St NW) to celebrate Crime Ink: Iconic! Hannah Grieco will interview me, Cheryl Head & Diana DiGiangi. Plus, top DC writers share queer authors who’ve inspired their work. 🍸 Get tix now! loyaltybookstores.com/noirbar1
October 17, 2025 at 6:20 PM
DC! This Mon, Oct 20 at 7 PM, join me at Jackie Lee’s (116 Kennedy St NW) to celebrate Crime Ink: Iconic! Hannah Grieco will interview me, Cheryl Head & Diana DiGiangi. Plus, top DC writers share queer authors who’ve inspired their work. 🍸 Get tix now! loyaltybookstores.com/noirbar1
Headed to San Diego with an amazing crew—Christina Baker Kline, Elise Hart Kipness, and Jon Bassoff—for a Mystery Author Panel presented by Adventures by the Book & the Carlsbad City Library. Get your tix now! adventuresbythebook.com/calendar-eve...
October 16, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Headed to San Diego with an amazing crew—Christina Baker Kline, Elise Hart Kipness, and Jon Bassoff—for a Mystery Author Panel presented by Adventures by the Book & the Carlsbad City Library. Get your tix now! adventuresbythebook.com/calendar-eve...
🔍 I’m delighted to join Adventures By the Book and the Friends of the Corona Public Library for their Annual Mystery Author Luncheon: Christina Baker Kline, Elise Hart Kipness, Jon Bassoff, and me—all in conversation with debut author Anne Burt.
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adventuresbythebook.com/calendar-eve...
October 15, 2025 at 10:39 PM
🔍 I’m delighted to join Adventures By the Book and the Friends of the Corona Public Library for their Annual Mystery Author Luncheon: Christina Baker Kline, Elise Hart Kipness, Jon Bassoff, and me—all in conversation with debut author Anne Burt.
adventuresbythebook.com/calendar-eve...
adventuresbythebook.com/calendar-eve...