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SUMMARY:2026 Martha Hull Copenhaver Lecture featuring author John Copenh
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DESCRIPTION:Join us Saturday\, July 25th at 4pm for the first speaker of
  the yearly Martha Hull Copenhaver Lecture Series --John Copenhaver\, an
  award-winning author whose latest novel\, Hall of Mirrors\, was selecte
 d as a New York Times Crime Novel of the Year and recently won the Left
  Coast Crime Award for Best Historical Mystery.  His debut\, Dodging a
 nd Burning\, won the 2019 Macavity Award for Best First Mystery\, and hi
 s second novel\, The Savage Kind\, earned the 2021 Lambda Literary Awar
 d. He is also the co-editor of Crime Ink: Iconic\, an anthology of crim
 e fiction inspired by LGBTQ+ cultural icons.\n\nOriginally from Marion\,
  Virginia\, Copenhaver’s work is deeply informed by place\, history\, 
 and the social pressures that shape identity and moral choice. His ficti
 on and criticism have appeared in CrimeReads\, Electric Lit\, Writerâ€
 ™s Digest\, PANK\, The Washington Independent Review of Books\, and ot
 her publications. He is a six-time recipient of Artist Fellowships from 
 the D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities and a Larry Neal Awardee.
  A longtime educator and mentor\, Copenhaver teaches creative writing an
 d literature at Virginia Commonwealth University and works with writers 
 in the Low-Residency MFA program at the University of Nebraska Omaha. He
  lives in Richmond\, Virginia with his husband\, ceramic artist Jeffery 
 Paul Herrity.\nCopenhaver's new novel\, Goddess of Love\, A Mystery\, wi
 ll be available March 2\, 2027.\nThe Martha Hull Copenhaver Lecture Seri
 es will take place in the lower level of the Marion Public Library in th
 e (Preston) Copenhaver Meeting Room.\n\nHave questions? Contact us.\n\nR
 achel Gibson \nAdult Programming Librarian\nRachelG@SCPLVA.net \n(276) 7
 83-2323 ext. 231
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