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SUMMARY:A Nicer Kind of Murder: The Evolution of Crime Fiction
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DESCRIPTION:In this engaging virtual talk\, Matthew Sullivan will explore 
 the shifting roles of victims in detective novels\, and how that shift ref
 lects broader social changes..\nhttps://piercecounty.libnet.info/event/562
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>Murder isn&rsquo\;t what it used to be. Ex
 plore the shifting role of the victim in detective novels\, and how that s
 hift reflects broader social changes.</p>\n<p>From Poe and Sherlock Homes 
 to British cozies and Hardboiled pulps\, author Matthew Sullivan traces th
 e many influences on the postwar and modern eras of the mystery genre and 
 shows how empathy plays a unique role in contemporary crime novels&mdash\;
 especially in today&rsquo\;s literary mysteries.</p>\n<p>What does the way
  crime victims are portrayed say about a society&rsquo\;s culture? Join Su
 llivan to reflect on the special relationship between reading litera
 ture and experiencing empathy&mdash\;on the page and in our daily lives.</
 p>\n<p><img src="https://piercecounty.libnet.info/images/editor/piercecoun
 ty/Sullivan_profile.jpeg" width="220" height="220" alt="" /></p>\n<p>Matth
 ew Sullivan&nbsp\;(he/him) is the author of the novel Midnight at th
 e Bright Ideas Bookstore\, which was an IndieNext pick\, a Bar
 nes &amp\; Noble Discover pick\, and winner of the Colorado Book Award. Hi
 s essays and stories have appeared in the&nbsp\;New York Times\,&nbsp\;Dai
 ly Beast\,&nbsp\;Spokesman-Review\, Sou&rsquo\;wester\, and el
 sewhere. He is currently a writing teacher and is working on a crime novel
  set in Soap Lake.</p>\nhttps://piercecounty.libnet.info/event/5620487
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