Diane L. Browne

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Diane L. Browne
Born
NationalityAmerican
Other names
  • D.L. Browne
  • Colin Dunne
  • Louise Harris
  • Diana Killian
  • Josh Lanyon
Alma mater Pepperdine University
Occupations
  • Author
  • singer
Years active2002–present
SpouseKevin Burton Smith

Diane L. Browne is an American author and singer. As an author she writes under the pen names Colin Dunne, Louise Harris, Diana Killian, and Josh Lanyon. [1] As a singer she performs with the Celtic music group The Browne Sisters & George Cavanaugh. [2]

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Personal life

Browne was born in Los Angeles, California. [1] She graduated from Pepperdine University with degrees in English and Humanities. [3]

Browne is married to author Kevin Burton Smith. [4]

Colin Dunne

Browne writes mysteries and cold war thrillers under the pen name Colin Dunne. [5]

Diana Killian

Browne writes cozy mysteries under the pen name Diana Killian. [6]

Poetic Death mystery series

Mantra for Murder series

Josh Lanyon

Browne writes gay mystery and M/M romance novels under the pen name Josh Lanyon. As Lanyon she has won an EPIC (Electronic Publishing Industry Coalition) Ebook Award [7] and she has been a finalist four times for the Lambda Literary Awards (in 2007 and 2015 for Gay Mystery, in 2009 for Gay Romance, and in 2010 for Nonfiction [Note 1] ). [8]

Adrien English mystery series

Holmes & Moriarity mystery series

Dangerous Ground series

All's Fair series

The Browne Sisters & George Cavanaugh

Browne sings with her sisters Pamela Browne Logan and Laura Browne-Sorenson and their cousin George Cavanaugh in a Celtic music group called The Browne Sisters & George Cavanaugh which has been performing for over 20 years [2] [9]

Notes

  1. The essay "The Play of Shadows and Light: Hansen Before Dave" by Josh Lanyon appeared in the book The Golden Age of Gay Fiction, edited by Drewey Wayne Gunn, which was a finalist for the Lambda Literary Award for Nonfiction in 2010.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Summary Bibliography: Josh Lanyon". Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved June 29, 2024. Note: Mystery writer, poet & singer. Also writes under the pseudonyms Diana Killian, Colin Dunne & Louise Harris.
  2. 1 2 "Biography". The Browne Sisters & George Cavanaugh. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
  3. Browning, Pat (May 2001). "The Sisters-in Crime Interrogate D.L." Girl Detective. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
  4. "Kevin Burton Smith" . Retrieved June 29, 2024.
  5. Gunn, Drewey Wayne (2005). The Gay Male Sleuth in Print and Film: A History and Annotated Bibliography. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press. p. 142. ISBN   9780810885882. DUNNE, COLIN (Diane L. Browne): The author is a Los Angeles native who has written novels under a variety of pseudonyms and has coedited an anthology of fantasy stories, Sigil (2001). She seems to have some connection with Josh Lanyon.
  6. "Diana Killian, Author Bibliography". Omnimystery: A Family of Mystery Websites. Retrieved June 29, 2024. Diana Killian is a pseudonym of Diane L. Browne.
  7. "EPIC eBook Awards: A Literary Award for Crime Fiction". Omnimystery: A Family of Mystery Websites. Retrieved June 29, 2024. 2010: Mystery/Suspense/Adventure Erotic Romance: Mexican Heat by Laura Baumbach and Josh Lanyon
  8. Evans, Curtis, ed. (January 11, 2017). Murder in the Closet: Essays on Queer Clues in Crime Fiction Before Stonewall. McFarland. p. 282. ISBN   9781476626338. Josh Lanyon is the pen name of American writer D.L. Browne, an Eppie Award winner, a four-time Lambda Literary Award finalist for Gay Mystery, and the first recipient of the Goodreads Favorite Male/Male Author Lifetime Achievement award.
  9. Macdonald, Susan (December 3, 2019). "Celtic Woman and The Browne Sisters". Medium. Retrieved June 29, 2024.