What, Why, How: Heather Duerre Humann

While my piece that appears in Idol Talk is a personal essay (where I write about the 1990s, my Pixies obsession, and Fight Club, among other  other topics), most of my writing could be be best classified as Academic Nonfiction. To date, I’ve published three books: Domestic Abuse in the Novels of African American Women: A Critical Study (McFarland, 2014), Gender Bending Detective Fiction: A Critical Analysis of Selected Works (McFarland, 2017), and Another Me: The Doppelgänger in 21st Century Fiction, Television and Film (McFarland, 2018).

I’ve also published a number of articles (mainly in academic journals), essays, short stories, and book reviews.

I’ve always found writing to be both a great way for me to express myself and a way for me to process and make sense of the world.

I feel fortunate to have a full-time teaching career which also allows me to devote part of my time to writing and research. I currently teach full time in the Department of Language and Literature Florida Gulf Coast University (and I’ve previously taught at two other colleges). I definitely also credit my experiences in grad school with helping me hone my writing and research skills. Finally, I also feel that the many great editors I’ve worked with over the years have played a role in helping me develop my writing.

Originally from Virginia, Heather Duerre Humann currently resides in Ft. Myers, where she teaches at Florida Gulf Coast University. Her second book, Gender Bending Detective Fiction, was named a “2018 Recommended Nonfiction Title” by the American Library Association.

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Linda K. Sienkiewicz is the author of the award-winning novel In the Context of Love, a story about one woman’s need to tell her truth without shame.

2017 New Apple Book Awards Official Selection
2016 Sarton Women’s Fiction Finalist
2016 Eric Hoffer Book Award Finalist
2016 Readers’ Favorite Finalist
2016 USA Book News Best Book Finalist

“…at once a love story, a cautionary tale, and an inspirational journey.” ~ Bonnie Jo Campbell, author of National Book Award Finalist, American Salvage, and critically acclaimed Once Upon a River,and Mothers, Tell Your Daughters