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Eileen Trauth

Eileen Trauth had two poems published recently.

Her poem “Somehow Kin” was published in the Summer 2026 issue of The Orchards Poetry Journal.

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Lynn Slaughter

Lynn has a feature article published about her transition from dancer to writer, “Changing Course.” It appears in the recent issue of Middletown Magazine: https://issues.townepost.com/p/middletown-magazine/11-1-26/r/4/6-7/49/4685

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Congratulations!

Lynn Slaughter

Lynn’s new novel, DEATH IN THE END ZONE, has been named the winner of the NYC Big Book Award in the mystery category.

Lynn’s middle grade debut novel, THE BIG SWITCH: VARNEY AND CEDRIC, published in May by Nightingale Books, has been named a 2026 Readers’ Favorite finalist in the children’s 4th-6th grade category.

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Jenise Hale

Jenise volunteered at a local literacy event for children called Read, Write, Imagine held at the Douglas Community Center, on September 19.

Jenise participated in the Bullitt County Authors Fair on September 12, in Shepherdsville, along with 20 other local Authors.

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Jeanette Pope

On September 15th, Jeanette met with students, counselor Dr. Nicole Fields Grace, and librarian Sade Graves at Grace James Academy to plan a book study event for her new novel, Throwaway Kids.
“The girls started reading the books as they came out of the box. I’m so glad to see hungry readers. They quickly found something that linked them to the story. Good old self-to-text.”

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Congratulations!

Eileen Trauth

Eileen Trauth and Blanche Kabengele just signed a contract with Kelsay Books to publish their joint poetry collection: We Came & Gullah, which is expected to appear in 2027. Eileen’s first poetry collection, Ordinary Time, was also published by Kelsay Books.

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Jenise Hale

It is a silent book club but the South Louisville Silent Book Club asked Jenise Hale ( a member of the club) to give a short talk about her book, Gossamer Key, before the silent reading began.

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Lynn Slaughter

Lynn is excited to share that her novel, It Should Have Been You, has found a new publishing home with White City Press.

Check out Lynn’s blog, in which she shares the origins of her novel and the issues it addresses: https://lynnslaughter.com/2026/08/29/a-new-publishing-home-for-it-should-have-been-you/

In other happy news, Lynn’s novel, Missing Mom, was named first runner-up for Killer Nashville’s Silver Falchion Award in the juvenile/young adult category.

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Congratulations!

Eileen Trauth

On Saturday, August 1, Eileen Trauth was a featured poet at Peripatetic Poets of Cincinnati at the Muse Cafe

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Lynn Slaughter

Lynn’s novel, Missing Mom, was named a Killer Nashville Silver Falchion finalist in the juvenile/young adult category.

Lynn’s newest novel, The Big Switch: Varney and Cedric, received a lovely review in Midwest Book Review: https://www.midwestbookreview.com/cbw/jul_26.htm#suziehousley

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Jenise Hale

Jenise Hale participated in the Buffalo Run Road Festival in Shepherdsville, Kentucky on July 25. This was an author book signing event that included other local vendors. The event organizers included the Main Book Hook and the Cedar Grove Coffee House. The coffee house created a special coffee drink called Kat’s Key to champion her book, Gossamer Key. How cool is that?

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LaGrange Book Fair

Elaine Munsch, Lynn Slaughter, Jeanette C. Pope, and Jenise Hale had a delightful time representing the Derby Rotten Scoundrels at the LaGrange Book Fair yesterday!

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Congratulations!

Beverle Graves Myers

Beverle Graves Myers’ latest short story, Three Fingers of Fate, appears in Detectives, Sleuths & Nosy Neighbors III from Inkd Publishing.

Set during an elegant gala brimming with ambition and secrets, her story offers a reminder that even the most polished appearances can be dangerously misleading.

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Lynn Slaughter

Lynn’s novel, Missing Mom, was named the third place finalist in the National Excellence in Storytelling Contest. Lynn is “Feeling very grateful!”

Lynn’s newest novel for children, The Big Switch, received a great Readers Review (Readers’ Favorite web site):

“a remarkable novel for children”

https://readersfavorite.com/book-review/the-big-switch

Per Lynn: “This has definitely been my lucky day!”

Lynn’s short fiction piece, “Betrayal,” appeared in the Spring 2026 issue of the Louisville Review.

https://louisvillereview.org/tlr-98

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