Jeanette Pope

Jeanette participated in an International Women’s Day event on Envision Radio to spotlight the women and girls in her new novel, Throwaway Kids.

 

 

 

 

 

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Lynn Slaughter

Lynne is thrilled to share that her first middle grade novel, The Big Switch: Varney and Cedric, an identity-swapping tale, was released on March 26 from Nightingale Books.

 

 

 

 

 

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Bev Myers

Beverle Graves Myers has a fiery little revenge story in Lowell & Benson’s latest anthology, The Dichotomy of Love.

 

See instagram.com/readbeverlemyers or readbeverlemyers.com for more info.

 

 

 

 

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Romance Books, Hooks & Crooks

Derby Rotten Scoundrels Jenise Hale, Lorena Peter, Elaine Munsch, Jeanette Pope, and Lynn Slaughter joined the Kentuckiana Romance Writers at the Romance Books, Hooks & Crooks annual author book sale and signing event yesterday.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We had a great time hanging out with local authors and meeting our devoted readers.

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Open House Chapter Meeting

For our March chapter meeting, we experimented with an open house, boxed lunch get together to focus on getting to know each other, sharing what we are working on, and enjoying our community of fellow writers. 

Pam Hirschler facilitated the conversation, and the event was hosted by Susan and her humble servants, Henry the Dog and Boomer the Cat.

We appreciated all of you who could attend!

 

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Send your news items to the following address: news@derbyrottenscoundrels.com We will post on our Facebook page weekly and do a monthly round-up of news on the website.

 

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Don’t miss the Derby Rotten Scoundrels gathering on April 11 with Clay Stafford.

We’re excited about the discussion and Q&A on his creative journey, productivity, and getting the most out of Killer Nashville, the premier forum for all genres incorporating mystery, thriller, suspense, action, or romance elements.

Clay Stafford has had an eclectic career as an author, filmmaker, story and creative consultant, actor, composer, educator, public speaker, and business leader. He has sold nearly four million copies of his works in over sixteen languages. He is founder and CEO of the annual Killer Nashville International Writers’ Conference and a contributor to Writer’s Digest magazine with his monthly online column, “Killer Writer”. In addition, Clay is the founder of Killer Nashville University, a creative learning platform for writers. For more information, visit ClayStafford.com.

 

Meeting Details

Date:  April 11, 2026

Time:  12:00 PM (eastern standard time)

This meeting will be zoom only. Please use the following link to register. 

Zoom Registration Link

 

  NOTE TO DRS CHAPTER MEMBERS:  We will have a chapter meeting the same day as Clay’s presentation, between 11am and 11:50am. This will be on Zoom, but using a different zoom link than the Clay Stafford meeting. That zoom link will go out under a different announcement. This is to avoid confusion for the non-members attending Clay’s Zoom talk.

Lynn Slaughter

Lynn is excited to share that Missing Mom is a finalist for the Imadjinn Award in the young adult category. Lynn tells us that she is “Feeling very grateful.”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Jeanette Pope

Jeanette had a successful book launch for her new novel, Throwaway Kids. The event was held at the University of Louisville Alumni Club.

Stay in touch with Jeanette via her website: https://popeauthor.com/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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DRS received another order for our Bourbon Anthology, Murder, With a Splash of Bourbon, from Heaven Hill Distillery. Susan trucked them down where they will adorn the book section in their lovely gift shop.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Send your news items to the following address: news@derbyrottenscoundrels.com We will post on our Facebook page weekly and do a monthly round-up of news on the website.

 

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DRS President Miki Reilly-Howe speaks on:

 

The Business of Publishing: Author Newsletters

 

 

 

 

 

 

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DRS Program Chair Pam Hirschler presents:

To Prologue or Not to Prologue, So Many Questions

 

 

 

 

 

 

Don’t miss this great opportunity for actionable content and group discussion.

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Chapter Meeting Details

• Date:  February 14, 2026
• Time:  11:30AM to 1PM  EST

This meeting will be zoom only. Please use the following link to register: 

Zoom Registration Link

 

 

 

Lynn Slaughter

Lynn is excited to share the following news for her novel, Missing Mom: Missing Mom was named the 2026 Independent Press Award winner in the young adult fiction category! Missing Mom has been nominated for an Agatha in the juvenile/young adult category.  Missing Mom has been named a finalist for the Dante Rossetti Award (CIBA) for Young Adult Fiction.

 

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Beverle Graves Myers

Noncorporeal IV: Phantom Dusk, the latest annual anthology of ghostly tales from Inkd Publishing, launched this January. Beverle Graves Myers is proud to have her spooky story, Late for the Reunion, join 18 other strong author voices.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Leanne Edelen

Leanne’s short story, Myrtle’s Way, is a winner in the Fiction category of Kentucky Monthly’s Penned Literary Contest.

It will appear in the upcoming February 2026 issue.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Jeanette Pope

Jeanette will have a book signing event for the launch of her new novel, Throwaway Kids:

When: Feb 21, 2026 from 2PM – 5PM

Where:

University of Louisville Alumni Club

200 E Brandeis Ave, Louisville, KY 40208

Signing is in the Library at the Club

Stay in touch with Jeanette via her website: https://popeauthor.com/

 

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Our Next Chapter Meeting will be February 14 at 11:30 am, EST. A separate post will go out next weekend with program details.

 

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Send your news items to the following address: news@derbyrottenscoundrels.com We will post on our Facebook page weekly and do a monthly round-up of news on the website.

 

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