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.
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.
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.
Congratulations!
