LATEST NEWS
I’m proud to announce the release of my new book, Cozy Pet Interviews: A Compilation of Cozy Mystery Series Featuring Pets. Read more about this wonderful cozy mystery reference here.
Read my November Newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/29e1fa8cc380/november-news-new-book-new-contest-new-photos-and-more
Check out my interview where I talk about my writing process, why I enjoy writing mysteries, and my advice to new writers. https://jschlenker.com/2026/09/02/from-reader-to-librarian-to-author/
Check out the Goodreads 5-star review for my gothic mystery, Looking for Lucy.
I enjoyed chatting about my books and my paranormal cat cozy mystery, Murder at Meadows Lake Clubhouse, the first Soup the Supernatural Kitten Mystery on Cozy Alchemy.
Suitcase Stories: Unpacked Writings, my collection of twenty short stories written over the years. https://books2read.com/u/bQ526e
I appeared on The Authors Show on Tuesday, December 16. Here is the recording to the podcast where I talk about my new release Rock a Bye Bye Baby, my Cobble Cove cozy mystery series, and my other books.
I’m proud to announce my new poetry collection, Musings and Meanderings: Poems for Thinkers and Feelers. https://www.amazon.com/Musings-Meanderings-Debbie-Louise/dp/B0FRXNHNQS
Check out my talk with Stephanie Sands Larkin at Red Penguin Books about my latest cozy mysteries, cats, and my future releases.
My short stories, “Cat Genii” and “Catnapped for Christmas” received Certificates of Excellence in the Cat Writer’s Association contest. These stories appear in my book, A Mixed Bag of Cat Tails.
My poem, “Loose Threads” was included in the South Carolina Bards Anthology 2025.
My poem, “A Poem” was featured in the forthcoming poetry anthology, Bards Poetica releasing at the end of August 2025.
The recording from my presentation for the Center for the Book at the South Carolina State Library is available for replay at https://youtu.be/uA-9IKEbY2A?si=4Ll1FhA10dNLO82f.
My Cobble Cove short story, “Sneaky’s Birthday Mystery,” appears in the anthology, Secrets, Adventures, Fear, & Love Book One. It’s available free on Kindle Unlimited and as an eBook.
My poem, “Behind the Door” appears in the international poetry collection Bards Across the Pond.
On Friday, March 28, I shared information about myself and my books in a Zoom presentation for the Center for the Book at the South Carolina State Library. The replay link will be posted soon for those who missed this event.
BIOGRAPHY AND BIBLIOGRAPHY
Debbie De Louise is an award-winning author and a retired reference librarian. She’s a member of Sisters-in-Crime, International Thriller Writers, the Cat Writers’ Association, The South Carolina Writer’s Association, and the North Carolina Writer’s Network. She has a BA in English and an MLS in Library Science from Long Island University.
Debbie’s published novels include the Cobble Cove cozy mystery series featuring the books A Stone’s Throw, Between a Rock and a Hard Place, Written in Stone, Love on the Rocks, No Gravestone Unturned, and Sneaky’s Supernatural Mystery and Other Cobble Cove Stories. Debbie’s second cozy series, the Buttercup Bend Mysteries includes The Case of the Cat Crazy Lady, The Case of the Parrot Loving Professor, The Case of the Llama Raising Librarian, The Case of the Whale Watching Wedding Planner and The Case of the Reptile Rescuing Receptionist. In addition, she has written Cloudy Rainbow, Reason to Die, Sea Scope, (the 2020 silver medal winner for the psychological suspense category of the Readers Favorite contest), Memory Makers, Time’s Relative, (winner of the Cat Writers’ Association Muse Medallion); Meows and Purrs, and Memories and Meows. Debbie’s book, A Mixed Bag of Cat Tails, is a multi-genre collection of short stories featuring cats. Her books also appear in the cozy mystery collection, Sleuths and Surprises and the mystery novel collection, Hidden Passages. The three volumes of her Buttercup Bend series is also included in The Buttercup Bend Mystery Collection.
Two of Debbie’s books, Sea Scope and The Case of the Cat Crazy Lady, have been translated into Spanish, and The Case of the Cat Crazy Lady has also been translated into Portuguese. Her books published by Solstice Publishing are available in eBooks, paperbacks, and computer-generated audio and are free on Kindle Unlimited. Those published by Next Chapter are available in eBooks, paperbacks, hardcovers, and audio and are distributed on Amazon and other booksites. Debbie has also written articles, poems, and short stories for several anthologies of various genres. She currently lives in South Carolina with her husband Anthony, daughter Holly, and three cats, Harry, Hermione, and Soup.
You can connect with Debbie on the following sites:
Website/Blog/Newsletter Sign-Up: https://debbiedelouise.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/debbie.delouise.author/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Deblibrarian
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2750133.Debbie_De_Louise
Amazon Author Page: http://amzn.to/2bIHdaQ
Bookbub: https://www.bookbub.com/profile/debbie-de-louise
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/debbiedelouise/
Debbie’s writing and publishing certificates are included below:
Beginner’s Guide to Getting Published – Gale Course Certificate May 31, 2015
Creating WordPress Websites – Gale Course Certificate July 26, 2015
How to Make Money from Your Writing – Gale Course Certificate August 7, 2015
Introduction to Internet Writing Markets – Gale Course Certificate August 22, 2015
Mystery Writing – Gale Course Certificate August 22, 2015
Blogging and Podcasting for Beginners – Gale Course Certificate September 20, 2015
Keys to Effective Editing – Gale Course Certificate October 31 2015
Public Speaking Gale Course Certificate– Gale Course Certificate February 28, 2016
Hi Debbie, it appears we have something in common, we both write and we like cats..would love to be a guess on your blog, have a new release, Best in Show…
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Hi! Thanks for your comment. I always enjoy “meeting” fellow writers and cat lovers. If you’d like to send me a guest post, I will feature it when I can fit it in. What type of books do you write? If they are cozy mysteries, I also do Cozy Chats where I interview cozy authors. I could send yo the questions if you would rather do that, but a guest post would be very welcome, too. Let me know, and thanks again for writing.
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Hi Debbie. Just came across your blog and I absolutely love it. I recently published a first novel (a cosy with an archaeological twist) featuring libraries and librarians, some recipes and cats. Quite a few cats. It felt good to see your blog celebrating the cosy (or as you guys call it the ‘cozy’) with bonuses for feline content. Awesome.
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Thank you. Your book sounds wonderful. Best of luck with it. I am emailing you information regarding my Cozy Chats if you are interested. I appreciate your nice comment and always enjoy hearing from fellow library and cat lovers.
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Hi Debbie — fun blog! And I must say that I adore your header logo. Kitty wearing cat-eyed glasses — too cute!
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Thank you. Someone created that for me. I like it, too.
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Thank you again for the lovely interview, Debbie! Good luck tonight with your library talk. I’m sure you’ll be great!
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Thanks, Loretta. I’m sorry it was a little late. I enjoyed “chatting” with you.
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Hey, Debbie! Thank you for featuring my new novel, Clearing in the Woods, on your fabulous blog. Just for the record, I too am a fellow cat lover! So far, I have included a cat in each of my books, but as a minor character. They are just too fabulous not to write about. Best of luck with your series and thanks, again, for featuring my book.
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Thanks, Phyllis. It was my pleasure. Best wishes on your new release.
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Hi Debbie, Maria and I are so very happy to be included in your blog — and it is the last day of our “Death at Fair Havens” tour, something very special. Now honesty in “felinity” — I used to live with a cat but I’ve been married to a deeply allergic husband for a-lot-of-years so we have been dogs’ servants for a long time (but also finches, turtles, gerbils and newts) All our dogs are tested for kindness to cats (they are rescues and that is a perk of the SPCA) and, though not “Death at Fair Havens” other fiction, poetry and short-stories have cats (usually Maine Coon Cats).
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Murder At Meadows Lake Clubhouse looks & sounds like a fantastic read really looking forward to reading in print format, if you’re interested, I’ll review the book in print form if you send it to me by media mail for my honest review, please let me know either way
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Hello! I just finished reading your Cat Crazy Lady book and have a couple of questions. I didn’t find an email anywhere so I figured I would try to reach out to you here. Please let me know where is best to connect with you. I’m looking forward to hearing from you!
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Please email me at retiredlibrarian2024@gmail.com. I’ll be happy to answer your questions. Thank you!
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The Case of the Cat Crazy Lady Getting Cathy and Buttercup Bend to the Readers Made for Them
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