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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 participated in the Edgewater Holiday Festival on Saturday, December 6 and sold half of my book collection. People love giving and receiving books as gifts. My twenty-two books are available as eBooks and paperbacks. Some are Kindle Unlimited, others are on Audible, in large print, hardcover, and two are translated into Spanish. Check them all out on Amazon, but they are also available online and by request at bookstores. http://amzn.to/2bIHdaQ

Good news for short story readers, I’ve started final edits on my next book, #23, Suitcase Stories. It should be out by Christmas. No cats this time but twenty great stories, mostly mysteries, including an archive section of my early material.

My December author newsletter, Debbie’s Drafts, was emailed to subscribers. If you’d like to receive the next one, sign up at https://debbiedelouise.com.

Sharing the Thanksgiving scene from A Stone’s Throw, my first Cobble Cove cozy mystery, mybook.to/Stonesthrow2, and wishing you all a Happy Thanksgiving.

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 October 2025 newsletter was emailed to subscribers on October 1. If you’d like to join my Debbie’s Drafts list, sign up at debbiedelouise.com

Rock a Bye Bye Baby: Cobble Cove Mystery #6 is now available. It’s free on Kindle Unlimited and will be in print shortly. Join Alicia, Sneaky, and KittyKai as they investigate the murders of poker players who served together in Vietnam.

I signed a contract with Next Chapter for my gothic-like standalone mystery, Looking for Lucy. Below is a teaser for this forthcoming release.

My September 2025 newsletter was emailed to subscribers on September 5. If you’d like to join my Debbie’s Drafts list, sign up at debbiedelouise.com.

Cathy Carter goes undercover at a llama farm to solve the murder of a retired librarian. Read The Case of the Llama Raising Librarian for less than a dollar while it’s on sale. https://books2read.com/u/bPLBJJ

I’m proud to reveal the cover for my upcoming Cobble Cove cozy mystery, Rock a Bye Bye Baby.

My August author newsletter, Debbie’s Drafts was emailed to subscribers on Monday, August 4. To subscribe, enter your email into the pop-up on my website/blog: https://debbiedelouise.com.

My short stories, “Cat Genii” and “Catnapped for Christmas” have 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” will be included in the South Carolina Bards Anthology 2025.

My poem, “A Poem” will be featured in the forthcoming poetry anthology, Bards Poetica releasing at the end of August 2025.

I’ve signed a contract with Next Chapter Publishing for Suitcase Stories, a collection of short stories featuring my current and early writings.

My July Newsletter was emailed to subscribers on Monday, July 7.

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.

I’m proud to announce the publication of my 21st book, Mystery Box of Cat Tails, a collection of ten short mystery stories featuring cats. Free on Kindle Unlimited. The print edition is forthcoming. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F629PLTV/.

I’ll be signing books at the Literary Arts Festival in Lancaster South Carolina on Saturday, April 26, at Mural Court, 103 W. Dunlap Street. There will also be other book-related activities for kids and adults. See the schedule below.

Murder at Meadows Lake Clubhouse, the first Soup the Supernatural Kitten features Rose, a retired widow with a sixth sense who moves to a community in South Carolina where she meets a talking kitten who helps her solve a murder.

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. The paperback and audio will be coming soon.

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