Member News
Our members are busy and active within our literary community.
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Rick Cochran’s Death at Bound Brook Pier was awarded a coveted Kirkus Star by Kirkus Reviews. It was also chosen by Kirkus as one of only four “Best Indie Books of the Month” for October. Rick will be doing an author talk at Wellfleet Congregational Church on Saturday, December 7th at 11:00 am and be speaking at the Provincetown Senior Center on Wednesday, December 18th at 1:30 pm.
Kathy Aspden has released her third novel, The Mala Beads. A mysterious mala bead necklace connects the lives of 36 people throughout the United States and Canada—each needing a miracle.
Alyssa Metcalfe – A. D. Metcalfe has released her first novel, STREET
“A thought-provoking coming-of-age novel imbued with psychological dimensions…Its blend of gritty realism and psychological depth makes it a recommendable choice for readers seeking a coming-of-age novel that navigates the challenging journey from adolescence to maturity amidst a backdrop of urban hardship and complexity.” ★★★★
― Literary Titan
Cape Cod Writer member, Ray Anderson, is happy to announce that his first Sci-Fi novel, LIFT, has been accepted by Turner Publishing and is currently available on all the sales channels. Anderson says, “This one was a long time coming” and “perseverance paid off.”
Barbara Eppich Struna has released her latest historical fiction novel, The Old Cape Map. This award-winning novel is #5 in her series, The Old Cape.
CCWC Executive Director, Nancy Rubin Stuart, is proud to announce her latest historical biography, POOR RICHARD’S WOMEN; Deborah Read Franklin and the Other Women Behind the Founding Father A vivid portrait of the women who loved, nurtured, and defended America’s famous scientist and founding father. The book reveals a very different Franklin than the founding father described in history books.
After eight years of mind-stretching writing, the memoir ‘Love Never Leaves’ by Deborah Huse Blanchard is finally published. When racism destroys her family, a mother vows to find her sons
The original Cape Cod Critters book by Lorri Devlin has sold over 15,000 copies and is a bookstore favorite here on Cape Cod. Now, it’s part of a series. MORE Cape Cod Critters, published this summer, gives kids a close up look into the lives of turtles, butterflies, Snowy owls, Minke whales and more. Top local sellers: Kid & Kaboodle in Orleans, and Titcomb’s Bookshop in Sandwich.
Heroines, Rescuers, Rabbis, Spies: Unsung Women of the Holocaust by member Sarah Silberstein Swartz has just been published. This is a YA book published by Second Story Press which has received a starred review by Kirkus. It narrates the true stories of nine ordinary young women who took extraordinary measures to save lives during the Holocaust.
Donna Walo-Clancy has signed with agent Cindy Bullard at Birch Literary. She has signed a 7 book contract for a new cozy mystery series, The Braddock Mysteries with Level Best Books, the first to be released in March 2024, and also signed with Tantor Media to release her self-published cozy series (The Shipwreck Café Mysteries) in audible.
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