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Kay Smith-Blum‘s novel Tangles (you can find it listed on our Book Store page) has garnered three literary honours this past summer: 2025 Best Historical Mystery/Suspense from the American Fiction Awards Book Fest, 2025 Best Regional Fiction/West (across all genres) from the National Indie Excellence Awards, and 2025 Best in the West Fiction from the Storytrade Awards. It was also named a Finalist for Best Debut Novel.
Deborah Sale-Butler‘s story, “Preservation” won Amazing Stories‘ monthly readers’ choice award and her story “The Watchmaker’s Wife” took second place in the Globe Soup monthly micro contest.
Mitchell Waldman shared with us some of the good reviews his sci-fi book The Visitor (also posted on our Book Store page) has received:
“Original, clever, imaginative, compelling, and a fun, fascinating read from cover to cover, The Visitor by Mitchell Waldman is an extraordinary and recommended pick for all dedicated science fiction fans . . .” — Midwest Book Review
“If you like a good story that blends science fiction with human drama with dystopian elements thrown in, The Visitor is something you should read. Even if you’re a die-hard conservative who aligns with the current U.S. President, this is a good read. It just might get you to think about your choices.” — BVS Reviews
Halloween Week 2025
Mark your calendars! Submissions to our annual Scary Story contest (max. word count of 2,500) starts next Monday and runs until Oct. 13, Winning entries will appear on CommuterLit the week of Oct. 27-Oct. 31, 2025 and the winning authors will receive cash prizes. Check back here next week.
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