‘Beach Secrets’ wins state press association awards

The latest book in the Rehoboth Beach Reads series, “Beach Secrets,” has won three awards from the Delaware Press Association.

The anthology, published by Lewes-based Cat & Mouse Press, contains 24 short stories, all set in and around Rehoboth Beach. Locally, the book is available at Browseabout Books in Rehoboth and the Friends shop at the Lewes Public Library.

Delaware Press Association awarded “Beach Secrets” first place for Collection of Short Stories Written by Multiple Authors and first place for Editing, Book Edited by Entrant. One of the stories in the book, “A Well-Watered Mind” by Lewes author Kim DeCicco, received a third-place award for Short Stories, Single Story.

The Delaware Press Association awards recognize outstanding work in journalism and communications across the state; DPA is an affiliate of the National Federation of Press Women.

The popular Rehoboth Beach Reads series is known for its wide range of stories, chosen each year by a panel of judges and written for that year’s theme. In “Beach Secrets,” readers will meet philandering fiancés, teenage tinkerers and romantic rock stars; discover cryptic letters, historical legends and family secrets; and encounter a World War II submarine, an avenging wife and a lucky chicken. There are even a couple of crossword puzzles to solve.

Cat & Mouse Press was established to produce books and other materials that are fun, entertaining and of particular interest to residents of and visitors to the Delmarva region.

To learn more, go to catandmousepress.com.