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Austintown author to sign book at winery

BERLIN CENTER — Jude Greer, Austintown resident and author of “I’ll See You Sometime” and “Special Needz,” will sign her new book, “InCircles,” from 2-5 p.m. Oct. 11 at the Mastropietro Winery, 14558 Ellsworth Road.

“InCircles” takes clairvoyant travel agent/sleuth Maxi Luba to Santa Fe, N.M., and into the haunts of the mystical Anasazi tribe and a mysterious encounter with a handsome but troubled Hopi Indian in search of his missing twin brother.

Poland resident J.L. Beck plans book signing

POLAND — Author J.L. Beck, a Poland resident, will sign her book, “Royal Injustice — A Father’s Fight,” beginning at noon Saturday at the Poland Public Library.

The fictional story, written from a father’s point of view, depicts parental alienation in divorce/custody situations. Beck shows how the system can be manipulated when one parent has a vendetta against the other.

Books will be available to buy at the signing. They also can be ordered on Barnes & Noble, Amazon and Borders online.

New book examines life of Lynds’ joint journey

NILES — Alice and Staughton Lynd’s new book, “Stepping Stones: Memoir of a Life Together,” has been released in paperback by Lexington Books.

The price is $26.95, and the book can be purchased from Amazon.com without a shipping charge.

The Lynds have lived in Niles since 1976. Both are attorneys and worked at Northeast Ohio Legal Services, a federally funded program to provide legal representation in civil cases to people who couldn’t afford a private lawyer.

Staughton was the lead counsel in a suit that sought to prevent the closing of the area’s U.S. Steel facilities. He also is a historian and activist against war and the death penalty. The Lynds, though retired, continue their activism for inmates’ rights. They have taken a particular interest in the 11-day uprising of prisoners at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility in 1993. Staughton is the author of “Lucasville: The Untold Story of a Prison Uprising.”

The couple, as volunteer attorneys for the ACLU of Ohio, helped litigate a class action to improve conditions at the Ohio State Penitentiary, on Youngstown’s East Side.

“Stepping Stones” narrates the Lynds’ joint journey for more than half a century.

New booklet chronicles Salem Country Club

SALEM — The Salem Country Club has been a place of family enjoyment since 1912, when it was organized as a private club. Since then, many local citizens have enjoyed boating, swimming, fishing and other activities there.

To capture the history, William Ward has prepared a 38-page booklet with more than 50 pictures. The sections feature the club layout, the development of the lake, club history and the future.

The book, “Salem Country Club — Its First Hundred Years,” will be available at the Salem Historical Society shop and at today’s Fall Festival at the club. Copies are available from the author by calling (330) 332-9727.

The club is owned and operated by a nine-member elected board of trustees.

JaneCo r sum excerpts will appear in new book

WEST MIDDLESEX, Pa. — JaneCo’s Sensible Solutions, a leading national company for high-quality career services, will have excerpts from its r sum s used in a new book.

Jane Roqueplot, owner of the company, gave permission to have profiles from selected JaneCo r sum s included in a chapter of Bernadette Martin’s book, titled “I Need a Branded Bio ... Now What?”

‘Screaming Freedom’ to introduce new poems

KENT — Allen Michael Hines will read from his new book of poems at the “Screaming Freedom” release party, set for 9:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Professors Pub, 110 E. Main St.

Accompanying Hines will be poets Maj Ragain and Nikki Robinson. Books will be available for purchase and signing at the show. Musical guests will be Dystopiaq and General Ledger.