Message of hope

Message of hope

Austintown

“From Pain to Glory,” written by Sonya Penrose-Garcia of Austintown, is a moving story of a young woman who overcame emotional abuse and low self-esteem and discovered that God longs to heal pain and heartache.

Born in Niles and currently a resident of Austintown, Penrose-Garcia, a single mother of two children, makes the point in her book that no matter how bad things seem to be, there is hope for a better tomorrow.

“From Pain to Glory” is available at www.publishamerica.net and at bookstores.

Author to sign inspirational book

POLAND

Derik Overly, a new author, will be at New Life Church, 2250 E. Western Reserve Road, on Saturday, where he will sign copies of his book, “Issues of the Soul,” from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

The book provides a day-to-day guide for applying inner healing principles of the Bible. Readers will discover the keys to dealing with past hurts, forgiving those who may have caused pain and moving to a place of true freedom.

Paris Review names Stein as its new editor

NEW YORK

“The Paris Review” has a new editor: Lorin Stein, who has worked with such authors as Denis Johnson, Jonathan Franzen and Richard Price.

The 37-year-old Stein is taking over this month from Philip Gourevitch, who announced last fall he would step down after five years. Stein was an editor at Farrar, Straus & Giroux.

“The Paris Review” was founded in 1953 and was run for decades by George Plimpton, who died in 2003. It has published early work by Jack Kerouac and Philip Roth, among others. It is famous for its literary interviews.

Julia Child letters coming in December

NEW YORK

The Julia Child renaissance continues. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt will publish “As Always, Julia,” more than 200 letters between the beloved chef and her agent Avis DeVoto, in December.

The letters were written between 1952 and 1966, when Child rose from being a little known American living in Paris to becoming a co-author of the seminal “Mastering the Art of French Cooking” and host of the “The French Chef” television program.

Child died in 2004, just before her 92nd birthday, and was played by Meryl Streep in the recent hit film “Julie & Julia.” Millions of copies of her books have sold since the movie came out.

Widow to release book of Carlin writings, art

NEW YORK

A collection of writings and artwork by George Carlin is coming next year, courtesy of the comedian’s widow. “The Permanent Courtship of Sally Wade” will be released by Gallery Books. Gallery says the book will be illustrated by Wade and will include notes, letters and postcards by Carlin, who died in 2008 at age 71.

Wade and Carlin had been married since 1998.

Vindicator staff/wire reports