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Author to speak about holiday stress

LEETONIA

Julia Fuhrman Davis, a Columbiana author and inspirational speaker, will visit the Leetonia Community Public Library at 6 p.m. Tuesday to teach techniques on making the holidays less stressful.

She also will read relevant excerpts from her recently published book, “Waking Up and Changing My Life!” Copies will be available for purchase. For more information about the author or her book, visit www.juliafuhrmandavis.com.

Pa. author offers new website

PITTSBURGH

Western Pennsylvania author J.B. Struzzi II has launched a new website, www.booksbystruzzi.com, which highlights his works, upcoming projects and a new school-visitation program.

Struzzi has written two young adult/middle-grade novels, “Jacob’s Haunting” and “The Christmas Secret,” published by Mirror Publishing of Milwaukee.

Struzzi has scheduled a book signing for 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Indiana Mall in Indiana, Pa.

His new formal educational program for schools is an interactive PowerPoint presentation that discusses his books, how they were inspired and developed, the creative process and the fundamentals of writing.

The goal is to motivate students to read and pursue their own creative endeavors.

For more information or to schedule, call 412-319-7907, or email jbstruzzi@hotmail.com.

To buy copies of his books or learn more, go to the new website.

‘Steel Dreams’ author revisits Youngstown

YOUNGSTOWN

Atty. Alan Jenkins’ historic novel “Steel Dreams” examines the 1930-31 court battle over the merger of Bethlehem Steel and Youngstown Sheet & Tube, a case that represents the high-water mark of what was then one of the fastest-growing cities in America.

Jenkins, a 1976 graduate of Boardman High School, has his story line visiting many familiar sites, including Sheet & Tube, Stambaugh Auditorium, The Palace Theatre, The Youngstown Vindicator, Mill Creek Park and Little Beaver Creek in Columbiana County.

An interwoven love story further spices up the pages of this novel.