Children’s author booked for 2 signings

Children’s author booked for 2 signings

SALINEVILLE, Ohio

Author Connie Randolph will sign copies of her children’s book, “Casper Joe,” on two upcoming occasions.

She will be on hand at the Summer Sizzle Family Fun Day 2011, 520 W. Main St., Cortland, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and at the Dairy Queen, 9575 Diamond Centre Drive, Mentor, Ohio, from 5 to 9 p.m. Aug. 12.

Rudolph, a Salineville resident, uses a puppy, named Casper Joe, as the main character in her book. The story takes young readers through the ordeal that Casper Joe and his new adopted parents experience when his newfound fun is threatened by his illness.

Linda Ronstadt to write memoir

NEW YORK

Linda Ronstadt broke barriers for women as one of the top-selling artists of her generation, and she’s going to detail how she did it in a new memoir for Simon & Schuster.

The book publisher announced Thursday that it had acquired her autobiography, titled “Heart Like a Wheel,” after her Grammy-winning, multiplatinum album.

Ronstadt sold tens of millions of records starting in the 1970s with pop hits such as “You’re No Good” and “When Will I Be Loved.” But she also segued into country, pop standards and mariachi music, among other genres.

She also had high-profile romances with California Gov. Jerry Brown and George Lucas.

The book is due in 2013.

Staff/wire reports