Author will give stress-relief talk

Author will give stress-relief talk

LEETONIA

Julia Fuhrman Davis, a North Lima author, will visit the Leetonia Public Library from 6 to 7 p.m. Dec. 6 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 of the book, which is an inspirational, self-help autobiography, will be available for purchase. For more information, visit www.juliafuhrmandavis.com on the Web.

Slovak preservation to highlight event

LIBERTY

Local authors Suzanne Summers and Loretta Ekoniak will discuss their new book, “Slovaks of the Greater Mahoning Valley,” at 10 a.m. Saturday at Kravitz Delicatessen, 3135 Belmont Ave.

The presentation will be sponsored by the Ethnic Heritage Society, and the authors will sign books, which will be for sale.

The presentation will highlight the history of the area’s Slovak community from the 19th century to the 1960s.

Summers, a Campbell resident, says she was inspired by her work with the Arms Family Museum of Local History and the Campbell Historical Society. Ekoniak, a Youngstown native, has long promoted the preservation of Slovak culture and serves as president of the American Slovak Cultural Association of the Mahoning Valley.

The event is open to the public, and coffee and bagels will be provided. For more information, call EHS Coordinator Tom Welsh at 330-792-7936.

‘1,000 Places’ updated, includes Rock Hall

NEW YORK

The new full-color second edition of “1,000 Places to See Before You Die” features 200 new entries, 28 new countries and a breathtaking companion app for iPad.

A highlight is the inclusion of Cleveland’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum on page 852 of the new edition.

The book, by Patricia Schultz, has undergone a total makeover.

Published by Workman, the book is $19.95 in paperback and $32.95 in hardcover.

‘Ticked Off’ author will sign books

NEWTON FALLS

Author Janet L. DeCesare will sign her book at 10 a.m. Thursday at Pricetown united Methodist Church, 4640 Pritchard Ohltown Road.

The Mineral Ridge resident is the author of “Ticked Off,” which chronicles her battle with Lyme disease.

For more information, call Travis King at 888-361-9473, or email tking@tatepublishing.com.