‘Casper Joe’ author will sign copies

‘Casper Joe’ author will sign copies

BOARDMAN

Connie Randolph of Salineville will sign copies of her children’s fiction book “Casper Joe” from noon to 4 p.m. Sept. 24 at Boardman Park, 375 Boardman- Poland Road, Boardman.

The book tells the story of a puppy that is adopted into a loving home. But when he gets sick, he must learn to be brave while at the veterinarian’s office.

For more information, call James Branscum at 888-361-9473 or email james@tatepublishing.com.

Book club announces meetings, selections

CANFIELD

The Ursuline Center Book Club is announcing its next two book selections and meetings. New members are welcome any time. The group meets in the Prato Hall meeting room at the Ursuline Center, 4280 Shields Road.

The club will meet from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Sept. 20 to discuss Jamie Ford’s historical fiction novel “Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet.” The book examines the physical, mental and emotional damage caused by war.

The American Booksellers Association and IndieBound named the novel the No 1. Book Club pick for Fall 2009-Winter 2010.

During the Nov. 1 session, also from 6:30 to 8 p.m., the book to be discussed is S.J. Watson’s suspense thriller “Before I go to Sleep.

The novel tells the story of a woman who loses her memory each night when she goes to sleep. At first, she relies on her husband to tell her what she’s forgotten. But a journal entry she wrote causes her terror and suspicion of him.

For more information on the book club, call Eileen Novotny, Ursuline Associate, at 330-533-3831 or the Ursuline Center at 330-799-4941.

Stop smoking, says ex-Poland resident

St. Joseph, Mich.

J. Michael Hall, formerly of Poland and a Youngstown State University graduate of 1970, has written a stop-smoking book.

Hall, who retired after 39 years at Whirlpool, is the author of “My Dad’s Lungs from Smoking,” which offers a three-step method of how he quit smoking 17 years ago.

Hall said his book, based on his own many attempts to quit, offers insight about what led him to begin smoking, the difficulty of trying to quit and then to ultimately quit.

He said he was motivated to write the book because of the startling statistics about the health hazards of smoking.

The book is available through Authorhouse at http://bookstore.authorhouse.com. His email address is hallm2525@sbcglobal.net.

Vindicator staff reports