'Adirondack Detective' writer to sign latest book
PLATTSBURGH — John H. Briant, a retired New York State trooper/investigator, will sign copies of the newest edition to his 'Adirondack Detective Series,' 'Adirondack Detective: The Years Pass,' at Borders Books in Champlain Centre mall, Plattsburgh, from noon to 3 p.m. Sunday, June 14.

Learn more about the series at www.capital.net/com/jbrnt.

Author schedules book tour
LAKE PLACID — Scherelene Schatz will discuss her new postcard history book 'The Adirondacks' at several book signings.

They are: 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 30, at Lake Placid Public Library, 2471 Main St., Lake Placid; 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 1, at Tupper Lake Public Library, 41 Lake St., Tupper Lake; 7 p.m. Thursday, July 2, at Old Forge Public Library, 220 Crosby Blvd., Old Forge; 4 to 6 p.m. Friday, July 3, at The Bookstore Plus, 2491 Main St., Lake Placid; 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, July 4, at the Fact & Fiction Bookshop, 14 Broadway, Saranac Lake.

Ticonderoga woman releases teen novel
TICONDEROGA -- Jodi Auborn of Ticonderoga has authored a teen novel set in the Adirondack Mountains.

Published by PublishAmerica, 'Stormwind of the North Country' is the story of 14-year-old Kat, whose life is changed forever when she must fight for the preservation of her father's land, the safety of her best friend and the life of her horse, Stormwind.

'Some places in the story may seem familiar to area readers,' Auborn said in a press release. 'I was born here in Ticonderoga, my mother's hometown, but grew up in Hadley and Lake Luzerne. The book's fictitious towns of 'Sprucewood' and 'Buck Creek' are loosely based on Hadley-Luzerne and Schroon Lake, respectively.'

The author had donated a copy of 'Stormwind' to the Blackwatch Library in Ticonderoga; signed copies may be purchased there for $18.31 (including tax). Find the book also at www.amazon.com and the online bookstore at www.publishamerica.com. For more information, go to www.jodilauborn.webs.com.

Hislop pens book on Essex
The community of Essex is featured in 'Essex on Lake Champlain' by David C. Hislop Jr., part of the 'Images of America Series' put out by Arcadia Publishing.

With more than 200 vintage black-and-white images, the book tells the story of the lakeside village near the foothills of the Adirondack Mountains.

'Essex' is available from local retailers, online bookstores or through Arcadia at www.arcadiapublishing.com or (888) 313-2665. It is priced at $21.99.