Helen VanEck Holub, formerly of Auburn, has written a book of poetry and short stories titled “Guided by the Spirit,” inspired by her fairth in God. She expects a second book, “Echoes of Love,” to be published in November.

Born and raised in Auburn, Holub is the daughter of the late Harry and Helen B. Van Eck. She was educated at Lincoln Elementary and at Walton Junior High, graduating from Edward Little High School in 1951. Now living in Downers Grove, Ill., she has returned for 25th, 50th, 53rd and 55th-year class reunions.

Holub was married in 1954 and later moved to Illinois, where she and her husband raised four children. They will celebrate their 53rd wedding anniversary in October. The couple have 15 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

Holub described the 132-page “Guided by the Spirit” as a Christian, inspirational book of poetry and short stories relating to psalms in the bible. “It expresses my feelings of faith and love of the Lord, who has been with me through many trials as well as joys,” she said.

She expects “Guided by the Spirit” to be in Christian bookstores, and available through larger bookstores such as Barnes and Noble, by the end of October. The cost of the paperback published by Xulon Press: $13.99.

“Echoes of Love,” which, according to Holub, expresses the many types of love we experience, will be released through PublishAmerica.com.

Frontier Cafe’s spotlight will shine on goats

BRUNSWICK – Author Margaret Hathaway and photographer Karl Schatz, who collaborated in the book “The Year of the Goat,” will be at The Frontier Cafe, Cinema and Gallery Tuesday, Oct. 2.

As part of the store’s Food Journey Series, this event includes a screening of the documentary “Goat Love,” a reading and question-and-answer session, a book signing and a cheese tasting.

“The Year of the Goat” chronicles the 40,000-mile journey Hathaway and Schatz took in their quest for the perfect goat cheese. They visited dairy farms and goat meat ranches across 43 states, meeting a cast of characters, including farmers, cheese-makers, breeders and world-class chefs.

From the largest goat auction in Texas to a small Indiana dairy, from a Tennessee barbecue cook-off to a tasting session with New York’s premier maître fromager, the couple pursue all things goat.

The book event will begin at 7 p.m. The Frontier Cafe is at 14 Maine St.

Avid outdoorsman will share some tales

AUBURN – A. Sayward Lamb of Woodstock, author of “Deer Tails and Other Tales,” will be at Walden Book Store in the Auburn Mall from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6, for a book signing.

A Maine native, Sayward’s true hunting and fishing stories cover more than 60 years of personal experiences – solo and shared with friends and relatives – in Maine, Florida, Newfoundland and Alaska. They range from encounters with deer, bears, coyotes, wolves, turkeys and waterfowl to fishing for trout and salmon.