“Volunteer Bama Dawg: A TV Guy’s Love Letter to the South” by David CarrollTwo local authors have scheduled book signings at Barnes & Noble Booksellers, and a novelist from Boulder, Colo, will be visiting Star Line Books, 1467 Market St., next week.
* Barnes & Noble will host Christopher-Charles Chaney, whose new book is “Mama Peaches and Me: Wit and Wisdom for Worn-Out Caregivers,” and longtime broadcaster David Carroll, whose latest release is “Volunteer Bama Dawg: A TV Guy’s Love Letter to the South.”
In “Mama Peaches,” Chaney writes about what it means to love and care for an aging parent, using personal stories, no-nonsense advice and a healthy dose of humor to help caregivers minimize stress, burnout, depression and guilt.
Chaney spent 20 years in executive management before a brutal downsizing by his federal employer forced him into early retirement and into a new role as his mother’s caregiver. The book grew from a single observation about his mother’s exploits that he posted to Facebook as a stress release. Sequels are due in 2017 and 2018.
He is also the author of “Breaking the Healing Code” and an active member of the National Family Caregivers Support Program.