As I am writing the Chilean miners who have been trapped underground for 69 days are being rescued. At the time of this posting, there has been 20 out of the 33 miners rescued. Definite progress and hope for their families. See more news and a count down of those being rescued at CNN.com.

One of UNP’s authors, Susan Kushner Resnick, brings a light to problems that miners have had way before the Chilean miners were trapped. In her book, Goodbye Wifes and Daughters, she explores a WWII -era mine explosion in Montana that killed 75 men. Sue discusses the disregard for safety back then and how we are still faced with the same issues in today’s world. The title, Goodbye Wifes and Daughters, comes from a note one of the trapped miners wrote to his family before he died.

Sue has some events coming up next week: She's doing a signing at the West Virginia Book Festival autographing center on Saturday, Oct. 16 at 11:30 a.m. and a reading, lecture and signing on Sunday Oct. 17 at 3:30 p.m. Both of these events are in the Charleston Civic Center, where the entire Book Festival is being held. Finally, she's signing books at Taylor Books in Charleston from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 18.