Local author Lucinda Bassett will discuss and sign her new book, “The Solution: Conquer Your Fear, Control Your Future,” at Barnes & Noble in Thousand Oaks March 5. In Bassett’s fourth book, she addresses the issues involving people held back in their adult lives by childhood experiences. Bassett is a longtime local, author, motivational speaker and mother of two. The book signing and discussion will take place at Barnes & Noble, Thousand Oaks, 160 S. Westlake Blvd., at 2 p.m.