Kathleen VenemaTag

March 05, 2018

"Loss and Absence Challenge Us to Become Who We Are": Kathleen Venema on Her Unique Mother-Daughter Memoir

The impact of mother-daughter relationships is hard to overstate. In Kathleen Venema's Bird-Bent Grass: A Memoir, in Pieces (Wilfrid Laurier University) the extraordinary influence of the mother-daughter ...

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November 25

UNB Reading Series: Kate Cayley and Laura Broadbent

November 25, 2025 @ 7:00pm - 8:00pm

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November 26, 2025 @ 7:00pm - 10:00pm

Shab-e She’r (Poetry Night) Thirteenth Anniversary

November 27, 2025 @ 7:00pm - 8:00pm

SMU Reading Series: Kate Cayley

The SMU Reading Series presents: An evening with Kate Cayley, winner of the Trillium Award, the O Henry Prize and the Mitchell Prize for Poetry.

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Book cover for "A Place of Secrets" by Shane Peacock, shown alongside promotional text highlighting its awards and reviews for this northern gothic mystery novel.

Book cover and endorsement for "The Taking of Vimy Ridge," featuring a historical wartime photo of soldiers advancing and a quote praising its value for understanding WWI photography.