<div>Unfortunately, <strong>we're having to cancel Kathleen Winter's Nov. 11th visit</strong>. But we're very excited by her nomination for the Giller prize (winner to be announced Nov. 9th) and wish her all the best at this very busy and exciting time. We're working on a possible rescheduled visit, so I'll update you as soon as I can. <br>
<br>And now for some great news: we have a Reading Series Special Event to announce. <br><br><font size="4"><strong><span style="FONT-SIZE: large; FONT-FAMILY: inherit">Charlene Diehl will be reading </span></strong><br><strong><span style="FONT-SIZE: large; FONT-FAMILY: inherit">on November 17th at 7:30pm in STJ2017. </span></strong><br>
<br></font>We're very excited to be adding this Special Event to the Series. As many of you might know, Charlene's visit to St. Jerome's marks a homecoming of sorts, Charlene having once been a professor of English here. <br>
<br>Charlene will be reading from her recently published <em>Out of Grief, Singing: A Memoir of Motherhood and Loss</em>. As described by the publisher: </div>
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<div>"In Charlene Diehl's achingly beautiful memoir, we catch a glimpse into the life of a woman coming to terms with the loss of her newborn. After a series of rapid diagnoses and emergency interventions, Charlene's daughter Chloe is born, but her too-brief life is spent in the neonatal intensive care unit, and her mother, leveled by an epidural anaesthetic procedure gone wrong, can barely make it to her daughter's side. With a poet's ear for language, Charlene Diehl shares her discovery of joy amidst a devastating loss."</div>
<div><br>We look forward to welcoming Charlene back to St. Jerome's for this reading. Hope to see you at the event. </div>