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NOVEMBER events for Neilsen Glenn's 2024 hybrid memoir, The Old Moon in Her Arms Saskatoon, November 1st, 2024, 7 p.m. McNally-Robinson bookstore. All welcome! Bedford, NS, November 16th, noon to 2 p.m. Signing and conversation Chapters Indigospirit, Sunnyside Mall, Bedford…