Discover extraordinary Canadian authors, their unique perspectives and published works with the eighth annual Coast to Coast Literary Speaker Series.

Yvonne Van Lankveld - The Park Street Secrets
October 16, 2025, 7:00 p.m.

Tickets are $15 per event or $50 for the entire series (plus taxes and fees)

   
This year’s Coast to Coast Literary Series will be hosted inside the Queenston Chapel at Laura Secord Homestead, in Queenston, Ontario. With dates from September to December, each session includes light refreshments and hors d’oeuvres, with Niagara wines available for purchase by the glass prior to each event.

Yvonne Van Lankveld’s love of words began early in childhood. Her first career as a Registered Nurse was supported by two diplomas from Mohawk College, followed by a Bachelor’s degree in Community Health Sciences from Brock University. Although her writing skills earned her acclaim in many clinical settings and professional nursing journals, she never lost her desire to write fiction. She has authored three contemporary fiction novels about human adversity and is writing her fourth, about four mothers and the people attached to them, whether they like each other or not.

Yvonne is a past member of the Canadian Authors Association and a four-time reviewer for the Whistler Independent Book Awards. She facilitates programs for aspiring writers, including a writers’ group at her local library, and is lucky enough to interview best-selling authors as part of the Lincoln Pelham Public Library’s Books on the Bench events. In 2024, she was honoured with the Lincoln Pelham Public Library’s Volunteer Peer Award.