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- ↑ Irby, Lee. 7,000 Clams: A Novel. New York: Doubleday, 2004. ISBN 978-0-385-51189-6 WorldCat
- ↑ The North American review. 292, no. 2, (2007): 20
- ↑ Richmond Times - Dispatch Mar 12, 2005, - Miami Herald - Jun 20, 2006, St. Petersburg Times - - Jan 16, 2005
- ↑ Irby, Lee. The Up and Up: A Novel. New York: Doubleday, 2006. ISBN 978-0-385-51500-9 WorldCat
- ↑ Entertainment Weekly - Jun 2, 2006; Tampa Tribune - Jul 2, 2006; Publishers Weekly - Apr 10, 2006; Kirkus Reviews - May 1, 2006 ; New York Daily News - Jun 11, 2006
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