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- ↑ Woods, Stuart (October 22, 2009). "The 10 best Atlantic Canadian books of all time". Quill & Quire. Archived from the original on 26 October 2009. Retrieved 2009-10-26.
- ↑ GRANT, LAURA JEAN (2009-10-25). "No Great Mischief the greatest: Alistair MacLeod's novel gets top spot in new book, Atlantic Canada's 100 Greatest Books". The Cape Breton Post. Retrieved 2009-10-26.
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