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- ↑ Karon Liu, "A tale of two neighbourhoods: what downtown Chinatown and Kensington Market’s recent past tells us about a changing Toronto". Toronto Star , May 25, 2023.
- ↑ Susan Blumberg-Kason, "'Denison Avenue' by Christina Wong and Daniel Innes". Asian Review of Books, May 1, 2023.
- ↑ "ALA Unveils 2024 Carnegie Medals Shortlist". American Libraries , November 14, 2023.
- ↑ "Meet the Canada Reads 2024 contenders", CBC Books, January 11, 2024.
