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- 1 2 Gail Johnson, "Stir Q&A: Modern queer tragedy After Elias picks up the pieces after a soon-to-be-married pilot flies his plane into the sea". Stir, November 19, 2020.
- ↑ Becky Toyne, "Fall books preview: Plan a reading marathon with these 68 best picks". The Globe and Mail , September 18, 2020.
- ↑ Vicky Qiao, "5 Canadian emerging writers named Writer's Trust 2021 Rising Stars". CBC Books, May 5, 2021.
- ↑ "21 Canadian books we can't wait to read in July". CBC Books, July 7, 2021.
- ↑ cpeet (2021-03-22). "Finalists Announced for 2021 Publishing Triangle Awards". The Publishing Triangle. Retrieved 2024-11-30.
- ↑ "ReLit announces 2021 winners in third week of month-long celebration - Quill and Quire". Quill and Quire - Canada's magazine of book news and reviews. 2021-04-23. Retrieved 2024-11-30.
- ↑ cpeet (2022-03-21). "Finalists Announced for 2022 Publishing Triangle Awards". The Publishing Triangle. Retrieved 2024-11-30.
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