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- ↑ "In the family business: It's in the Blood". Edmonton Journal , 27 May 2001.
- 1 2 "And Emma makes five: Sister Crazy joins `an embarrassment of Richlers'". Ottawa Citizen , 6 May 2001.
- ↑ "This Richler shuns the light: Emma Richler loves writing but not the `unnatural' job of self-promotion". Montreal Gazette , 19 May 2001.
- 1 2 "Contemporary Authors Online". Biography in Context. Gale. 2003. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
- ↑ "Another Richler takes up the quill ; Emma's writing has family parallels". Toronto Star , 1 February 2001.
- ↑ "Like life only different". Ottawa Citizen , 20 March 2005.
- ↑ "Be My Wolff by Emma Richler". Quill & Quire , April 2017.
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