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- ↑ "Stéphane Larue wins $60K Amazon First Novel Award for The Dishwasher". CBC Books, June 25, 2020.
- ↑ Ilana Masad, "'Going Dutch' Is A Charming, Well-Observed Debut". NPR, August 23, 2019.
- ↑ "Nominees announced for 2020 Atlantic Book Awards taking place online June 30". Halifax Chronicle-Herald , June 1, 2020.
- ↑ James Gregor, "Halifax as Narnia: The existential fantasy of our seaside city". The Coast , May 16, 2016.
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