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- ↑ Porter, Ryan (November 2, 2020). "Shortlist announced for $10,000 Toronto Book Awards". Quill and Quire .
- ↑ Naben Ruthnum, "Slang violence". National Post , December 10, 2015.
- ↑ Bev Sandell Greenberg, "Experimental stories feel stylistically familiar". Winnipeg Free Press , June 13, 2020.
- ↑ Allison LaSorda, "Disintegration in Four Parts, by Devon Code; Emily Anglin; Jean Marc Ah-Sen; Lee Henderson". Quill & Quire , July 2021.
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