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- ↑ Commission, Orange County Arts (January 19, 2024). "Joanna Pearson's Debut Novel 'Bright and Tender Dark' Is a Thrilling Literary Mystery".
- ↑ "Writers' Day Jobs: Joanna Pearson - The Cincinnati Review". May 25, 2021.
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