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- 1 2 Adina Bresge (March 4, 2019). "Adventurer Kate Harris 'on another world' after winning RBC Taylor Prize". National Post . Toronto . Retrieved July 10, 2019.
At first, the trek just seemed like a way to pass the time before Harris launched into orbit. But as the Rhodes scholar returned to her studies at Oxford University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, it dawned on her that there was plenty to discover on her home planet, so she decided to ditch the classroom for the wide-open road.
- 1 2 "26 Canadian books that won awards in the first half of 2019". CBC News . July 8, 2019. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
- 1 2 Erin Balser (March 4, 2019). "Kate Harris wins $30K RBC Taylor Prize for travel memoir Lands of Lost Borders". CBC News . Retrieved July 10, 2019.
In Lands of Lost Borders, Harris recounts her 10,000 kilometre cycling trip along the Silk Road, crossing into 10 countries — including Turkey, Kyrgyzstan and Tibet — with her friend Mel Yule. Along the 10-month journey, Harris explores the political, cultural and environmental history of the places and people she encounters.
- ↑ "The bestselling Canadian books for the week of May 19 to May 26, 2019".
- ↑ Anna Marie Tremonti (December 13, 2018). "Kate Harris". The Current . Retrieved July 10, 2019.
