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- ↑ "Family history splinters in debut novel The Water Beetles". The Georgia Straight , April 19, 2017.
- ↑ "Michael Kaan Wins 2018 First Novel Award Presented by Amazon Canada and The Walrus". Cision , May 22, 2018.
- ↑ "CBC: Winnipeg author wins $40K national First Novel Award". University of Manitoba, May 23, 2018.
- ↑ "Finalists named for 2017 Governor General's Literary Awards". Montreal Gazette , October 4, 2017.
- ↑ "Michael Kaan wins Amazon Canada First Novel Award for The Water Beetles". The Globe and Mail , May 22, 2018.
- ↑ "Meet the 2019 CBC Short Story Prize readers".
- ↑ "Manitoba Book Award SHORTLIST". uofmpress.ca. Retrieved 2023-12-17.
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