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- 1 2 Steger, Jason (8 September 2022). "'It threw me sideways!'The Age book of the year winners announced". The Age. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
- ↑ Delaney, Brigid (13 September 2021). "Miles Allinson on writing about cults: 'People really balk about discussions of spirituality'". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
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