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- 1 2 Marsha Lederman, "‘Hope will turn you mad’: How Canadian author Nazanine Hozar turned the chaos of the Iranian Revolution into summer’s must-read book". The Globe and Mail , June 18, 2019.
- ↑ Craig Takeuchi, "Vancouver author Nazanine Hozar named as Amazon Canada First Novel Award finalist for 2020". The Georgia Straight , June 9, 2020.
- ↑ Ryan Porter, "Shortlists announced for eight BC and Yukon Book Prizes". Quill & Quire , March 12, 2020.
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