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- 1 2 Oluwatosin Adeshokan (4 Jan 2019). "African writers tell their own stories, not the ones Western audiences want" . Retrieved 3 July 2021.
- ↑ "Fiction Friday: 'The Madhouse' by TJ Benson". The Times. 19 March 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
