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- ↑ "National Book Critics Circle: 30 Books #6: Laurie Hertzel on 'The Song Poet' - Critical Mass Blog". bookcritics.org. Archived from the original on February 23, 2017. Retrieved 2018-08-31.
- ↑ "The Chautauqua Prize". Chautauqua Institution. Retrieved 2018-08-31.
- ↑ "Minnesota Book Award winners include Kao Kalia Yang, Sun Yung Shin, Peter Geye, Shawn Otto". Star Tribune. Retrieved 2018-08-31.
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