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- ↑ Stewart, Sophia (January 25, 2024). "2024 National Book Critics Circle Awards Finalists Announced". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved May 9, 2024.
- ↑ Rubin, Rebecca (October 5, 2023). "Chris Rock to Direct Martin Luther King Jr. Biopic, Steven Spielberg to Executive Produce". Variety. Retrieved May 9, 2024.
