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Dec 2023
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#221 - Are We Going To Fail Our Goals??

Ariel Bissett & Raeleen Lemay
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Books Unbound 2023 Reading Survey: https://forms.gle/9c8xkPG7R7SW15nJ6


Booker Prize: https://www.cbc.ca/books/irish-author-paul-lynch-wins-2023-booker-prize-for-dystopian-novel-prophet-song-1.7040668

Giller Prize: https://www.thestar.com/opinion/scotiabank-giller-prize-can-be-a-life-changing-sum-c[…]s-sponsor-s/article_55d2d12e-cfb9-551f-8e91-6fd2f7244fb6.html

Anton Hur's Toward Eternity: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/book-deals/article/93049-book-deals-week-of-august-28-2023.html

Governor General Awards: https://ggbooks.ca/#winners

Toronto Public Library: https://torontopubliclibrary.typepad.com/tpl_maintenance/toronto-public-library-website-maintenance.html


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