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The Wolves of Eternity by Karl Ove Knausgård
The Problem with Having a Body by Jessica Popeski
All the Little Monsters: How I Learned to Live with Anxiety by David A. Robertson
Runs in the Blood by Matthew J. Trafford

https://toronto.thewordonthestreet.ca/ https://emilyweedon.com/ https://www.instagram.com/emily.weedon.creates/ https://canadareadsamericanstyle.podbean.com/e/interview-emily-a-weedon-and-autokrator/