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October 01, 2020

Jonathan Poh wins 2020 CBC Nonfiction Prize for His First Personal Essay, "Value Village"

This morning, CBC Books announced that Burnaby-based writer Jonathan Poh has won the 2020 CBC Nonfiction Prize for his essay "Value Village". Poh is a writer, former magazine editor, and communications ...

Book cover for "The Right to Be Wrong" by Ray Robertson, featuring a red X on the cover and speech bubbles with the words: Right?, Wrong., Right!, and Wrong!!.

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Book cover for "The Right to Be Wrong" by Ray Robertson, featuring a red X on the cover and speech bubbles with the words: Right?, Wrong., Right!, and Wrong!!.

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