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Yann Martel
Novelist (Photo: Emma Love Photography)
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Charis Cotter
Charis Cotter’s latest novel, The Mystery of the Haunted Dance Hall (Tundra Books), has won the 2026 Newfoundland and Labrador Book Award for Children’s Literature. This is the third time one of her books has won this award: The Ghost Road in 2020, and Footsteps in Bay de Verde in 2022. This award…
