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As of December 31, 2008, the following books have been
entered for the 2009 Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour. NOTE:
Books listed in order of arrival of entry. SHORT
LIST 2009
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AUTHOR
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TITLE
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PUBLISHER
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1. Molloy, Kathleen
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Dining With Death
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Chelsea Books
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2. Bruin, Arlena
de
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On The Bright
Side – and other rose-
coloured catastrophes.
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Red
Wagon writing and publishing
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3. Phillips, Michael B. and Urquhart, Tony
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Off the Wall
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The Porcupine’s Quill
Inc.
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4. Lawson, JonArno
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A
Voweller’s Bestiary
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The Porcupine’s Quill
Inc.
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5. Rennie, Robert
D.
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A
Pun …
My Word
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Essence
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6. Waterson, Elizabeth
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At The Corner
of Hope
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Ottawa
: Borealis Press
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7. Harvey, John
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Snowball’s
Chance In
Hell
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Self
– published
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8. Hatch, Travis
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Reality
– What a
Wild Ride
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Brenda Giesbrecht
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9. Skurka, Steven
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Tilted
– The Trial
of Conrad
Black
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Dundurn Press
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10.
Dow, Lisa
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It
Would Be Funny If It Wasn’t My Life
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McArthur & Company
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11.
Hekkanen, Ernest
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Of A Fire
Beyond The
Hills
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New Orphic Publishers
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12.
Green, K.
Gordon
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Fierce
and Unequal Combat : A Northern Fantasy
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Barking
Lily Books
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13.
Little, Carol
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Hide
Your Life
Away
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Meanwhile
Studios
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14.
Fitch, Sheree
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Kiss the Joy
As It
Flies
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Nimbus Publishing Ltd.
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15.
Innes, Peter (Peter J. McCart)
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The Man with
the Grasshopper
Mind
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iUniverse
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16.
Menary, David
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Once
Upon a Time in New Thunder
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Blue River Press
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17.Tsufit
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Step Into the
Spotlight
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Beach View Books
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18.
Fraser, John
Allan
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The
Reluctant Gigolo – A Work of Friction
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iUniverse
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19.
Taylor, Patrick
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An Irish Country
Christmas
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H.
B. Fenn and
Company Ltd.
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20,
Taylor, Patrick
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An Irish Country
Village
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H.
B. Fenn and
Company Ltd.
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21.
Campbell Joe
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The
Great Canadian Comedy: From Laughter To Tears
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Freedom
Press Canada Inc.
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22.
Nayman, Ira
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Alternate
Reality Ain’t What It Used To Be
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iUniverse
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23.
McCardell, Mike
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Getting
To The Bubble: Finding Magic Amid the Urban Roar
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Harbour
Publishing
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24.
Brown, John L.
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The
Crypt of Academe
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Trafford
Publishing
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25.
Lapena, Shari
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Things
Go Flying
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Brindle
and Glass Publishing Ltd.
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26.
Schoemperlen, Diane
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At
A Loss For Words
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HarperCollins
Canada Ltd.
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27.
Cohen Tish
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Inside
Out Girl
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HarperCollins
Canada Ltd.
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28.
Richardson, Bill
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Old
Father William’s Well-Ordered Universe
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HarperCollins
Canada Ltd.
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29.
McCormack, Louisa
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The
Catch
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Key
Porter Books
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30.
Salamon, Daria
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The
Prairie Bridesmaid
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Key
Porter Books
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31.
Engel, Howard
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East
of Suez
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Penguin
Group (Canada)
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32.
Wilkins,Charles
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In
The Land Of Long Fingernails
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Penguin
Group (Canada)
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33.
Cullen, Sean
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Hamish
X Goes to Providence, Rhode Island
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Penguin
Group (Canada)
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34.
Hunt Stephen
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The
White Guy : A Field Guide
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Douglas
& McIntyre Ltd.
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35.
Glave, James
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Almost
Green: How I Built an Eco-Shed Ditched My SUV, Alienated the In-Laws and Changed
My Life Forever
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Douglas
& McIntyre Ltd.
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36.
MacLeod, Jack
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Uproar
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Porcupine’s
Quill Inc.
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37.
Dionne, JoAnn
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Little
Emperors
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The
Dundurn Group
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38.
Deverell, William
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Kill
All The Judges
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McClelland
& Stewart Ltd.
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39.
Alexis, Andre
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Asylum
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McClelland
& Stewart Ltd.
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40.
Pearl-McPhee, Stephanie
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Free-Range
Knitter
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Andrews
McNeel Publishing, LLC
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41.
Anderson, Malcolm
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A
Marathon Odyssey
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The
Experience Publishers
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42.
Whetter, Darryl
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The
Push & The Pull
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Goose
Lane Editions
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43.
Leiren-Young, Mark
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Never
Shoot a Stampede Queen : A Rookie Reporter in the Cariboo
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Heritage
House Publishing
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44.
Dook, Catherine
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Offshore
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Oberon
Press
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45.
Shaw-McKinnon, Margaret
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The
Beech Nut of Big Water Beach
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Aivilo
Press
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46 Nielson, Susin
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Word Nerd
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Tundra Books
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47 Rackham, Dave
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Walk an Aisle in My Shoes
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Western Spirit Publishing Inc.
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