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Archive: Imprint season 12 episode 1

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In this episode: host Tina Srebotnjak interviews Canadian author Leon Rooke. Special event night for Margaret Atwood. Review of Margaret Atwood's new book The Blind Assassin with Tina and Ray Robertson and Bronwyn Drainie. Gerald L'Ecuyer interviews avid book collector Gwen Burrows about her nurse book collection.

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Apr 09, 2001

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