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	Flights Daniel Kiss escaped death twice: once by jumping from a burning plane, and again by disguising himself in civilian clothes in the tunnels underneath wartime Budapest. By Daniel Kiss
	South of Buck Creek Black and white of America’s unhappiest city. By Terence Byrnes

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	Uncle Hiroshi Hiroshi Morita was a nuclear bomb survivor, an internment camp prisoner and a prolific photographer of Toronto. By Emiko Morita
	Land's End The west coast of Canada once supported scores of resource towns—the few that survive today tell a story of land’s end, as a place and as a possibility. By Christopher Grabowski

Stay Home & Stay Sharp Poets, novelists and photographers are crossing the distance with an assortment of online readings and talks. Tune into this week's events to stay connected and support our Canadian creatives: "Ghost Face" by Greg Santos May 02, 3:00pm to 3:45pm "The Art of Craft: Trans Brilliance Edition" with Ali Blythe, Gwen Benaway, Kai Cheng Thom, Casey Plett and moderated by Jia Qing Wilson-Yang May 03, 12:00 to 1:30pm. Bibliovideo: Canadian Books for Young People with Canadian Children's Book Centre Ongoing Have we missed an event? Let us know on Facebook, Twitter with #StaySharpStayHome or via email at geist@geist.com.

THIS WEEK IN REVIEW Skip To The Obits AnnMarie MacKinnon on Death and the Penguin by Andrey Kurkov. More » Cycling the Himalayas Michael Hayward on Lands of Lost Borders: Out of Bounds on the Silk Road by Kate Harris. More » Canadian Dystopia Patty Osborne on The Weight of Snow written by Christian Guay-Poliquin and translated by David Homel. More »

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—Maureen in Charlottetown, bushed but not baking

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