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Harriet Alida Lye is the author of two novels, one memoir, and one children’s picture book. Her essays and reporting have been published in The Globe & Mail, The New York Times, and more. She teaches creative writing and works with authors as a mentor and editor. She has lived in Halifax, Paris, Amsterdam, New York, and now lives in Toronto with her partner, their two children, and two dogs.