Funny Books: Leacock Medal Winners
Stephen Leacock Associates was founded in 1946 and began awarding the Leacock Medal for Humour in 1947. The number of entries has continually grown — 70 books were put forward by publishers and writers for 2018. An anonymous panel of judges, appointed from across Canada by the Leacock Associates’ Board of Directors, vets all entries and selects the long and short lists and the final winner.
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Gone to Pot
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Yiddish for Pirates
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No Relation
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Dance, Gladys, Dance
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The Sisters Brothers
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Beyond Belfast
A 560 Mile Journey Across Northern Ireland On Sore Feet
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Never Shoot a Stampede Queen
A Rookie Reporter in the Cariboo
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The Best Laid Plans
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Secrets From the Vinyl Cafe
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Pitch Black
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Beauty Tips from Moose Jaw
Travels in Search of Canada
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Village of the Small Houses, The
A Memoir of Sorts
Generica
or Generica
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Vinyl Cafe Unplugged
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Home From the Vinyl Cafe
A Year Of Stories
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Barney's Version
Penguin Modern Classics Edition
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Fear of Frying and Other Fax Of Life
Prayers Of A Very Wise Child
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Writing in the Rain
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According to Jake and the Kid
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King Leary
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That Far Greater Bay
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The Boat Who Wouldn't Float
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