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Author David Gilmour 'not interested in teaching books by women'

Andrea Janus CTVNews.ca
Published Wednesday, September 25, 2013 1:41PM EDT Last Updated Wednesday, September 25, 2013 2:28PM EDT
David Gilmour

Then-Gov. Gen. Michaelle Jean (right) presents David Gilmour with the Governor General's Literary Award for fiction during a ceremony at Rideau Hall in Ottawa, Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2005. (Jonathan Hayward / The Canadian Press)

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