Andy Sinclair is a Canadian writer, whose debut novel ''Breathing Lessons'' was a shortlisted nominee for the Lambda Literary Award for

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. Sinclair was born in

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'', October 26, 2015. and raised in North Bay, Ontario, and is currently based in Toronto. ''Breathing Lessons'' was published by

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in 2015."Review: Debut novels from Andy Sinclair, Chigozie Obioma and Jessamyn Hope"
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'', June 26, 2015. He has also published short stories in ''

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