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Freelance journalist Justin Ling’s new book chronicles the 45th election

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Freelance journalist Justin Ling, left, has written a book about the recent federal election, which was published on Aug. 26.The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright and cover image courtesy of Simon & Schuster

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BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY

August 27, 2025

This week marks four months since the last federal election, and there’s a new book hot off the presses to summarize the campaign that was.

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