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Kevin Chong on The Double Life of Benson Yu, and what happens when you try and fail to write a memoir

The Canadian author talks to Q's Tom Power about his latest book, which tells the story of a comic book writer who loses control of his own narrative.

The Canadian author's latest book tells the story of a writer who loses control of his own narrative

A red book cover featuring the title with large yellow text and a photo of the author, a man with short black hair and glasses wearing a red plaid shirt.
The Double Life of Benson Yu is a book by Kevin Chong. (Simon & Schuster, Iris Chia)

Vancouver writer Kevin Chong is back with his seventh book. This time, he's written a metafiction about a comic book writer struggling to come to terms with a past trauma. He talks to Q's Tom Power about the story, and what inspired him to write his darkest book ever.

The full interview with Kevin Chongis available onour podcast, Q with Tom Power. Listen and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.


Interview withKevin Chongproduced by Ben Edwards.