Lindsay Wong’s first book, the memoir The Woo-Woo, is a darkly comic story of her dysfunctional family who blame their woes on ghosts and demons. In the latest episode of the CBC Books’ Why I Write, the debut author talks about why she hopes her book will lead to more discussions about mental illness.
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CBC Books’ Why I Write series features Canadian authors speaking on what literature means to them. The video series asks authors what motivated them to write their latest work, what themes readers should take away from the work and what excites them about the current national literature scene in general.
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