Leanne Toshiko Simpson: Why the rom-com is the perfect format to discuss mental illness
Podcast |
Q with Tom Power
Publisher |
CBC
Media Type |
audio
Categories Via RSS |
Arts
Publication Date |
Apr 16, 2024
Episode Duration |
00:24:09

Leanne Toshiko Simpson is looking at romantic comedy through a new lens. The fourth-generation Japanese Canadian writer has just released her debut novel, “Never Been Better,” which tells a love story set at a psychiatric facility. Leanne lives with bipolar disorder and has spent time in a psych ward herself. She joins Tom to tell us why she wanted to use the rom-com format to talk about mental illness.

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