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The Booked! Fernie Writers' Series is a firm favourite on the Fernie cultural calendar featuring some of Canada's best and brightest literary talents.
Kevin Chong is a Vancouver-based author. His book, The Double Life of Benson Yu, was a finalist for the 2023 Giller Prize and named a Best Book of Canadian Fiction by the CBC.
Kevin was born in Hong Kong in 1975, moved to Canada in 1977. He is the author of seven books of fiction and nonfiction, several of which have been named books of the year by Globe and Mail, National Post, and Amazon.ca. His work has been listed for a CBC prize, a BC Book Prize, and a National Magazine Award, optioned for film and TV, and published in the US, Europe, and Australia. His creative nonfiction and journalism have appeared in the Guardian, the Times Literary Supplement, the Rumpus, and the South China Morning Post.
Kevin currently lives in Vancouver with his wife and kids and is an assistant professor at the University of British Columbia.
ABOUT THE BOOKED! FERNIE WRITERS SERIES:
The Fernie Heritage Library has welcomed some of the biggest names in Canadian writing for the Booked! series, a highly anticipated reception that includes an author reading and Q&A followed by live music and lively discussion. The events draw crowds of up to 100 to fill the beautiful Fernie Heritage Library for an engaging evening celebrating the undeniable talents of each guest author.
