Lindsay Wong: Villain Hitting for Vicious Little Nobodies

Lindsay Wong 's novel Villain Hitting for Vicious Little Nobodies is a genre-bending meditation about class, ambition, and the burden of being an impoverished model minority. In this wickedly funny horror story, Wong lays bare the societal and cultural expectations placed on Chinese women. Come hear former VPL Writer in Residence Lindsay Wong discuss her new novel with Kevin Chong , and discover why it's getting rave reviews from fellow writers and readers alike. – Lindsay Wong is the author of the critically acclaimed, award-winning, and bestselling memoir The Woo-Woo , which was a finalist for Canada Reads 2019. Her story collection Tell Me Pleasant Things About Immortality was shortlisted for the BC and Yukon Jim Deva Prize for Writing That Provokes. She is also the author of a YA novel entitled My Summer of Love and Misfortune . Wong teaches creative writing at the University of Winnipeg, and was VPL's 2021 Writer in Residence . Kevin Chong is the award-winning author of several books of fiction and nonfiction. His work has appeared in The Guardian, The Rumpu s, and more. He currently lives in Vancouver and is an associate professor at the University of British Columbia, Okanagan campus. The Double Life of Benson Yu was longlisted for the Scotiabank Giller Prize. – Accessibility: VPL is committed to making our programs accessible for all. If you have an access need that we have not addressed here, please email us at programs@vpl.ca. Elevator access to the Alice MacKay Room is available in the concourse near the bank machine. There will be designated spaces for wheelchairs and patrons with mobility devices. For more information on physical access, view the Accessibility information on the Central Library page.