Never Been Better
with Leanne Toshiko Simpson
Never Been Better is the March selection for Willow’s Lost + Found Book Subscription.
Thursday, April 11th
7pm CT | Virtual | Free*
in conversation with Leanne Toshiko Simpson
Join us in celebrating Leanne Toshiko Simpson’s debut novel, mental health beach-read Never Been Better!
My Best Friend's Wedding meets The Silver Linings Playbook in this offbeat, heartfelt story of the heartache and hilarity of falling in love when you haven't quite figured out how to live with yourself.
You won’t want to miss this exciting evening complete with a reading from Never Been Better, Q&A period with Leanne, and a round of 90s rom-com themed trivia.
Every registration enters you in a chance to win a special NBB-inspired book box curated by Leanne herself.
*Registration required.
With funding support from the Canada Council for the Arts through The Writers' Union of Canada.
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A Zoom link will be emailed to you prior to the event. Registration required.
ABOUT LEANNE
Leanne Toshiko Simpson is a mixed-race Yonsei writer who lives with bipolar disorder. Named Scarborough’s Emerging Writer in 2016 and nominated for the Journey Prize in 2019, she co-founded a reflective writing program at Canada’s largest mental health hospital and teaches at the University of Toronto. Leanne is currently an EdD candidate at the University of Toronto, studying the intergenerational impact of internment with support from the Japanese Canadian Legacies Fund, and she co-founded Mata Ashita at the start of the pandemic as a way to reconnect Nikkei communities. Never Been Better is her debut mental health novel.
Accessibility
A Zoom link will be emailed out to registered attendees prior to the event.
Optional captions will be available, and the event will be recorded.
Please email us at hello[at]willowpressco[dot]com with any questions, concerns, or additional accessibility requests.