Arts·Q with Tom Power

Zoe Whittall explores the charm of pathological liars in The Fake

Author Zoe Whittall joins host Tom Power to talk about her new novel The Fake, the charm of pathological liars, and her own experience of dating somebody who faked having cancer.

The Canadian writer's new novel asks: what if someone lied to you about having cancer?

A green book cover featuring a series of illustrated portraits of the same woman and a photo of the book's author, a woman with long blond hair wearing a purple patterned dress.
The Fake is a book by Zoe Whittall. (HarperCollins)

In Zoe Whittall's new novel The Fake, the award-winning author explores the world of a pathological liar.

She sits down with host Tom Power to tell us more about why she wanted to interrogate the kinds of stories we tell about con artists, and shares her own experience of dating somebody who lied about having cancer.

The full interview with Zoe Whittall is available on our podcast, Q with Tom Power. Listen and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.


Interview with Zoe Whittall produced by Sarah Melton.