Paula Johanson on Meeting and Writing about Larry “King” Kwong

  This March 1st, 2015, Five Rivers Publishing released King Kwong: Larry Kwong, the China Clipper who broke the NHL colour barrier. Paula Johanson talks about her writing experience, hockey, and getting to the man behind the hockey stick, King Kwong himself. JC: What got you started writing King Kwong? PJ: What got me started writing this book was reading the newspaper to my late father. His eyesight was failing due to macular degeneration, so…

King Kwong, by Paula Johanson, releases March 1, 2015

A revealing and fascinating biography about Larry Kwong,  King Kwong: the China Clipper who broke the NHL colour barrier, releases March 1, 2015, written by British Columbia author, Paula Johanson. ISBN 97819274007536 x 9 Trade Paperback, 92 pages, $11.99eISBN 9781927400760 $4.99 Who is Larry Kwong? He is the Canadian player who broke the colour barrier in the NHL. A man whose professional hockey career statistics include leading the senior leagues for scoring and for low penalty minutes…