Check out Wayne’s incredible in-depth conversation with Hollay Ghadery on The New Books Network Canadian Studies Podcast. 🎙️✨
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Wayne Ng and I (Hollay Ghadery) were both published by Guernica Editions around the same time and became fast friends. I admire so much about this person: his generosity, integrity, humour, and talent.
I am privileged to have him join me on The New Books Network Canadian Studies podcast to talk about his new book Johnny Delivers, hero worship, writing into and against stereotypes, and rooting for people you don’t like.
Take a listen at: https://newbooksnetwork.com/johnny-delivers
More about Johnny Delivers and Wayne Ng:
Set in 1977, Johnny Delivers (Guernica Editions, 2024) tells the absorbing story of 18-year-old Johnny Wong—the son of Chinese immigrants to Canada—who calls on the spirit of Bruce Lee to help him navigate the still relevant challenges of racism and how it permeates our interiority, our institutions, our relationships, and our livelihood. Toxic masculinity, homophobia, and the struggle for belonging. With the 100th Anniversary of the Enactment of the Chinese Exclusion Act in Canada barely behind us, the themes explored in this book are particularly salient. An exciting and heart-wrenching story combined with the distinctly Canadian setting and universal themes make this book a wonderful book to read.
Wayne Ng was born in downtown Toronto to Chinese immigrants who fed him a steady diet of bitter melon and kung fu movies. Ng is a social worker who lives to write, travel, eat, and play, preferably all at the same time. He is an award-winning author and traveler who continues to push his boundaries from the Arctic to the Antarctic. He lives in Ottawa with his wife and goldfish.
Ng is the author of The Family Code, shortlisted for the Guernica Prize; Letters From Johnny, winner of the Crime Writers of Canada Award for Best Crime Novella and a finalist for the Ottawa Book Award; Johnny Delivers
💫JOHNNY DELIVERS is available wherever books are bought or borrowed. Don’t miss out on this thrilling read; get your copy today and enjoy the ride!
