Books by Wayne
Wayne Ng’s characters, whether they’re an ancient philosopher, a son of immigrants, or a single mother on the run, are deeply layered and complex. They struggle to find themselves and comprehend a world gone amok. Their stories of self-discovery are universal and captivating with authenticity and edge.
Johnny Delivers
In 1977 Toronto, eighteen-year-old Johnny Wong tries to save his chaotic family and their Chinese restaurant from debt, by invoking the spirit of Bruce Lee and selling weed with deliveries. All this while juggling a first love, high school, and uncovering sordid family secrets.
🏆Best Books of the Year 2024 at The Miramichi Reader!
Recommended by The Globe & Mail, CBC Books, and 49thShelf.
Letters From Johnny
Eleven-year-old Johnny Wong tries to make sense of a murder, an absent father, and the FLQ crisis through heart and humour-filled letters to hockey legend Dave Keon.
🏆WINNER of the 2022 Crime Writers of Canada Award of Excellence for BEST CRIME NOVELLA
🏆FINALIST – Ottawa Book Award 2022
The sequel – Johnny Delivers – is out NOW!
The Family Code
Wayne Ng channels his thirty years as a social worker in this raw and visceral tale of Hannah Belenko, a mother perpetually just hanging on. She schemes and scrapes by, unaware that her shortcomings and adherence to the family’s code of silence may lead to losing her son, Axel.
🏆FINALIST – Ottawa Book Award 2024
🏆Shortlisted for the 2021 Guernica Prize
🏆Best Books of the Year 2024 at The Seaboard Review
🏆Best Books of the Year 2023 at 49thShelf AND The Miramichi Reader!
