Books by Wayne
Wayne Ng writes deeply layered, complex characters struggling to find themselves and make sense the world around them. Whether they are an ancient philosopher, an 11yr old son of immigrants, or a single mother on the run, their self-discovery stories are universal and authentic.
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.
🏆Best Books of the Year 2023 at 49thShelf AND The Miramichi Reader!
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.
Standalone sequel to Letters From Johnny.
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
Johnny Delivers the sequel coming Nov 1, 2024
Finding the Way: A Novel of Lao Tzu
Rooted in history, inspired by legend.
Renowned scholars Lao Tzu and Confucius are drawn into the deadly struggle between twin princes, each vying for their ailing father’s fragmenting empire.
FINDING THE WAY is a political thriller wrapped in a philosophical bow tie.