Interviews, features, articles, reviews, and other media coverage of Wayne Ng and his work.
THE LATEST
Bill Arnott’s Showcase
A Visit with Wayne Ng: The Author with a Passion for Bruce Lee & Hockey
February 2026
JOHNNY DELIVERS
Interviews & Conversations
CBC Ottawa — All in a Day Book Club Event with Alan Neal
All in a Day Book Club reads Johnny Delivers — surprise guest Dave Keon
October 23, 2025
The New Books Network — Canadian Studies Podcast
Wayne Ng in conversation with Hollay Ghadery
December 11, 2024
River Street Writing
Power Q&A with Wayne Ng
December 12, 2024
CTV Morning News
Interview with Rosey Edeh
November 28, 2024
The Brian Crombie Radio Hour — Sauga 960 AM
Interview with Brian Crombie
November 22, 2024
Global News BC
Interview with Jennifer Palma
November 17, 2024
CKCU FM 91.3 — Friday Special Blend
Interview with Sue Johnston
November 8, 2024
CBC Radio Ottawa — In Town and Out
Interview with Giacomo Panico
November 2, 2024
Ricepaper Magazine
Interview with Hollay Ghadery and George Lee
September 3, 2024
CKCU FM 93.1 Friday Special Blend
Susan Johnston, Micah Petti, and Gianluca Petti in conversation with authors Wayne Ng, Jennilee Austria-Bonifacio, and Rachel Phan — LiterASIAN Ottawa 2025
September 12, 2025
Open Book
A City Teenager Sells Weed with a Side of Egg Rolls to Keep His Family Afloat in Johnny Delivers
February 27, 2024
Features & Articles
The Seaboard Review of Books
Best Reads of 2025
December 2025
All Lit Up Canada
New Books by Asian Canadian Authors for the Lunar New Year
February 8, 2025
Ottawa Life Magazine
Johnny Delivers is A Journey Through 1970s Toronto Culture and History
January 14, 2025
The Miramichi Reader
Best Books of 2024
December 2024
Ottawa Citizen
Book Excerpt: What, exactly, is Johnny delivering?
November 26, 2024
Book Trib
Bruce Lee, Defying Stereotypes, and the Catharsis of Writing
October 28, 2024
All Lit Up Canada
Homegrown 2.0: Locally Produced Reads
October 6, 2024
The Miramichi Reader
Why I Wrote This Book: Johnny Delivers
September 8, 2024
CBC Books
Canadian fiction books to read in fall 2024
August 22, 2024
49th Shelf
Most Anticipated Fall Fiction List!
August 2, 2024
Toronto Metropolitan University
TMU Alumni Book List for 2024
March 17, 2024
Reviews
The Seaboard Review
Johnny Delivers — Reviewed by Laura Patterson
May 5, 2025
The Globe and Mail
Six new mystery books to help shake off the chill — Johnny Delivers, reviewed by Margaret Cannon
February 16, 2025
Event Magazine
Adam McPhee Reviews New Fiction Books for EVENT 54/1 — Johnny Delivers
Spring / Summer, 2025
The Miramichi Reader
One Book, Two Reviews: Johnny Delivers — Reviewed by Carrie Stanton and Ian Colford
November 24, 2024
The Globe and Mail
Fall mysteries roundup: Nine edge-of-your-seat reads for chilly dark evenings — Johnny Delivers, reviewed by Margaret Cannon
October 31, 2024
The Ottawa Review of Books
Johnny Delivers — Reviewed by Ian Thomas Shaw
September 2024
THE FAMILY CODE
Interviews & Conversations
CBC Mainstreet Nova Scotia with Jeff Douglas
Why This Ottawa Author Chose Dartmouth for the Setting of His New Book
May 27, 2024
Sukasa Reads
Interview with Shilpa Raikar
November 22, 2023
The Richard Crouse Show — Newstalk 1010
Interview with Richard Crouse
August 13, 2023
The Artisanal Writer
In-Depth Interview with Lucy Black
August 8, 2023
Daytime Ottawa — Rogers TV
Interview with Derick Fage
June 2, 2023
Raw Mike Richards — Sauga 960 AM
Interview with Mike Richards
June 7, 2023
Features & Articles
The Miramichi Reader
Best Books of 2023
December 9, 2023
49th Shelf
2023 Books of the Year
November 30, 2023
49th Shelf
Families: It’s Complicated! A recommended reading list by Wayne Ng
August 21, 2023
49th Shelf
Summer Reading Picks
August 1, 2023
Reviews
The Seaboard Review
The Family Code — Reviewed by Ian Colford
July 13, 2024
Montreal Review of Books
Conditioned Silence — Reviewed by Phoebe Yì Lǐng
November 1, 2023
The Miramichi Reader
The Family Code — Reviewed by Laura Patterson
September 25, 2023
eat. live. travel. write.
Summer Reads: The Family Code — Reviewed by Mardi Michels
September 4, 2023
Word Inc
The Family Code — Reviewed by Carrie Stanton
September 4, 2023
The Ottawa Review of Books
The Family Code — Reviewed by Ian Thomas Shaw
May 14, 2023
Carousel Magazine
The Family Code — Reviewed by Hollay Ghadery
April 19, 2023
LETTERS FROM JOHNNY
Interviews & Conversations
Crime Writers of Canada
A Conversation with Erik D’Souza
September 18, 2023
The Raw Mike Richards Show — Sauga 960 AM
Interview with Mike Richards
June 7, 2023
Daytime Ottawa — Rogers TV
Interview with Derick Fage
June 2, 2023
Fifty-Five Plus Lifestyle Magazine
Interview with Iris Winston
January/ February 2023
Brockton Writers Series
Interview with Brockton Writers Series
July 13, 2022
LiterASIAN Festival Vancouver
Finding Our Voices: Telling Our Stories
May 2022
CBC Radio Canada — Nine Radio Interviews
Interviews across Canada
2021
The Shit No One Tells You About Writing – CeCe Lyra, Carly Watters, Bianca Marais
Incorporating the Epistolary Form Into Your Writing
December 16, 2021
Junction Reads
Interview with Alison Gadsby
December 6, 2021
Rob McLennan’s Blog
20 Questions with Rob McLennan
August 26, 2021
All About Canadian Books
Interview with Crystal Fletcher
April 13, 2021
Ricepaper Magazine
Interview with Ricepaper Magazine
March 9, 2021
Features & Articles
Giller Prize
2021 Craving CanLit
October / September 2021
All Lit Up
Character Study: Letters From Johnny — The Movie
July 20, 2021
CBC The Next Chapter
The Next Chapter’s mystery panel recommends 9 thriller and whodunit books to read this summer
June 24, 2022
Ottawa Book Awards 2022 – Fiction Finalist
Wayne Ng reads from Letters From Johnny
2022
Ottawa Citizen
What to Read Now: A Midsummer Guide for Ottawa Booklovers
July 16, 2021
OpenDoor Magazine
Author Feature: Wayne Ng
June 2021
CBC Books
23 Books for Kids and Young Adults to Celebrate Asian Heritage Month in Canada
May 26, 2021
All Lit Up
Books for Asian Heritage Month
May 2021
CBC Books
58 Canadian Works of Fiction Coming Out in Spring 2021
Feb 02, 2021
CBC Books
Features Letters From Johnny
January 26, 2021
Reviews
CBC The Next Chapter
The Next Chapter’s mystery panel recommends 9 thriller and whodunit books to read this summer — Letters From Johnny — Reviewed by Angela Misri
June 24, 2022
Canadian Review of Materials
Letters from Johnny — Reviewed by Ann Ketcheson
October 1, 2021
The Ottawa Review of Books
Letters From Johnny — Reviewed by Ian Thomas Shaw
November 2021
YAdudebooks
Letters From Johnny — Reviewed by Mark David Smith
June 14, 2021
Historical Novels Review
Letters from Johnny — Editors’ Choice — Reviewed by G. J. Berger
May 2021
Oakville News
Letters From Johnny — Reviewed by Kate Barlow
May 2, 2021
The Review
Letters from Johnny: Endearing Book Filled with Humour — Reviewed by Eva Levesque
April 21, 2021