Wayne is so excited to share that SWEETMEAT has found its home at Cormorant Books.
The Book Deal Announcement:
Wayne Ng’s SWEETMEAT, pitched as YELLOWFACE meets The Bear, following a Michelin‑starred chef’s rise from 1990s Hong Kong to Toronto’s culinary uber-elite, an ancient wealthy society of cannibals, to Marc Côté at Cormorant Books, for publication in 2028, by Julia Kim at The Rights Factory
Wayne extends his deepest gratitude to his fiercely determined agent, Julia Kim, and everyone at The Rights Factory for believing in this story and for their persistence in finding the right home for a novel that asks readers to stomach uncomfortable questions.
He also offers his sincere thanks to Marc Côté and the team at Cormorant Books. for taking a chance on a novel that’s unapologetically edgy and provocative. Beneath the cannibalism lies a story about race, capitalism, class, ambition, the hunger to belong, and what people are willing to sacrifice—and consume—in pursuit of success.
He can’t wait for readers to sink their teeth into SWEETMEAT when it arrives in 2028.
