Reviews

JOHNNY DELIVERS by Wayne Ng Reviewed by Laura Patterson The Seaboard Review

JOHHNY DELIVERS TSR

🏆Johnny Delivers made The Seaboard Review of Books: Best Reads of 2025! Wayne thanks Laura Patterson of The Seaboard Review for her generous and thoughtful review of JOHNNY DELIVERS. He is deeply moved by how fully she engaged with Johnny’s story and by her insight into the emotional, cultural, and historical layers that shape his journey. Her […]

Margaret Cannon, The Globe and Mail review of Johnny Delivers by Wayne Ng “Not to be missed! Ng excels at character-building and dialogue and he’s got style to burn.”

JOHNNY DELIVERS The Globe and Mail again

Wayne is delighted that THE GLOBE AND MAIL’s Margaret Cannon says “he’s got style to burn” in her glowing review of JOHNNY DELIVERS!   Margaret Cannon’s review of JOHNNY DELIVERS in THE GLOBE AND MAIL “Johnny Delivers, Wayne Ng (Guernica Editions, 283 pages) This delightful novel is Ng’s fourth. It’s a sequel to his second book, […]

TSR 2024 Best Reads – THE FAMILY CODE

BOOYAH! Wayne is so grateful that THE FAMILY CODE made it onto The Seaboard Review’s Best Reads of 2024 list alongside such incredible work. 🎉 TSR is a small team of dedicated reviewers who love to read and review books, especially those from independent, small-press publishers. Get your copy of THE FAMILY CODE now!

The Miramichi Reader Presents One Book, Two Reviews: Johnny Delivers by Wayne Ng

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🌈Wow a double rainbow in this 2-for-1 TMR special! You’d think two reviews of Wayne’s book would be overkill at The Miramichi Reader. But two pros, Carrie Stanton and Ian Colford, provide complementary and distinct approaches to JOHNNY DELIVERS. Carrie captures the book’s emotional depths with heart and vivid language, while Ian brings a precise, […]

The Globe and Mail’s Fall mysteries roundup: Nine edge-of-your-seat reads for chilly dark evenings.

JOHNNY DELIVERS The Globe and Mail

Wow! Wayne is thrilled that JOHNNY DELIVERS made THE GLOBE AND MAIL’s “Fall mysteries roundup: Nine edge-of-your-seat reads for chilly dark evenings.”  Margaret Cannon’s review in THE GLOBE AND MAIL “Johnny Delivers, Wayne Ng (Guernica Editions, 283 pages) Johnny Wong, 18, is tasked with holding his collapsing family together in this wonderfully evocative novel. A loan […]

The Family Code by Wayne Ng A Fiction Review by Ian Colford in The Seaboard Review

The Seaboard Review

Wayne thought it was cool to have a pro like Ian Colford review and appreciate THE FAMILY CODE in The Seaboard Review. The review is reproduced below from The Seaboard Review on July 13, 2024 The Family Code by Wayne Ng – A Fiction Review by Ian Colford The Seaboard Review July 13, 2024 For her […]

Montreal Review of Books – THE FAMILY CODE

Wayne is thrilled that THE FAMILY CODE is in Novembers’ edition of the Montreal Review of Books.  In her review “Conditioned Silence” Phoebe YÄ« LĂŹng states: “If there’s one message that rings clear in Ng’s novel, it’s that as much as our family shapes us, it can also harden us and, at worst, break us. […]

Sukasa Reads Q&A with author Wayne Ng, The Family Code www.sukasareads.com

Sukasa Reads – THE FAMILY CODE

Content architect and book blogger, Shilpa Raikar, treated Wayne to the full Sukasa Reads experience with a glowing review, an interview and video bites. “Full of grit and heart, Wayne Ng’s The Family Code is one novel not to be missed. Not only does it ground you in today’s reality, but it features unforgettable characters […]

Mardi Michels – Book Review

Book blogger Mardi Michels says THE FAMILY CODE is a  “riveting, important read that I could not put down” and highly recommends it. It was one best books Mardi read this summer, and she read over 60! High praise indeed.  “Ng tackles delicate and difficult issues eloquently and with sensitivity and his vast experience as […]