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Wayne Ng

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Wayne Ng was born in Anishinaabe land in what is commonly known as downtown Toronto to Chinese immigrants who fed him a steady diet of bitter melon and kung fu movies. Ng is a social worker who lives to write, travel, eat, and play, preferably all at the same time.

He is an award-winning author and traveller who continues to push his boundaries from the Arctic to the Antarctic. He lives in Ottawa with his wife and goldfish.

Ng is the author of LETTERS FROM JOHNNY (winner of the Crime Writers of Canada Award for Best Crime Novella and Ottawa Book Award finalist); JOHNNY DELIVERS (recommended by The Globe and Mail and CBC Books); and THE FAMILY CODE (Ottawa Book Award and Guernica Prize finalist).

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Average rating: 4.4 · 419 ratings · 120 reviews · 4 distinct works • Similar authors

	Letters From Johnny (184) (Essential Prose Series) 4.49 avg rating — 214 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Johnny Delivers 4.29 avg rating — 83 ratings — published 2024 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Finding the Way: A Novel of Lao Tzu 4.07 avg rating — 67 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Family Code (206) (Essential Prose Series) 4.62 avg rating — 55 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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LiterASIAN Arrives in the Capital! Monday, Sept 15, 2025 | 7pm – 8:30pm From The Margins To The Centre: Asian Writers Reclaim The Page Wayne looks forward to moderating a panel with this rising generation of Asian Canadian authors who are challenging the limits of diaspora storytelling and reshaping the national literary landscape. Jinwoo Park, […]

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The Emotional Craft of Fiction: How to Write the Story Beneath the Surface

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“Your Highness, were I to desire to change the world, I could not succeed. The world is shaped by the Way; the self cannot shape it. Trying to change it, you damage it; trying to possess it, you lose it.”
― Wayne Ng, Finding the Way: A Novel of Lao Tzu

tags: inspirational, philosophical, taoism

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“We roamed among people blinded by too much color, deafened by too much music, whose palates were dulled by too many tastes, and whose hearts were torn asunder by too much desire.”
― Wayne Ng, Finding the Way: A Novel of Lao Tzu

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“Captain, be content with what you have and who you are, and no one can despoil you. Then you shall forever be safe and secure.”
― Wayne Ng, Finding the Way: A Novel of Lao Tzu

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“The kidnappers said they want 23 prisoners freed or else they will kill James Cross. I thought 23 for 1 is not a fair trade unless it is for Dave Keon so no way will the police go for it.”
― Wayne Ng, Letters From Johnny (184)

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“They argued in front of us over dinner like we were not there and then there was silence. It is like a war in Canada ready to explode like Jane is the FLQ and she has come to break up the country by taking me hostage except I can not decide if mother or father is Quebec and if they will ever get along.”
― Wayne Ng, Letters From Johnny (184)

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“A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent on arriving.”
― Lao Tzu

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“Tourists don't know where they've been, travelers don't know where they're going.”
― Paul Theroux

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“Dear Mr Keon, Who was your best friend when you were in grade 5? I bet he played hockey with you and did not steal and kill people like Rollie. After he disappeared and mother and me got grilled by the police we had to talk to someone from child warfare about our family.”
― Wayne Ng, Letters From Johnny (184)

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