Author Photo: A grinning dark-haired east-Asian man stares directly into camera. The photo is close-up to his face and shows only a white background. His smile is captivating.

Terry Watada is a well-published author living in Toronto, Ontario. He has three novels, six poetry books, and a short story collection in print. Hiroshima Bomb Money, his fourth novel, is the culmination of his exploration of the Japanese and Japanese Canadian experience. Hiroshima Bomb Money comes from the heart, more so than any other, since at its core, the novel encompasses the Japanese experience during World War II. The book illuminates the events, incidents and atrocities of the Hiroshima bomb, the invasion of China and the Canadian Internment.