Celebrating Food, Celebrating Culture


Primrose Madayag Knazan shared her new novel Lessons in Fusion at an in-person book launch event at McNally Robinson bookstore last weekend. Lessons in Fusion coming-of-age story of family, identity, and creativity with behind-the-sense glimpse into life as a food blogger. The in-person and online virtual book launch was hosted by Tyler Magz of Virgin Radio.


Primrose Madayag Knazan’s family at the McNally Robinson Bookstore launch.

It was an exciting night for Primrose Madayag Knazan as she celebrated the release of her new novel, Lessons in Fusion in the company of family and friends.

The author shared her new novel that has an interesting take on family life and creativity with food blogging as it’s backdrop to explore identity development across different cultures and generations. We also learned about the triumphs and challenges in writing a book during a global pandemic.

Copies of Lessons in Fusion are available at most bookstores: McNally, Chapters/Indigo, Amazon, and independent bookstores. Chapters/Indigo have sold out of copies across Winnipeg but there are copies available in different locations across Canada. It’s also available for EPub through Chapters/Indigo and Kindle through Amazon. In the US, the book is available through Amazon and Target.

Primrose Madayag Knazan writes from a distinctly Filipinx-Canadian, Jewish, and woman’s perspective. Her plays have been produced by the Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre, Winnipeg Jewish Theatre, and Sarasvati Productions. Her work has been featured at the International Writers Festival, CBC Radio, the Winnipeg Fringe Theatre Festival and other theatre festivals in Winnipeg and Toronto. Her plays have been published in the anthologies Breakout: an anthology of emerging Manitoban playwrights, Beyond the Pale featuring writers of colour, and Generation NeXXt. Primrose is also a food writer for the Filipino Journal and a social media influencer and brand ambassador in the local food sphere promoting Manitoba restaurants and artisan products as @pegonaplate on Instagram. She is the mother of two Filipinx-Jewish boys.


Primrose Madayag Knazan speaking about the elements and graphic design of the book cover.


Fireside chat between Primrose Madayag Mnazan and Tyler Magz from Virgin Radio.

Photos by Ron Cantiveros | Filipino Journal