hɪz nˈɑːvəl ðə fˈaɪv bˈʊks ʌv mˈoʊsᵻz læpˈɪnski wʌzɐ sˈɪɾi ʌv tɚɹˈɑːntoʊ bˈʊk ɐwˈɔːɹd fˈaɪnəlˌɪst ænd wˈɪnɚɹ ʌvðə væŋkˈuːvɚ pˈʌblɪk lˈaɪbɹɛɹiz wˈʌn bˈʊk wˈʌn væŋkˈuːvɚ pɹˈaɪz ʌv tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪt.
His novel The Five Books of Moses Lapinsky was a City of Toronto Book Award finalist and winner of the Vancouver Public Library's One Book One Vancouver Prize of 2008.