Mark's Website
Please make yourself at home. This is the website of author, Mark Paul Oleksiw. You can learn all about my novels throughout the site. Don't be shy to read my various "blogs" which are musings about everything from TV shows to music to movies, all things that inspire my writing.
The "Shop" button below will take you to my "Amazon" Author Page, where you can purchase any of my novels and learn more about me and authors similar to me. My books are available in ebook, paperback, and hardcover format. If you are a Kindle Unlimited subscriber, you can read my novels for free.
Mark's Teen and Young Adult Novels
The Boys Who Danced With The Moon
The Boys Who Danced with the Moon was Mark Paul Oleksiw’s debut novel. Years in the making, it is about growing up and the need to reclaim not our youth but, the hopefulness of our teenage years. You will never forget the heart-warming friendship between three very different teenagers at the center of this novel, nor the journey of the main character to find himself again. Enjoy the lyrical prose of Mark and the emotions of first love and loss.
View BookMunching on the Sun
Munching on the Sun is Mark Paul Oleksiw’s second novel and a tribute to the friendships formed in his university days and the music echoing in his memories. At the heart of Munching on the Sun is a love story between two idealists and an unforgettable journey into the spirit of a restless soul.
View BookTime’s Musicians
Time’s Musicians is my third novel, debuting in 2020. It was nominated as a semi-finalist for the Booklife Prize Award in Teen and Young Adult Fiction. The story is about Billy, a highly creative, curious, and lonely child. When his friendship with an imaginative but troubled schoolmate ends in tragedy, Billy’s quest to solve the mysteries of his childhood and life begins. Enjoy this unique teen and young adult psychological thriller. Discover whether Billy is the villain in his story journey, or is there a more profound story unfolding that will unveil what truly stirs in Billy’s soul?
The novel has science fiction elements and pays homage to the creative artistry of comic books.
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A Happy Holidays!
I have always been a soft, sentimental, and, yes, nostalgic bugger around the holiday season. My fondest childhood memories revolved around watching Peanuts' Charlie Brown Christmas. (By the way, it is unforgivable that it is not widely broadcast anymore.) Yes, the animation seems dated, but that is its beauty. Who does not tear up hearing the children's voices singing the central theme?
People complain about the commercialization of the season. However, gifts can be so much more. A Lego set for a child can trigger creativity and imagination journeys. A book can introduce a child to the wonderful world of reading and learning. One of my fondest Christmas morning memories was reaching five books from the brilliant Random House series, The Three Investigators. Anyone who has had the good fortune of reading these mystery novels still talks about them with great reverence. The original author of the series was Robert Arthur. (The picture is of 1st novel in the series). The illustrations are iconic. I am happy to report that Elizabeth Arthur is about to release a series of new books based on the original characters. Fingers crossed that the project is a success. Young readers need new inspiration.
I have been on Bluesky for over a year and am happy to see everyone leaving the evil empire of you know who. You can find Bluesky at @markoleksiw.bsky.social. My website is also newly redesigned and updated at www.markoleksiw.com
Last and most importantly, whatever your religious faith or spiritual inclinations, remember that the holidays (and every day) should be about reaching out to the less fortunate or those who feel alone.
Have a safe and happy holiday season!
- Mark
Mark's Interview With Foreward Reviews Magazine
Book of the Month
Time's Musicians is a suspenseful musing on existence, relationships, truth, and purpose, offering a satisfying conclusion, along with plenty of profound questions that will persist long after reading the last page
Deeply philosophical, ambiguous, and profound, this narrative starkly defies genre categorization and stands apart as exceptionally unique.
Oleksiw’s searching literary novel focuses on an inexplicable childhood incident that forever connects two friends and bridges the past and future. Sci-fi, fantasy, and coming-of-age elements richly intermingle within a framework of literary fiction.
Time's Musicians is a suspenseful musing on existence, relationships, truth, and purpose, offering a satisfying conclusion, along with plenty of profound questions that will persist long after reading the last page
Deeply philosophical, ambiguous, and profound, this narrative starkly defies genre categorization and stands apart as exceptionally unique.
Oleksiw’s searching literary novel focuses on an inexplicable childhood incident that forever connects two friends and bridges the past and future. Sci-fi, fantasy, and coming-of-age elements richly intermingle within a framework of literary fiction.
Time's Musicians is a suspenseful musing on existence, relationships, truth, and purpose, offering a satisfying conclusion, along with plenty of profound questions that will persist long after reading the last page
Rain For The Puddle Splashers
Taras is in his last year at high school. Haunted by events at his old high school, Taras hopes to just survive the year. His new neighbor and classmate is the school outcast carrying a burden on his shoulders. Both boys' paths are destined to cross as is their search for acceptance and rebirth.
Mark Paul Oleksiw
Born in the Montreal suburbs in the late 1960’s, Mark survived many a cold winter but, no dragons. Along the way, he graduated from McGill University, where he was co-editor of his faculty’s satirical and sometimes politically incorrect monthly magazine. Mark grew up a fan of guitar-driven music, great lyrics, and was grunge before grunge, at least in his mind.
The author of three teen and young adult novels, Mark hopes to inspire the next generation of outcasts and daydreamers to pursue their dreams and be the music the universe needs to hear.