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ⓘ About Michael Crummey
Michael Crummey is a Canadian bestselling author and poet. He was born in the mining town of Buchans in the wildlands of Newfoundland. He grew up in a mining town named Wabush, Labrador near the border with Quebec. The author was the second born among four siblings born to Mazie and Arthur. In his teenage years, he got his English bachelor’s degree and graduated from Memorial University in St. Johns in 1987. Crummey then moved to Ontario where he lived in Kingston as he attended Queen’s University for graduate studies. As for how he got started writing, Michael Crummey has said that he began getting serious with his poetry writing while he was in his first year in college. While his work then was terrible, he submitted some of it to Memorial University’s “Gregory J.
All Book Series by Michael Crummey
Newfoundland
Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2004 Co-authored · Greg Locke
Most of What Follows Is True
Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2019
Running the Whale's Back: Stories of Faith and Doubt from Atlantic Canada
Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2013
Ten Canadian Writers in Context
Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2016
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Michael Crummey?
Michael Crummey is a Canadian bestselling author and poet. He was born in the mining town of Buchans in the wildlands of Newfoundland. He grew up in a mining town named Wabush, Labrador near the border with Quebec.
Which Michael Crummey series should I start with?
Michael Crummey's books stand alone rather than forming a numbered series, so there is no reading order to follow. The natural first pick is River Thieves (2001).
How many books has Michael Crummey written?
Michael Crummey has 17 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1996 and 2023. They are filed under 5 categories rather than in numbered series — chiefly Standalone Novels, Poetry Collections and Short Story Collections.
In what order should Michael Crummey's series be read?
No reading order is needed: none of the 17 books catalogued here do not form a numbered series, so any title can be picked up first. Within each category they are listed by publication year.
How are Michael Crummey's books organised into series?
This guide splits Michael Crummey's 17 books into categories rather than numbered series: Standalone Novels (6 books); Poetry Collections (5 books); Short Story Collections (2 books); Non-Fiction (2 books); Anthologies (2 books).