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ⓘ About Richard Wagamese
With this old 256 computer, he stayed in a buddy’s basement and wrote what would become “Keeper’n Me”, his debut novel. Richard was honored with the Alberta Writers Guild Best Novel Award for this story. Richard was one of Canada’s foremost Native storytellers and authors. He worked as a professional writer since 1979. He was a newspaper reporter and columnist, television and radio broadcaster and producer, documentary producer. “Indian Horse” won the Burt Award for First Nations, Metis and Inuit Literature in 2013, and it was a competing title in the 2013 edition of Canada Reads. The novel was adapted into a feature length film in 2017, also called “Indian Horse”, and was directed by Stephen Campanelli and was released after Richard’s death on March 10, 2017.
All Book Series by Richard Wagamese
Richard Wagamese Selected:What Comes From Spirit
Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2021
For Joshua: An Ojibway Father Teaches His Son
Series opener · book 1 of 5 · published 2002
One Drum: Stories and Ceremonies for a Planet
Latest in the series · book 5 of 5 · published 2019
iLit Strength and Struggle: Perspectives From First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Peoples in Canada
Single-title series · published 2011
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Richard Wagamese?
With this old 256 computer, he stayed in a buddy’s basement and wrote what would become “Keeper’n Me”, his debut novel. Richard was honored with the Alberta Writers Guild Best Novel Award for this story. Richard was one of Canada’s foremost Native storytellers and authors.
Which Richard Wagamese series should I start with?
Richard Wagamese's books stand alone rather than forming a numbered series, so there is no reading order to follow. The natural first pick is Keeper'n Me (1994).
How many books has Richard Wagamese written?
Richard Wagamese has 19 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1994 and 2021. They are filed under 4 categories rather than in numbered series — chiefly Standalone Novels, Non-Fiction and Collections.
In what order should Richard Wagamese's series be read?
No reading order is needed: none of the 19 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 Richard Wagamese's books organised into series?
This guide splits Richard Wagamese's 19 books into categories rather than numbered series: Standalone Novels (10 books); Non-Fiction (5 books); Collections (3 books); Anthologies (1 book).