Richard Wagamese Selected - (Hardcover)

About the Book

"Richard Wagamese, one of Canada's most celebrated Indigenous authors and storytellers, was a writer of breathtaking honesty and inspiration. Always striving to be a better, stronger person, Wagamese shared his journey through writing, encouraging others to do the same. Following the success of Embers, which has sold almost seventy thousand copies since its release in 2016, this new collection of Wagamese's non-fiction works, with an introduction by Drew Hayden Taylor, brings together more of the prolific author's short writings, many for the first time in print, and celebrates his ability to inspire. Drawing from Wagamese's essays and columns, along with preserved social media and blog posts, this beautifully designed volume is a tribute to Wagamese's literary legacy."--

Book Synopsis

From the author of Indian Horse and Embers, here is a new curated collection of Richard Wagamese's short writings.

Richard Wagamese, one of North America's most celebrated Indigenous authors and storytellers, was a writer of breathtaking honesty and inspiration. Always striving to be a better, stronger person, Wagamese shared his journey through writing, encouraging others to do the same.

Following the success of Embers, which has sold almost seventy thousand copies since its release in 2016, this new collection of Wagamese's non-fiction works, with an introduction by editor Drew Hayden Taylor, brings together more of the prolific author's short writings, many for the first time in print, and celebrates his ability to inspire. Drawing from Wagamese's essays and columns, along with preserved social media and blog posts, this beautifully designed volume is a tribute to Wagamese's literary legacy.

Review Quotes

"...an inspiring look into his philosophies on living...This is a collection to be savored slowly, as readers allow what Wagamese shares to sink in under the noise of modern life." --Shelf Awareness

"Anyone who has had the privilege to read his work will know that he was a gifted storyteller. His writings are always honest, profound, and illuminating. And while his soul has moved on, his spirit remains to help guide us on our journey through life. What Comes From Spirit is one of those books that you will want to read again and again for the comfort of Wagamese's wisdom and inspiration." --Portland Book Review, 5-star review

"This parting gift is a conversation with the man himself and is suitably simultaneously revealing and enigmatic....this collection is closer in spirit to the offerings of the mystic poets and philosophers like Lao Tzu or Han Shan, the musings of men in love and awe with the natural world...a last story from a master storyteller." --Ormsby Review

"...[Wagamese is] a key figure in the contemporary Indigenous literary renaissance." --The Globe and Mail

"The collection paints a vivid portrait of a man who could not only write beautifully, but who perhaps knew something we didn't....Wagamese had an eye for life. And the ability to put life in words." --The Toronto Star

"Treasure these words. Honour his thoughts. But don't read it too fast. Soak it in. Enjoy every morsel. Linger on each page because every paragraph has nuggets of understanding. Lines of wisdom. Stories to appreciate."--Drew Hayden Taylor, from the introduction.