Drew Hayden Taylor Books in Order
Drew Hayden Taylor has written 31 books, published between 1990 and 2026. The first book is Toronto at Dreamers Rock (1990) and the newest is On Thin Ice (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 31
- Published
- 1990–2026
- Pages on record
- 1,841 in 12 of 31 books
Drew Hayden Taylor, born 1 July 1962, is an Indigenous Canadian playwright, author and journalist. Drama makes up much of the catalogue, from Toronto at Dreamers Rock (1990) through Bootlegger Blues, Someday, Only Drunks and Children Tell the Truth and alterNatives. Humour runs alongside it, in the Funny You Don't Look Like One essay series on being of mixed Ojibwe and white descent. 31 titles span 1990 to On Thin Ice in 2026.
How many Drew Hayden Taylor books are there?
Drew Hayden Taylor has 31 books, released between 1990 and 2026. 4 of them belong to the Funny You Don't Look Like One series.
Drew Hayden Taylor Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 31 Drew Hayden Taylor books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 1Toronto at Dreamers Rock1990 · confirmed 1/41990–1/4
- 2Bootlegger Blues1991 · confirmed 1/41991–1/4
- 3Someday1993 · confirmed 1/41993–1/4
- 419961421/4
- 5Fearless Warriors1998 · confirmed 1/41998–1/4
- 6Only Drunks and Children Tell the Truth1998 · confirmed 1/41998–1/4
- 7Further Adventures of Blue Eyed OjibwayFunny You Don't Look Like One #21999 · 148 pages · confirmed 1/419991481/4
- 8The Baby Blues1999 · 93 pages · confirmed 1/41999931/4
- 9alterNatives2000 · 144 pages · confirmed 1/420001441/4
- 10The Boy in the Treehouse / The Girl Who Loved Her Horses2000 · confirmed 1/42000–1/4
- 11Furious Observations of a Blue-Eyed OjibwayFunny You Don't Look Like One #32002 · 173 pages · confirmed 1/420021731/4
- 12The Buz'Gem Blues2002 · 125 pages · confirmed 1/420021251/4
- 13Futile Observations Of A Blue Eyed OjibwayFunny You Don't Look Like One #42004 · 155 pages · confirmed 1/420041551/4
- 14400 Kilometres2005 · 128 pages · confirmed 1/420051281/4
- 15In a World Created by a Drunken God2006 · confirmed 1/42006–1/4
- 16The Night Wanderer2007 · confirmed 1/42007–1/4
- 17The Berlin Blues2008 · 96 pages · confirmed 1/42008961/4
- 18Motorcycles & Sweetgrass2010 · confirmed 1/42010–1/4
- 19News: Postcards From the Four Directions2010 · 285 pages · confirmed 1/420102851/4
- 20Dead White Writer on the Floor2011 · confirmed 1/42011–1/4
- 21God and the Indian2014 · confirmed 1/42014–1/4
- 22Cerulean Blue2015 · confirmed 1/42015–1/4
- 23Take Us to Your Chief2016 · confirmed 1/42016–1/4
- 24Crees in the Caribbean2016 · 128 pages · confirmed 1/420161281/4
- 25Sir John A2018 · confirmed 1/42018–1/4
- 26Chasing Painted Horses2019 · confirmed 1/42019–1/4
- 27Cottagers and Indians2021 · confirmed 1/42021–1/4
- 28Me Tomorrow2022 · 224 pages · confirmed 1/420222241/4
- 29Cold2024 · confirmed 1/42024–1/4
- 30Open House2025 · confirmed 1/42025–1/4
- 31On Thin Ice2026 · confirmed 1/42026–1/4
Drew Hayden Taylor books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.
Funny You Don't Look Like One in order
4 booksStandalone books
27 books27 Drew Hayden Taylor titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Drew Hayden Taylor books in order?
You only need to read Drew Hayden Taylor books in order within the Funny You Don't Look Like One series, which holds 4 of the 31 Drew Hayden Taylor books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.
Where to start with Drew Hayden Taylor
Start with Toronto at Dreamers Rock (1990), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Drew Hayden Taylor book?
On Thin Ice (2026) is the newest Drew Hayden Taylor book released so far.
Is there a new Drew Hayden Taylor book coming?
No next Drew Hayden Taylor book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Drew Hayden Taylor at a glance
- Still publishing
- Drew Hayden Taylor published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Drew Hayden Taylor books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 1,841 pages across the 12 of 31 books with a recorded length, a median of 143 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Drew Hayden Taylor books, 9 of 31, were published in the 2010s.
What the Drew Hayden Taylor books are about
11 of the 31 Drew Hayden Taylor books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: indians of north america is tagged on 7 of 11. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Indians of North America 7 of 11 books
- Drama 5 of 11 books
- Humor 5 of 11 books
- Ojibwa Indians 5 of 11 books
- Mixed descent 4 of 11 books
- Canadian drama 2 of 11 books