Will Ferguson Books in Order
Will Ferguson has written 21 books, published between 1998 and 2025. The first book is The Hitchhiker's Guide to Japan (1998) and the newest is Killer on the First Page (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 21
- Published
- 1998–2025
- Pages on record
- 6,059 in 18 of 21 books
- Reading time
- 101–151 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 6,059 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 18 of 21 titles with a page count on record.
Canadian travel writer and novelist Will Ferguson, born October 12, 1964, won the Scotiabank Giller Prize for his novel 419 (2012). Ferguson's 21 catalogued books begin in 1998 with humorous travel writing such as Hokkaido Highway Blues and The Hitchhiker's Guide to Japan. His Canadian humour includes Why I Hate Canadians (1999) and Beauty Tips from Moose Jaw (2004). Ferguson also writes the Miranda Abbott Mystery series, and Killer on the First Page (2025) is the newest title.
How many Will Ferguson books are there?
Will Ferguson has 21 books, released between 1998 and 2025. 3 of them belong to the Miranda Abbott Mystery series.
Will Ferguson Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 21 Will Ferguson 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.
- 1The Hitchhiker's Guide to Japan1998 · 416 pages · confirmed 1/419984161/4
- 2Hokkaido Highway Blues / Hitching Rides with Buddha1998 · 384 pages · confirmed 1/419983841/4
- 3I Was a Teenage Katima-Victim: A Canadian Odyssey1998 · 259 pages · confirmed 1/419982591/4
- 4Why I Hate Canadians1999 · 220 pages · confirmed 1/419992201/4
- 5Bastards & Boneheads: Canada’s Glorious Leaders, Past and Present1999 · 326 pages · confirmed 1/419993261/4
- 6The Girlfriend's Guide to Hockey / Clueless About Hockey1999 · 224 pages · confirmed 1/419992241/4
- 7Canadian History for Dummies2000 · 544 pages · confirmed 1/420005441/4
- 8Happiness / Generica2001 · 309 pages · confirmed 1/420013091/4
- 9How to Be a Canadian2003 · 225 pages · confirmed 1/420032251/4
- 10Beauty Tips from Moose Jaw: Travels in Search of Canada2004 · 368 pages · confirmed 1/420043681/4
- 11Spanish Fly / Hustle2007 · 393 pages · confirmed 1/420073931/4
- 12Beyond Belfast: A 560 Mile Journey Across Northern Ireland On Sore Feet2009 · 398 pages · confirmed 1/420093981/4
- 13Coal Dust Kisses: A Christmas Memoir2010 · 64 pages · confirmed 1/42010641/4
- 14Canadian Pie2011 · 386 pages · confirmed 1/420113861/4
- 154192012 · 399 pages · confirmed 1/420123991/4
- 16Road Trip Rwanda: A Journey Into the New Heart of Africa2015 · 360 pages · confirmed 1/420153601/4
- 17The Shoe on the Roof2017 · 384 pages · confirmed 1/420173841/4
- 18The Finder2020 · 400 pages · confirmed 1/420204001/4
- 192023–1/4
- 202024–1/4
- 212025–1/4
Will Ferguson 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.
Miranda Abbott Mystery in order
3 booksStandalone books
18 books18 Will Ferguson titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Will Ferguson books in order?
You only need to read Will Ferguson books in order within the Miranda Abbott Mystery series, which holds 3 of the 21 Will Ferguson books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.
Where to start with Will Ferguson
Start with The Hitchhiker's Guide to Japan (1998), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Will Ferguson book?
Killer on the First Page (2025) is the newest Will Ferguson book released so far.
Is there a new Will Ferguson book coming?
No next Will Ferguson book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Awards Will Ferguson has won
Wikidata records 2 awards for Will Ferguson. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- Giller Prize2012Wonfor 419
- Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour2002Won
Will Ferguson at a glance
- Still publishing
- Will Ferguson published a book as recently as 2025.
- Release pace
- Will Ferguson books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 6,059 pages across the 18 of 21 books with a recorded length, a median of 376 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Will Ferguson books, 6 of 21, were published in the 2000s.
What the Will Ferguson books are about
18 of the 21 Will Ferguson books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: travel is tagged on 7 of 18. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.