Anthologies#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Out Among the Wolves |
1993 |
Buy |
| Small Boats on Green Waters |
2007 |
Buy |
Non-Fiction#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Desperate People |
1957 |
Buy |
| The Grey Seas Under: The Perilous Rescue Mission of a N.A. Salvage Tug |
1958 |
Buy |
| Coppermine Journey: An Account of Great Adventure Selected from the Journals of Samuel Hearne |
1958 |
Buy |
| The Black Joke |
1962 |
Buy |
| Never Cry Wolf: The Amazing True Story of Life Among Arctic Wolves |
1963 |
Buy |
| Canada North Now: The Great Betrayal |
1967 |
Buy |
| The Boat Who Wouldn’t Float |
1969 |
Buy |
| Sibir: My Discovery of Siberia |
1970 |
Buy |
| A Whale for the Killing |
1972 |
Buy |
| Wake of the Great Sealers |
1973 |
Buy |
| The Serpent’s Coil |
1974 |
Buy |
| The Regiment |
1974 |
Buy |
| The Snow Walker |
1975 |
Buy |
| This Rock within the Sea |
1976 |
Buy |
| And No Birds Sang |
1979 |
Buy |
| Sea of Slaughter |
1984 |
Buy |
| My Discovery of America |
1985 |
Buy |
| Virunga: The Passion of Dian Fossey / Woman in the Mists: The Story of Dian Fossey and the Mountain Gorillas of Africa |
1987 |
Buy |
| The New Founde Land |
1989 |
Buy |
| Rescue the Earth: Conversations with the Green Crusaders |
1990 |
Buy |
| Born Naked: The Early Adventures of the Author of Never Cry Wolf |
1992 |
Buy |
| My Father’s Son: Memories of War and Peace |
1993 |
Buy |
| Aftermath: Travels in a Post-War World |
1996 |
Buy |
| The Farfarers: Before the Norse |
1998 |
Buy |
| Walking on the Land |
2000 |
Buy |
| High Latitudes: An Arctic Journey |
2002 |
Buy |
| No Man’s River |
2004 |
Buy |
| Bay of Spirits: A Love Story |
2006 |
Buy |
| Otherwise |
2008 |
Buy |
| Eastern Passage |
2010 |
Buy |
Standalone Novels#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| People of the Deer |
1950 |
Buy |
| Lost in the Barrens |
1956 |
Buy |
| The Dog Who Wouldn’t Be |
1957 |
Buy |
| Owls in the Family |
1961 |
Buy |
| The Curse of the Viking Grave |
1966 |
Buy |
The Top of the World Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Ordeal by Ice: The Search for the Northwest Passage |
1960 |
Buy |
| The Polar Passion: The Quest for the North Pole |
1967 |
Buy |
| Tundra: Selections from the Great Accounts of Arctic Land Voyages |
1973 |
Buy |
Farley Mowat (1921-2014) was a Canadian author, environmentalist, and one of the country’s most widely read writers. His 1963 book Never Cry Wolf, about his experiences studying Arctic wolves for the Canadian government, became a bestseller and was adapted into a Disney film. The book challenged the popular image of wolves as vicious predators and helped shift public opinion toward conservation.
Mowat wrote about the Canadian wilderness, Indigenous peoples, and the natural world across some 40 books published over six decades. His early works People of the Deer (1952) and The Desperate People (1957) documented the struggles of the Inuit, while The Dog Who Wouldn’t Be and Owls in the Family became beloved children’s classics. He was known for blending personal narrative with advocacy for wildlife and the environment.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has Farley Mowat written?
Farley Mowat has written 40 books across four series.
What was Farley Mowat's first book?
Farley Mowat’s first book is People of the Deer, published in 1950.
What is Farley Mowat best known for?
Farley Mowat is best known for Never Cry Wolf (1963), which describes his time studying wolves in the Canadian Arctic and helped change public attitudes toward wolves. He also wrote The Dog Who Wouldn’t Be and People of the Deer.