Bill Richardson was born in 1955 in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He received his BA from the University of Winnipeg and his Master of Library Sciences from the University of British Columbia. Richardson worked as a children's librarian before joining CBC Radio, where he has hosted many shows, including Canada Reads.

Books by Bill Richardson

	1988 Canada Customs
	1992 Queen of All the Dustballs
	1993 Bachelor Brothers' Bed and Breakfast Fraternal twins Hector and Virgil share stories about the guests at their island bed and breakfast.
	1994 Come Into My Parlour
	1994 Guy to Goddess: An Intimate Look at Drag Queens (with Rosamond Norbury)
	1995 Bachelor Brothers' Bed and Breakfast Pillow Book
	1996 Bachelor Brothers' Bedside Companion
	1997 Scorned and Beloved: Dead of Winter Meetings with Canadian Eccentrics
	1998 oddball@large
	2000 After Hamelin
	2001 Waiting for Gertrude
	2002 Sally Dog Little
	2002 Dear Sad Goat: A Roundup of Truly Canadian Tales and Letters
	2003 Sally Dog Little Undercover Agent
	2003 But If They Do
	2007 The Aunts Come Marching
	2008 Old Father William's Well-Ordered Universe
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Awards

• Hackmatack Children's Choice Book Award: Fiction
  • 2002 – After Hamelin – Shortlisted

• Silver Birch Award
  • 2001 – After Hamelin – Winner

• Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour
  • 1994 – Bachelor Brother's Bed & Breakfast – Winner
  • 2002 – Waiting for Gertrude – Shortlisted

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Added 14 November 2005.
Updated 07 January 2012.