Bonk on the Head

Bonk on the Head
AuthorJohn-James Ford
PublisherNightwood Editions
Publication date
June 24, 2005
ISBN978-0-889-71204-1

Bonk on the Head is a 2005 novel by Canadian poet and writer John-James Ford, published by Nightwood Editions. it is about coming of age in a journey that takes the protagonist through the final years of high school, a reserve regiment and the Royal Military College of Canada.

The novel was reviewed in Books in Canada,[1] Broken Pencil,[2] The Globe and Mail,[3] and the Calgary Herald.[4]

Bonk on the Head tied with The Sundog Season by John Geddes in winning the 2006 Ottawa Book Award in the English fiction category.[citation needed]

  1. ^ Ford, John-James; Kinsella, W. P. (November 2005). "Bonk on the Head". Books in Canada. Vol. 34, no. 8. p. 36. ISSN 0045-2564.
  2. ^ Adams, Mitch (2005). "Bonk on the Head". Broken Pencil. No. 31. p. 43. ISSN 1201-8996.
  3. ^ Bartley, Jim (August 20, 2005). "Freaks like us". The Globe and Mail. Toronto, Ont., Canada. pp. –4. ISSN 0319-0714.
  4. ^ Neufeld, K. Gordon (August 27, 2005). "Novel conks military's noggin". Calgary Herald. Calgary, Alberta, Canada. p. 102. Retrieved August 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.