Bonk on the Head

{{Short description|2005 novel by John-James Ford}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2024}}

{{Infobox novel

| author = John-James Ford

| isbn = 978-0-889-71204-1

| pub_date = June 24, 2005

| publisher = Nightwood Editions

| image = Bonk on the Head.jpg

}}

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,{{Cite news |last1=Ford |first1=John-James |last2=Kinsella |first2=W. P. |date=November 2005 |title=Bonk on the Head |work=Books in Canada |pages=36 |volume=34 |issue=8 |issn=00452564}} Broken Pencil,{{Cite news |last=Adams |first=Mitch |date=2005 |title=Bonk on the Head |work=Broken Pencil |pages=43 |issue=31 |issn=12018996}} The Globe and Mail,{{Cite news |last=Bartley |first=Jim |date=2005-08-20 |title=Freaks like us |work=The Globe and Mail |location=Toronto, Ont., Canada |pages=–4 |issn=03190714}} and the Calgary Herald.{{Cite news |last=Neufeld |first=K. Gordon |date=2005-08-27 |title=Novel conks military's noggin |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/calgary-herald-novel-conks-militarys-no/149402650/ |access-date=2024-08-16 |newspaper=Calgary Herald |location=Calgary, Alberta, Canada |page=102 |via=Newspapers.com}}

Bonk on the Head tied with The Sundog Season by John Geddes in winning the 2006 Ottawa Book Award in the English fiction category.{{Cn|date=August 2024}}