Gordon Kirkland

Gordon Kirkland's Books

Gordon Kirkland has six published books of short humorous essays that all got their start in his syndicated newspaper column. Three have received the Stephen Leacock Award of Merit for Humour, the award given to finalists for the Leacock Medal.

	Justice Is Blind - And Her Dog Just Peed In My Cornflakes Gordon's first book published in 1999 by Harbour Publishing. Winner of the 2000 Stephen Leacock Award of Merit for Humour. Buy it here
	Never Stand Behind A Loaded Horse More of what Lynn Johnston (For Better or For Worse) calls Gordons "crack the wit" material," published by Thistledown Press in 2004. Winner of the 2005 Stephen Leacock Award of Merit for Humour Buy it here
	When My Mind Wanders It Brings Back Souvenirs Take a step inside the Gordon's wandering mind to see why W. Bruce Cameron (Eight Simple Rules For Dating My Teenage Daughter) says that Gordon "deserves an audience as big as he is. Goofy, demented and uniquely Kirkland" Winner of the 2006 Stephen Leacock Award of Merit for Humour Buy it here
	I Think I'm Having One of Those Decades It's never just one of those days with Gordon. See why Dave Barry says that, like him, Gordon is "maturity impaired." When it comes to humor writing, that's probably a pretty good attribute. Buy it here
	I May Be Big But I Didn't Cause That Solar Eclipse Kirkland continues to poke the world with a pointy stick, unearthing the fun and foibles of daily life from hospital gowns not designed for people his size, to trying to survive moving. He even sets out to prove that there is humor in a cardiac event Buy it here
	Holly Jolly Frivolity Gordon takes on the holiday season with an entire collection looking at the disasters and stresses that seem to fill the 'joyous season' with opportunities for humor to erupt. In this book, Kirkland stretches his wings as a lyricist to update holiday songs and carols. Buy autographed copies here