Books written by Garrison Keillor

In Search of Lake Wobegon

In the twenty-seven years since Garrison Keillor first brought it to life, the town of Lake Wobegon has become a national treasure. Every Saturday night, when that unmistakable voice says...
Lake Wobegon Summer 1956 12cfd: 3

Lake Wobegon Summer 1956 12cfd: 3
Lake Wobegon Summer 1956

During the summer of 1956, fourteen-year-old Gary struggles with the hormonal pains and obsessions of puberty as he experiences a passionate devotion to his rebellious cousin Kate and pursues his dream of becoming a writer.
Lake Wobegon summer 1956 [sound cassette].

In the summer of 1956, a fourteen-year-old Lake Wobegon boy who dreams of becoming a writer is given a typewriter.
Lake Wobegon Summer 1956 a Novel

The author of this book was a World War II Spitfire pilot who has previously written and lectured about this battle, and he has presented a thesis in defence of Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding, the Chief of Fighter Command.
Guy Noir and the Straight Skinny

Famous radio private eye Guy Noir leaps from A Prairie Home Companion to the page On the 12th floor of the Acme Building, on a cold February day in St. Paul, Guy Noir looks down the barrel of a loaded revolver in the hands of geezer ...
Me: Jimmy (Big Boy) Valente

Abandoned by his mother at birth, little Clifford Oxnard grows up in south Minneapolis, tormented by bullies and chased by big dogs until an encounter with the Wild Man of...
O, What a Luxury: Verses Lyrical, Vulgar, Pathetic & Profound

The first poetry collection written by New York Times–bestselling author Garrison Keillor, the celebrated radio host of A Prairie Home Companion.
Pretty Good Joke Book: 6th Edition

How many lesbians does it take to screw in a lightbulb? ... How many reed players does it take to change a lightbulb? ... How many 16-year-olds does it take to change a lightbulb? What-EVER. How many procrastinators does it take to ...
Happy to be Here

In these reflections on our lives and times, Keillor invites readers to join The Shy Rights Movement, to drop in at The People's Shopper, and to hear the truth behind the Cinderella legend as explained in the consciousness-raised lingo of ...
Leaving Home

In the first collection of Lake Wobegon monologues, Keillor tells readers more about some of the people from Lake Wobegon Days and introduces some new faces.
Happy to Be Here

This book will either leave you dumbfounded or happy—almost deservedly happy—to be anywhere” —The New York Times Book Review “His humor is cerebral and complex, a blend of romance and nostalgia; it sparklingly parodies the ...
Lake Wobegon Days

“Lake Wobegon Days is about the way our beliefs, desires and fears tail off into abstractions--and get renewed from time to time. . . this book, unfolding Mr. Keillor's full design, is a genuine work of American history.” —The New ...
Boom Town: A Lake Wobegon Novel

He did parts of the book in monologues for audiences in Boston, New York, Washington, Pennsylvania, Georgia, and Virginia, along with the story of how, in the 8th grade, his shop teacher Orville Buehler, worried about the boy's carelessness ...
Cat, You Better Come Home

Dissatisfied with her life, Puff the cat leaves home and becomes a rich and glamorous model, but eventually returns having found out that it's better to be who you are.
The Best American Short Stories, 1998: Selected from U.S. and Canadian Magazines

An anthology by various authors on a variety of subjects. Akhil Sharma's Cosmopolitan is a love affair between an American woman and an Indian immigrant, while Tim Gautreaux's Welding with Children is on a man caring for his grandchildren.
A Prairie Home Companion Songbook

Every Saturday at 5 p.m. Central, in a packed theater, the lights dim, the crowd hushes, and an old-time radio show called A Prairie Home Companion, hosted by Garrison Keillor goes on the air, live, coast to coast.
Pretty Good Joke Book: 6th Edition

Eight Canada Geese walk into a bar. A termite jumps up on the bar and asks, "Where is the bar tender?" Drum roll. The Sixth Edition of the perennially popular Pretty Good Joke Book is everything the first five were and more.
Liberty: A Novel of Lake Wobegon

They know him too well - his unfortunate episodes involving vodka sours, his rocky marriage. And then there is his friendship, or whatever it is, with the twenty-four-year-old girl who dresses up as the Statue of Liberty for the parade.
Boom Town by Garrison Keillor: A Lake Wobegon Novel

Cheerfulness is a choice.