Pocket Canons are a series of small booklets that feature introductions by various authors along with the text of selected Books of the Bible. The Bible texts come from the Authorized Version. Canongate Books publishes the Pocket Canons in the UK. The US publisher of the Pocket Canons is Grove Atlantic Press.
| Book of the Bible |
UK Introduction Writer |
US Introduction Writer | ISBN (see note) |
| Genesis Text |
Steven Rose
|
E. L. Doctorow
|
ISBN 0802136109 |
| Exodus Text |
David Grossman |
ISBN 0802136117 |
|
| Job Text |
Louis de Bernieres |
Charles Frazier |
ISBN 0802136125 |
| Proverbs Text |
Charles Johnson |
ISBN 0802136133 |
|
| Song of Solomon Text |
A. S. Byatt |
ISBN 080213615X |
|
| Ecclesiastes Text |
Doris Lessing |
ISBN 0802136141 |
|
| Matthew Text |
A. N. Wilson |
Francisco Goldman |
ISBN 0802136168 |
| Mark Text |
Nick Cave |
Barry Hannah |
ISBN 0802136176 |
| Luke Text |
Richard Holloway, The Bishop of Edinburgh |
Thomas Cahill |
ISBN 0802136184 |
| John Text |
Blake Morrison |
Darcey Steinke |
ISBN 0802136192 |
| Corinthians
(I Text and II Text) |
Fay Weldon | ISBN 0802136206 |
|
| Revelation Text |
Will Self |
Kathleen Norris |
ISBN 0802136214 |
Note: The ISBN's listed are the US editions of the Pocket Canons.
Pocket Canons: Series 2
Book of the
Bible
Introduction
Writer
Ruth
Text and Esther
Text
Joanna Trollope
Samuel
(I
Text and II
Text)
Meir Shalev
Psalms
Text
Bono
Isaiah
Text
Peter Ackroyd
Jonah
Text, Micah
Text, and Nahum
Text
Alasdair Gray
Wisdom
Text
Piers Paul Reed
Acts
Text
P. D. James
Romans
Text
Ruth Rendell
Hebrews
Text
Karen Armstrong
