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Pocket Canons

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.

Pocket Canons: Series 1

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

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