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The Canons
The Canons are books without boundaries. Some are classics already, the rest will be soon.
Charles Bukowski lays bare Hollywood, revealing the absurdity and egotism behind the glamour
A glittering coming-of-age tale set in ’70s Los Angeles
A powerful anti-war statement and memoir, with a foreword by Bruce Springsteen
The international bestseller; longlisted for the Man Booker Prize and winner of the Ondaatje Prize
An odyssey of childhood, mythology and the imagination from the Booker Prize-winning author of
Possession
and
The Children’s Book
The powerful retelling of the Celtic myth of Angus, god of dreams, from the number one
Sunday Times
bestselling author
Jim Dodge’s unforgettable outlaw epic. Introduced by Thomas Pynchon
Tan Twan Eng’s rich, absorbing, internationally bestselling, Man Booker-shortlisted epic
A re-examination of the state of Christianity from the
Sunday Times
bestselling author of
Waiting for the Last Bus
and
Leaving Alexandria
A fascinating exploration of human morality from the
Sunday Times
bestselling author of
Waiting for the Last Bus
and
Leaving Alexandria
‘A poet and polemicist whose lyrics have inspired and galvanised generations’
GQ.
Introduced by Kae Tempest
An examination of spirituality, from the
Sunday Times
bestselling author of
Leaving Alexandria
Nadolny’s internationally bestselling masterpiece, a gripping historical novel based on the life of Arctic explorer Sir John Franklin
A blisteringly powerful self-portrait of ‘The Angry Man of Jazz’, contemporary of jazz genius Miles Davis
The unforgettable, challenging and experimental second novel from the author of
Lanark
. Introduced by Will Self
A classic work of social history and a moving account of the destruction of a remote Scottish community
The intensely-erotic feminist cult classic. Introduced by Maggie Nelson
A dark and uplifting modern classic of Scottish literature. Introduced by Diarmid Gunn
A collection of essays on the absurdity of war, from the Nobel Prize laureate
The
Sunday Times
runaway bestseller – an exhilarating nature memoir about recovering from alcoholism in Orkney
Alan Spence’s debut collection of short stories is a timeless portrait of Glasgow, and an acknowledged piece of classic Scottish writing. Introduced by Janice Galloway
A bold and joyous retelling from Ovid’s
Metamorphoses
by the award-winning, bestselling author of
How to be Both
A daring retelling of the story of Samson, from the author of the Man Booker International Prize-winning
A Horse Walks Into a Bar
A ‘visionary … crisp and lucid exploration of myth-making’ (DAVID MITCHELL) from the bestselling author of
A History of God
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