The Canons

The Canons are books without boundaries. Some are classics already, the rest will be soon.

My First Summer In The Sierra by John Muir cover
A celebration of Sierra from one of the founding fathers of modern conservation. Introduced by Robert Macfarlane
Sombrero Fallout by Richard Brautigan cover
Reissued to mark the 30th Anniversary of Brautigan’s death. Introduced by Jarvis Cocker
The Tartar Steppe by Dino Buzzati cover

‘Undoubtedly a masterpiece, a sublime book’ Sunday TimesA dark and beautiful tale full of pain and longing, introduced by Tim Parks.

The True Adventures of the Rolling Stones by Stanley Booth cover
‘The one authentic masterpiece of rock ‘n’ roll writing’ Peter Guralnick
The Cone-Gatherers by Robin Jenkins cover
The Cone-Gatherers is Robin Jenkins’ masterpiece, now with an introduction from Paul Giamatti - a haunting story of love and violence, war and envy
Chronicle In Stone by Ismail Kadare, David Bellos cover
An early masterpiece by the inaugural winner of the Man Booker International Prize with an introduction by James Wood.
A Sunday At The Pool In Kigali by Gil Courtemanche cover
A modern classic of immense power and and poignancy set amidst the horror of war
Lion's Honey by David Grossman cover
The Myth of Samson retold unabridged on audio
Cold Skin by Albert Sánchez Piñol cover
This creepy, paranoid and thrilling novel has become an international bestseller and cult classic
The Man With the Golden Arm by Nelson Algren cover
Canons edition of the modern American classic with an introduction by Irvine Welsh and an afterword by Kurt Vonnegut
One Moonlit Night by Caradog Prichard cover
WINNER OF THE GREATEST WELSH NOVEL
The Private Lives of Pippa Lee by Rebecca Miller cover
A story of wild youth, unexpected encounters, affairs and betrayals, and the dangerous security of marriage – that has sold over 200,000 copies
Carry Me Down by M.J. Hyland cover
Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize. ‘A wonderful feat of imagination’ HILARY MANTEL
Fup by Jim Dodge cover
A tale of two humans, one duck and several vats of home-brewed whisky
Ask The Dust by John Fante cover
With an introduction by Charles Bukowski
The Raw Shark Texts by Steven Hall cover
The award-winning cult classic. Winner of the Somerset Maugham Award and shortlisted for the Arthur C. Clarke Award
My Father's Notebook by Kader Abdolah cover
A gripping tale set amid the tumultous history of 20th-century Iran by the bestselling author of The House of the Mosque
Silk by Alessandro Baricco cover
‘Deeply moving - a delicately crafted love story and an anatomy of desire’ Guardian
A Field Guide To Getting Lost by Rebecca Solnit cover
‘Never to get lost is not to live.’