Pocket Canons

"The Pocket Canons" is the name of a series of small books featuring the text of individual Books of the Bible along with introductions by various well-known authors. The Bible texts are drawn from the King James Version of the Bible. The series was conceived by Matthew Darby, who published it in partnership with Canongate Books in the UK. The series has now (2006) been published in 12 languages and in 16 countries, selling well over a million copies. The US publisher of the "Pocket Canons" is Grove/Atlantic Inc..

In 1998 the series was the winner of the "Publishers' Publicity Circle award for Generic Campaign of the Year". It also won several design awards, the D&AD Silver Award, and awards from the Art Directors Club and the Tokyo Type Directors Club.

"Pocket Canons": Series 1

Book of the Bible	UK Introduction Writer	US Introduction Writer	ISBN ("see note")
Genesis [http://www.ebible.org/bible/kjv/Genesis.htm Text]	Steven Rose	E. L. Doctorow	ISBN 0-8021-3610-9
Exodus [http://www.ebible.org/bible/kjv/Exodus.htm Text]	David Grossman		ISBN 0-8021-3611-7
Job [http://www.ebible.org/bible/kjv/Job.htm Text]	Louis de Bernières	Charles Frazier	ISBN 0-8021-3612-5
Proverbs [http://www.ebible.org/bible/kjv/Proverbs.htm Text]	Charles Johnson		ISBN 0-8021-3613-3
Song of Solomon [http://www.ebible.org/bible/kjv/Song.htm Text]	A. S. Byatt		ISBN 0-8021-3615-X
Ecclesiastes [http://www.ebible.org/bible/kjv/Eccl.htm Text]	Doris Lessing		ISBN 0-8021-3614-1
Matthew [http://www.ebible.org/bible/kjv/Matthew.htm Text]	A. N. Wilson	Francisco Goldman	ISBN 0-8021-3616-8
Mark [http://www.ebible.org/bible/kjv/Mark.htm Text]	Nick Cave	Barry Hannah	ISBN 0-8021-3617-6
Luke [http://www.ebible.org/bible/kjv/Luke.htm Text]	Richard Holloway, The Bishop of Edinburgh	Thomas Cahill	ISBN 0-8021-3618-4
John [http://www.ebible.org/bible/kjv/John.htm Text]	Blake Morrison	Darcey Steinke	ISBN 0-8021-3619-2
Corinthians (I [http://www.ebible.org/bible/kjv/1Cor.htm Text] and II [http://www.ebible.org/bible/kjv/2Cor.htm Text] )	Fay Weldon		ISBN 0-8021-3620-6
Revelation [http://www.ebible.org/bible/kjv/Rev.htm Text]	Will Self	Kathleen Norris	ISBN 0-8021-3621-4

"Note: The ISBN's listed are the US editions of the Pocket Canons."

"Pocket Canons": Series 2

Book of theBible	IntroductionWriter
Ruth [http://www.ebible.org/bible/kjv/Ruth.htm Text] and Esther [http://www.ebible.org/bible/kjv/Esther.htm Text]	Joanna Trollope
Samuel(I [http://www.ebible.org/bible/kjv/1Sam.htm Text] and II [http://www.ebible.org/bible/kjv/2Sam.htm Text] )	Meir Shalev
Psalms [http://www.ebible.org/bible/kjv/Psalms.htm Text]	Bono
Isaiah [http://www.ebible.org/bible/kjv/Isaiah.htm Text]	Peter Ackroyd
Jonah [http://www.ebible.org/bible/kjv/Jonah.htm Text] , Micah [http://www.ebible.org/bible/kjv/Micah.htm Text] , and Nahum [http://www.ebible.org/bible/kjv/Nahum.htm Text]	Alasdair Gray
Wisdom [http://www.ebible.org/bible/kjv/Wisdom.htm Text]	Piers Paul Read
Acts [http://www.ebible.org/bible/kjv/Acts.htm Text]	P. D. James
Romans [http://www.ebible.org/bible/kjv/Romans.htm Text]	Ruth Rendell
Hebrews [http://www.ebible.org/bible/kjv/Hebrews.htm Text]	Karen Armstrong

External links

* [http://www.salon.com/books/feature/1999/11/29/bible/ Second Coming]
* [http://www.dandad.org/ D&AD website]
* [http://www.purewords.org/kjb1611/html/sking.htm The Gospel According to Stephen King?]