{"product_id":"canon-9781472160874","title":"Canon","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRecasting the biblical Song of Deborah, in \u003ci\u003eCanon \u003c\/i\u003et\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ewo unlikely heroes embark on quests to win God's favour in this outrageously entertaining, profoundly heartfelt novel of mind-bending imagination and scope that announces an ingenious new voice in the tradition of \u003ci\u003eChain-Gang All-Stars\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNo One Is Talking About This\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMartyr!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'I promise that you have never read a book like \u003ci\u003eCanon\u003c\/i\u003e. It's a scorchingly brilliant, wildly funny, and deeply moving epic. I loved it so much that upon finishing \u003ci\u003eCanon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e, I immediately began rereading it'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e- JOHN GREEN\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'The funniest, most immersive book I have read in a long time . . . Truly original, brimming with humour, beauty, heartbreak, magic and sharp language that will strike you deep down in your soul'  - DANEZ SMITH\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An unprecedented page-turner . . . keenness, kindness, associative brilliance, storytelling authority, and crow-black humour make every line of this utterly singular novel a surprise and a delight . . . \u003ci\u003eCanon \u003c\/i\u003efilled me with overwhelming joy, joy that such an extraordinary story exists'  - KAREN RUSSELL\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'I did not know how badly I needed a funny epic in my life, didn't know how both funny and epic a novel could be. This book is why I love novels, why I love reading. It is not only structurally pristine and brilliant, but a page turner, and a profound meditation on the meaning of this human journey we are on alone, together. It is truly and thoroughly hilarious, and tender, and beautiful' - TOMMY ORANGE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'I keep staring at the words I've written to try and describe this novel; words like \u003ci\u003ewarm\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ehilarious\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eearnest \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003egorgeous \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003edeeply weird\u003c\/i\u003e. But none of them really capture its unique brand of magic or Lewis' singular voice. Perhaps it's hard to find the language because that's what \u003ci\u003eCanon \u003c\/i\u003edoes: gives us new language' - CARMEN MARIA MACHADO\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis is a story of two prophets.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYara can't comprehend why God has chosen them to slay Dominic, the ruthless leader of the army of Bad Guys. Cast out by their family and reeling from a destructive relationship, Yara has never felt weaker; but with nothing to lose, they reluctantly strike a deal and Yara embarks on a perilous odyssey designed to prepare them for the daunting mission ahead.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMeanwhile Adrena, a disillusioned prophet with a terrifying secret power, is determined to become the hero of this story. Desperately seeking the glory of God's approval and the promise of heaven, Adrena must first persuade Harpo, the leader of the army of Good Guys, that her plan is God's will.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs their journeys unfold in a series of unforgettable adventures, Yara and Adrena are propelled toward each other and transformative revelations about life, death, and destiny in this intensely captivating, irreverent epic from a singularly brilliant new voice in fiction.\u003ch4\u003eDetails\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eISBN13: 9781472160874\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNumber of Pages: 480\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdition: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication Date: 19 May 2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher: Little, Brown Book Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication City, Country: London, United Kingdom\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions (cm): 23.4(H)x15.4(L)x4(W)580\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWeight (gm): 580\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaige Lewis\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the poetry collection \u003ci\u003eSpace Struck\u003c\/i\u003e and coeditor of \u003ci\u003eAnother Last Call: Poems on Addiction and Deliverance\u003c\/i\u003e. Lewis teaches at the University of Iowa. \u003ci\u003eCanon \u003c\/i\u003eis their first novel.\u003ch4\u003eReviews\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe funniest, most immersive book I have read in such a long time . . . \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eTruly original, brimming with humour, beauty, heartbreak, magic, and sharp language that will strike you deep down in your soul. Lewis has taken the hero's journey and breathed new life, new wit, and new possibility into the genre and just like the best epics, you will make away bewildered by the prose but maybe have learned something necessary about living. In my house this is an instant classic\u003c\/b\u003e -- Danez Smith\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eI promise that you have never read a book like \u003ci\u003eCanon\u003c\/i\u003e. It's a scorchingly brilliant, wildly funny, and deeply moving epic. I loved it so much that upon finishing \u003ci\u003eCanon\u003c\/i\u003e, I immediately began rereading it\u003c\/b\u003e -- John Green\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eI wish I could spend a thousand more pages with the narrator of \u003ci\u003eCanon\u003c\/i\u003e, whose keenness, kindness, associative brilliance, storytelling authority, and crow-black humour make every line of this utterly singular novel a surprise and a delight. \u003c\/b\u003eLewis excels at translating the unspeakable dimensions of our living into language . . . \u003cb\u003e[An] unprecedented page turner\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eeven at its most painful moments, \u003ci\u003eCanon \u003c\/i\u003efilled me with overwhelming joy\u003c\/b\u003e . . . \u003cb\u003eI have never read a novel like CANON - no one has\u003c\/b\u003e -- Karen Russell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eI did not know how badly I needed a funny epic in my life, didn't know how both funny and epic a novel could be. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis book is why I love novels, why I love reading.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eIt is not only structurally pristine and brilliant, but a page turner, and a profound meditation on the meaning of this human journey we are on alone, together. It is truly and thoroughly hilarious, and tender, and beautiful\u003c\/b\u003e -- Tommy Orange\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eI keep staring at the words I've written to try and describe\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ethis novel; words like \u003ci\u003ewarm\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ehilarious\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eearnest \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003egorgeous \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003edeeply weird\u003c\/i\u003e. But none of them really capture its unique brand of magic or Lewis' singular voice. Perhaps it's hard to find the language because that's what \u003ci\u003eCanon \u003c\/i\u003edoes: gives us new language\u003c\/b\u003e -- Carmen Maria Machado\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis highly meta debut novel by acclaimed poet Lewis runs on two plot threads, both powered by winking references to epic yarns from the \u003ci\u003eEpic of Gilgamesh \u003c\/i\u003eto the Bible to \u003ci\u003eMoby-Dick \u003c\/i\u003eand beyond... Lewis is in line with the postmodern satirists of the 1960s and '70s - John Barth, Robert Coover, William H. Gass - but with a new sensitivity about gender and sexuality, and a wit sharpened by the social media age. Lewis is questioning narrative, but their story is all cool assurance\u003c\/b\u003e * Kirkus Reviews, starred review *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBonkers and beautiful\u003c\/b\u003e * Publishers Weekly 'Staff Pick' *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA fun, increasingly antic adventure story\u003c\/b\u003e * New York Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eStrap in, folks . . . a clash of good and evil as epic as it is silly\u003c\/b\u003e * NPR *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis is one of the best novels of 2026 . . . Come for the talking whale, stay for the deep ruminations on belief and fate. 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