Friday 13 July 2018

Canons: The Myths @canongatebooks #Canons #TheMyths #Giveaway #Win





I'm delighted to introduce the new Canons : The Myths collection on Random Things today. Published by Canongate in August 2018, this is a beautiful paperback collection, priced at £9.99 each

I have a complete collection of the books to give away to one reader. Entry is simple, just fill out the competition widget at the end of this post. UK entries only, the competition will run for one week.  GOOD LUCK!


Bold retellings of legendary tales, by the world’s greatest contemporary writers

At Canongate, when a book joins the Canon series, it’s because they believe it’s a book without boundaries: ambitious, exhilarating and finely crafted.

* The Myths have already sold over half a million copies in the UK.
* The Penelopiad is shortlisted for the Harper’s Bazaar Modern Classic in
Hearst Big Book Awards 2018.
* The six most popular myths have been beautifully packaged in a stunning series redesign.





The Penelopiad, Margaret Atwood

Penelope's slyly brilliant side of the story, from the Booker Prize-winning author of The Handmaid's Tale.

‘As potent as a curse’ The Times






A Short History of Myth, Karen Armstrong

Surprising, powerful and profound, A Short History of Myth examines the world's most ancient art form - the making and telling of stories - and why we still need it.

‘Witty, informative and contemplative’ New York Times






The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ, Philip Pullman

The number one Sunday Times bestseller, which sold over 180,000 copies. In Pullman's hands, this sacred tale is reborn as one of the most enchanting, thrilling and visionary stories of recent years.

‘A fierce and beautiful book which . . . will move even those who disagree with it’ Observer




Weight, Jeanette Winterson

Jeanette Winterson’s retelling of the myth of Atlas and Heracles asks difficult and eternal questions about the nature of choice and coercion. Visionary and inventive, Weight turns the familiar on its head to show us ourselves in a new light.

‘Profound and provocative’ Daily Mail





Girl Meets Boy, Ali Smith

A bold and joyous retelling of Ovid’s Metamorphoses by the award-winning, bestselling author of How to be Both.

‘Exuberant . . . Slender, sweet natured and lyrical’ Guardian







Lion’s Honey, David Grossman

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 master of the emotionally accurate and significant. His characters don't so much lie on the page as rise before the reader's eyes’ Yann Martel








Publication date: August 2018 
Format: B Format Paperback 
Price: All £9.99

The Penelopiad, Margaret Atwood / 978 1 78689 248 5 
A Short History of Myth, Karen Armstrong / 978 1 78211 890 9 
The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ, Philip Pullman / 978 1 78689 195 2 
Weight, Jeanette Winterson / 978 1 78689 249 2 
Girl Meets Boy, Ali Smith / 978 1 78689 247 8 
Lion’s Honey, David Grossman / 978 1 78689 338 3



A Full Set of Canons : The Myths



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