{"product_id":"canon","title":"Canon","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePaige Lewis\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the poetry collection \n\u003ci\u003eSpace Struck\u003c\/i\u003e and coeditor of \n\u003ci\u003eAnother Last Call: Poems on Addiction and Deliverance\u003c\/i\u003e. Lewis teaches at the University of Iowa; \n\u003ci\u003eCanon \u003c\/i\u003eis their first novel.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Lewis, a poet, blew me away with their debut novel, \n\u003ci\u003eCanon\u003c\/i\u003e a wild, heretical epic about two heroes on divine quests. What sets this novel apart is the cheeky narrative voice, which shatters the fourth wall into a million sparkly smithereens. . . . [F]illed with moments of breathtaking sweetness . . . it's an absolute hoot.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"[E]xhilarating . . . a rollicking good tale, with Lewis's intelligence, wonder, heart, and charming humor on full display.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--Mandana Chaffa, \u003ci\u003eElectric Literature\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"This is one of the best novels of 2026. Form-wise, I've never read anything quite like it--chatty, polyphonic, unabashedly meta--and content-wise, it manages to take a very old kind of story (chosen one sets out to stop evil warlord) and turn it upside down to see what kind of treats fall out of its pockets. Come for the talking whale, stay for the deep ruminations on belief and fate. This is going to blow your mind.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eLitHub \u003c\/i\u003eMost Anticipated of 2026\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\" \n\u003ci\u003eCanon \u003c\/i\u003eis a mind-bending adventure about life, death, and fate that will ruin your life, in the best way.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eBook Riot \u003c\/i\u003eMost Anticipated of 2026\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Brilliant.... Lewis is both nodding to the Western texts that serve as the novel's foundation, and offering an audacious mission statement: that something original can indeed be made from used parts. It can also be funny, chaotic, warm, and impossible to put down.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Brooklyn Rail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Modern life as some mixture of Lynchian weirdness and Homeric epic . . . a grand blend.\" \" \n\u003ci\u003eCanon \u003c\/i\u003eis an odd duck of a novel in the best way possible--it's a polyphonic, meta, hilarious epic that recontextualizes the hero's journey for modern audiences. If you like books that bend conventions and expand your mind, look no further than Paige Lewis's first foray into fiction.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Chicago Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"There's ample room for good humor... off-beat humor and warmth. ...Much of \n\u003ci\u003eCanon's \u003c\/i\u003esuccess comes from Lewis's precision in placing poems throughout the novel. Beyond achieving the satisfying tension that comes when a poem arrives in an unexpected setting, Lewis also gives narrative beats space to breathe, settle, and expand.... Meaning is made fluid where the expectation could easily be certainty.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eMudRoom\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"I promise that you have never read a book like \n\u003ci\u003eCanon\u003c\/i\u003e. It's a scorchingly brilliant, wildly funny, and deeply moving epic. I loved it so much that upon finishing \n\u003ci\u003eCanon\u003c\/i\u003e, I immediately began rereading it.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--John Green, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eEverything is Tuberculosis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"An unprecedented page-turner . . . I wish I could spend a thousand more pages with the narrator of \n\u003ci\u003eCanon\u003c\/i\u003e, whose keenness, kindness, associative brilliance, storytelling authority, and crow-black humor make every line of this utterly singular novel a surprise and a delight . . . \n\u003ci\u003eCanon \u003c\/i\u003efilled me with overwhelming joy, joy that such an extraordinary story exists.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--Karen Russell\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Antidote\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--Tommy Orange, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eWandering Stars\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"I keep staring at the words I've written to try and describe this novel; words like \n\u003ci\u003ewarm\u003c\/i\u003e and \n\u003ci\u003ehilarious\u003c\/i\u003e and \n\u003ci\u003eearnest \u003c\/i\u003eand \n\u003ci\u003egorgeous \u003c\/i\u003eand \n\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 \n\u003ci\u003eCanon \u003c\/i\u003edoes: gives us new language.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--Carmen Maria Machado, Lambda Award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eIn the Dream House\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"One of my favorite poets and now one of my favorite novelists. The funniest, most immersive book I have read in such a long time, \n\u003ci\u003eCanon\u003c\/i\u003e is a book only Paige Lewis could write. With a voice that is whole their own they have crafted something that is truly original, brimming with humor, 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.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--Danez Smith, author of \u003ci\u003eBluff\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"[A]stonishing. . . This is sublime.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly \u003c\/i\u003e(starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Lewis is in line with the postmodern satirists of the 1960s and '70s, 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.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eKirkus \u003c\/i\u003e(starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A mind-altering book, on every level. Somehow classic and brand-new at the same time, Canon expands the possibilities of fiction, myth, and philosophy. What a joy to be alive at a time when a book can make you feel like this one does!\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Turning the hero's quest on its head, Lewis' unique story features intriguing characters and a worthy examination of purpose and heroism.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"Lewis blew me away with their debut novel . . . an absolute hoot.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A scorchingly brilliant, wildly funny, and deeply moving epic.\" \u003cbr\u003e--John Green, #1 globally bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Fault in Our Stars\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTwo unlikely heroes embark on quests to win God's favor in this outrageously entertaining, profoundly heartfelt novel 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\n\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 left to lose, they strike a deal. Abandoning their solitary days of embroidery and obsessive cleaning, Yara reluctantly embarks on a perilous odyssey designed to prepare them for the daunting mission ahead. \n\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, where she hopes to reunite with her beloved mother, Adrena must first persuade Harpo, the leader of the Good Guys, that her plan is God's will. \n\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eBooklist\u003c\/span\u003e 03\/01\/2026 (EAN 9798217059362, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/span\u003e 03\/15\/2026 (EAN 9798217059362, Hardcover) - *Starred Review\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/span\u003e 05\/18\/2026 (EAN 9798217059362, Hardcover) - *Starred Review\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n","brand":"Viking","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51496243724566,"sku":"9798217059362","price":38.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0857\/9910\/8886\/files\/9798217059362.jpg?v=1783058037","url":"https:\/\/lusper.myshopify.com\/products\/canon","provider":"Lusperbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}