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Peace by Walter Brueggemann

We’re excited to announce a new monthly feature here at Canon: Doug & Doug Dig… “Say what?” Simply put, Mr Jones and Mr Wilson are going to choose one book from their current reading for us every month (taking turns … Continue reading

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Top Reasons for Buying a Book

Last year Publishers Weekly (the trade magazine of the publishing industry) published the results of a survey which asked readers what factors motivated them to buy a book. They could select any number of options. Here are the top eight … Continue reading

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Q&A: Dr Leithart on postmodernism

Peter Leithart just published his eighteenth book, Solomon Among the Postmoderns. Apart from being his second book published by Brazos Press, it was also his first book to be dedicated to a grandchild (young John Arthur Leithart). In this title … Continue reading

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Winnie ille Pu

Good news from the production front…I received another illustration permission for The Book Tree this week! Penguin’s given me their contractual blessing to use this pic of Winnie and Tigger from The House at Pooh Corner. You’ll see it on … Continue reading

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A Graphic Welcome

When you have someone like Rachel Hoffmann working in your office, it seems quite pathetic to haul out the colored markers and butcher paper to make a sign. I returned from a brief trip out of the country on a … Continue reading

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