Punk Publishing is a small, independent publishing company. Our independence means we can produce the sort of books we'd like to see on bookshelves, not the predictable books that large publishers favour. We have a passion for what we do and a firm belief that if we care about our books and give them plenty of love, the book-reading public will love them too.

Beginning in 2006 as a one man band, Punk Publishing was set up by Jonathan Knight to publish his personal labour of love, Cool Camping England. The book instantly captured the imagination of the nation, became a travel best-seller, and has been re-printed five times. Since then, the company has quickly expanded staff-wise, and title-wise, with a small selection of hand picked publishing talent extending the series to incorporate Wales, Scotland, France, and the Cool Camping Cookbook.

Next up, we’ll be packing up our tents for Ireland, Europe and beyond, so be sure to register on this website to be the first to know about those books and to receive special discounts.

But it’s not all about camping, Wild Swimming is our latest title, and we also have a new travel guidebook series in development. Again, it'll be totally different from what other publishers are doing, with a fresh angle on what today's travellers really need from a guidebook. We can't tell you too much yet, but if you register, you'll be the first to find out.

The Punk philosophy comes from a simple assertion that the existing order - the establishment - is not always what people want in their lives. We’re here to challenge the norms and rules of publishing. And have some fun along the way.

Peace and love
The Punk Team

Trumpet-blowing time

We don’t like blowing our own trumpet, but we’re more than happy for other people to blow it for us! Like The Bookseller magazine who picked little-old Punk Publishing as one of their tips for ‘publishers to watch’ in 2008. Thanks guys!