I’m currently outlining what will become the next book in the Our Lady of Righteous Rage series, and it’s got me feeling punk again. To help get me in the spirit to write, I’ve been searching my local library for the best books about Punk Rock. Sadly, my location has a limited selection, but that’s okay. Still, I wanted to share this list of the best books about Punk Rock. Maybe there’s a title on this list you’ll enjoy! This list comes from Louder Than War. Highlighted titles are books I’ve read and definitely recommend.

1.’England’s Dreaming’ Jon Savage

2. ‘Please Kill Me, The Uncensored Oral History Of Punk’ Legs McNeill.

3. ‘A Riot Of Our Own’ Johnny Green

4. ‘Get In The Van’ Henry Rollins

5. Steve Ignorant ‘The Rest Is Propaganda’ and Penny Rimbaud ‘Shiboleth’

6. ‘Burning Britain’.. Ian Glasper

7.’The Boy Looked At Johnny’ Tony Parsons and Julie Burchill

8. ‘Redemption Song: The Ballad Of Joe Strummer’ Chris Salewicz.

9. ‘Dance Of Days- Two Decades Of Punk In The Nation’s Capital’

10. ‘Rotten: No Irish, No Blacks, No Dogs. John Lydon.

11. ‘American Hardcore:A Tribal History’ Steven Blush.

12. ‘In The Fascist Bathroom’ Greil Marcus.

13. ‘Just Kids’ Patti Smith.

14.’Song By Song’ Jim Drury.

15. ‘We Owe You Nothing’ Punk Planet.

16. ‘Girls To The Front’ Sara Marcus

17. ‘Rip It Up And Start Again’ Simon Reynolds.

18. ‘All Ages: Reflections On Straight Edge’ Beth Lahickey.

19. ‘Our Band Could Be Your Life’ Michael Azerrad.

20. ‘Sniffing Glue- The Essential Punk Accessory’

I’m also adding ‘Smash! Green Day, The Offspring, Bad Religion, NOFX, and the ’90s Punk Explosion’ by Ian Winwood!