The press
About
An independent press for books that challenge the mind.
Punch Up Press is the publishing house of Ryan Jones. It features work that adds to the public discourse by exploring innovative ideas and uncovering information typically hidden in conventional discourse.
Ryan Jones
Ryan Jones is a returned Peace Corps volunteer. He earned his undergraduate degree from Ohio State University and a graduate degree from the University of Arizona.
His first book, The Normal Thing to Be, traces how routine infant circumcision was rebuilt as global health policy, drawing on new interviews, Freedom of Information requests, and public documents that had gone largely unread.
He is at work on the next book.
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Submissions
Punch Up Press is not reading unsolicited submissions right now. That will change as the list grows, and the mailing list will hear about it before anyone else.
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New books, new essays, and the occasional note from the middle of an investigation. Once a month at most. One click to leave.