Wonderful Wonderful Times by Elfriede Jelinek
Having just won the Nobel Prize for Literature, you might think this an odd choice for a list of punk books, but I find Jelinek's writing parallel to the works of Kathy Acker, the queen of punk. This is especially so in Wonderful Wonderful Times which deals with the violent boredom of youth in a culture still spinning from the aftermath of Nazism.
In Memoriam to Identity by Kathy Acker
The meaning of punk writing... the use of the vulgar, the perverse, the violent to explore something as literate and shifty as identity, love, and truth.
Friendly Fire By Bob Black
Beyond being a witness to deviance, punk writing is also a challenge to authority. In Friendly Fire, Bob Black challenges the authority we give to the concepts of work and law.
High Risk ed. by Amy Scholder
Scholder has collected in this book one of the most comprehensive selections of punk writing I have ever seen, ranging from John Preston to Karen Finley. If you want a fearless look into risky literature, this is your book.
Frisk By Dennis Cooper
Not for the faint of heart, Cooper explores our connection with one another through dissection.
Exquisite Corpse By Poppy Brite
As with most punk writing, Brite's language is simple and straightforward (almost childish). Also with most punk writing, she concerns herself with those of us misunderstood by the culture at large.