Karnac Books

Firing the mind as independent specialists in mental health publishing and selling books for the mind at karnacbooks.com

Karnac Books is an iconic publisher and bookseller established in 1950. In 2023 Karnac was acquired by Phoenix Publishing House. This dynamic new company under the name Karnac Books has a new logo to mark the merger of two leading independent mental health specialists in publishing and bookselling. Learn all about our publishing at firingthemind.com. Buy books and check out upcoming events at the well-loved karnacbooks.com. 
Karnac is passionate about bringing the latest in psychoanalytic thought and research into the world. Our purpose is not to create accord but to stimulate debate, to open minds to new ways of working, to present opposing theories, to break down orthodoxies – and above all to question everything. We exist to disseminate new ideas and approaches to a wider readership through our publications.