Sun Rider Press

Sun Rider Press Limited edition paperback books filled with unconventional travel tales from everyday people.

Stoked to have been asked to participate in the  Fellow’s Festival over the weekend 🌟⁣⁣The zine fare sat alongside panel...
19/05/2025

Stoked to have been asked to participate in the Fellow’s Festival over the weekend 🌟⁣

The zine fare sat alongside panel discussions and workshops, all about the power of connection.⁣

It was a pleasure to meet so many interesting folk and hear their own stories about their connection to creativity and the fellowship program. I also had a blast repping Sunrider and sharing our own origin story, books, and mission 🫡⁣

Thanks to those who engaged and purchased some books/merch, and a super thank you to for asking us along, my partner for being my sidekick, and all the other brilliant stall holders – it was so inspiring to meet and see your work!⁣

Until the next one!

What a weekend! ⁣⁣On Saturday I travelled to London with a suitcase full of books to finally meet Alex. ⁣⁣It was strange...
23/04/2025

What a weekend! ⁣

On Saturday I travelled to London with a suitcase full of books to finally meet Alex. ⁣

It was strangely like meeting an old friend. We had a good yarn before I finally put him to work, signing our first edition copies.⁣

Sadly I only got one photo – I guess that’s what happens when you’re in the moment!⁣

Pre order copies shipping this week with some exciting news to follow 🚀

BOOK FIVE!⁣⁣Our longest yet and first time working with an author unknown to the Sunrider network. She’s an absolute stu...
16/04/2025

BOOK FIVE!⁣

Our longest yet and first time working with an author unknown to the Sunrider network. She’s an absolute stunner.⁣

It’s been a pleasure to put this one together and I’m really proud of it. The story and book itself are unlike anything we’ve released so far but also sit comfortably in the good company of our back catalogue.⁣

On Saturday I’ll travel to London to meet Alex and sign some books, most likely with a beer in hand as he spins a yarn or two.⁣

Pre-order copies can still be ordered from our website (link in bio). Customers outside of UK have until Saturday due to shipping constraints 🌏⁣

Thanks for your support! Mike x⁣

Stoked to reveal the full cover for our upcoming release (sans front dust flap, which I can upload separately). ⁣⁣Really...
19/03/2025

Stoked to reveal the full cover for our upcoming release (sans front dust flap, which I can upload separately). ⁣

Really happy with how this turned out. Amy’s illustration is elegant and eye-catching and the prayer flags on the back cover really help tie it all together 💫⁣. I’ve kept the typeface classic and simple as a homage to travel books immemorial and those you may find in academic. ⁣
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If you’d like a first edition signed copy just head to the SRP website.⁣⁣

✨ PRE ORDERS OPEN! ✨⁣⁣Morning folks! Super stoked to announce that our fifth verrry limited edition release is now avail...
10/03/2025

✨ PRE ORDERS OPEN! ✨⁣

Morning folks! Super stoked to announce that our fifth verrry limited edition release is now available. ⁣

It’s our first book in over two years so I’ve decided to throw some pretty tasty prizes into the mix.⁣

If you’re after a first edition copy signed by both myself and Alex McKay, hop on over to our website.⁣

Thanks for your support as always!! 🌎📚⁣

Hello beautiful people!⁣⁣After four months of blood, sweat and tears I’m stoked to finally announce that preorders for t...
02/03/2025

Hello beautiful people!⁣

After four months of blood, sweat and tears I’m stoked to finally announce that preorders for the first edition of In Search of Mount Kailash will open tomorrow ✨⁣

As a thanks to everyone that’s supported SRP over the years, it’ll open to newsletter subscribers and pre existing customers for the first week. If you want to sign up you to do so on our website 😊⁣

The preorder window goes a long way to helping fund the books we produce, but it’ll also be packed full of amazing giveaways which I’m really excited about!⁣

Cheers and happy travels!⁣

Oi oi 🥂 Some exciting news: over the past several months myself, NZ traveller and academic extraordinaire Alex McKay and...
27/02/2025

Oi oi 🥂 Some exciting news: over the past several months myself, NZ traveller and academic extraordinaire Alex McKay and illustrator have been working tirelessly from three corners of the world on a new book and sunrider’s fifth release 📚. It’s been a bloody exciting ride so far and I can’t wait for you to see what we’ve been up to. I’m also excited to announce that preorders for a limited first edition pressing will be available next week, but for newsletter subscribers and pre-existing customers only!! So get your butts over to the SRP website to add yourself! Thank you for your continued support! Xx

Absolutely stoked to have finished the internal chapter typesetting for our fifth release ✨⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣Now it’s time to work w...
06/02/2025

Absolutely stoked to have finished the internal chapter typesetting for our fifth release ✨⁣⁣⁣
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Now it’s time to work with our brilliant illustrator to bring this book to life!⁣

Unsure what we’re doing next? Message me!

Have you heard what happened in Tibet in the 1980s?⁣⁣The Tibet Uprising saw waves of protests against Chinese rule, peak...
31/01/2025

Have you heard what happened in Tibet in the 1980s?⁣

The Tibet Uprising saw waves of protests against Chinese rule, peaking in 1987–1989 with violent crackdowns in Lhasa. Martial law was declared in 1989, cementing Beijing’s control but fueling global outrage and Tibetan resistance.⁣

Our upcoming book, while full of heart-thumping travel tales, is also an expose on the Tibetan region⁣ 🗻

If you’d like to get on the waiting list for our 5th offering, just DM me. It’s LTD, signed and numbered – as always. 📚

“Perhaps the riots that had taken place in Lhasa in the late ‘80s had extinguished any hope that China would respond to Tibetan pleas for human rights. Perhaps it was the Israelis or the Westerners in general who corrupted the place. Perhaps it was just money. Fine people did remain there, but the noise of bumper to bumper traffic crawling through the narrow streets drowned out their voices, and the Punjabi and Mumbai drinkers came for the cheap booze and the sideshow of Western freaks. Historic files and photos, as well as religious paintings and statues, disappeared from archives only to emerge on foreign markets. Strangest still, for the visiting scholar, was the growing awareness that the Chinese in Tibet were then offering more access to archival sources than Dharamsala could, or would, provide.” - In Search of Mount Kailas, Alex McKay.⁣


Photo credit: freetibet.org

The epic Mount Kailash. Have you heard of it? Here’s three facts:⁣⁣1) it’s the axis of the universe⁣2) it’s home to four...
28/01/2025

The epic Mount Kailash. Have you heard of it? Here’s three facts:⁣

1) it’s the axis of the universe⁣
2) it’s home to four major religions⁣
3) it’s unclimbed⁣

And here’s a fourth fact. We’re releasing a book from a traveller and scholar who’s spent half of his life studying it 🌍⁣

Pre-orders are yet to officially open, but if you’d like to hop on the waiting list for a first edition signed copy (super limited) comment here or DM me! ✨

Our book babies. Our family portrait. They’re all growing up so fast 🥹. What should we publish next?
23/01/2025

Our book babies. Our family portrait. They’re all growing up so fast 🥹. What should we publish next?

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