In case you haven’t heard but, Wonk Press (our publishing firm) has launched its first ebook by somebody aside from yours actually. It joins Minimalist Tiki and Fashionable Caribbean Rum in our secure of uncompromising books for spirits and cocktail geeks. (With extra to return!)

Polynesiacs – Tiki at Dwelling by Tom Jaynes (aka Tiki Tom Tom) is a visually astonishing tour by 75 of America’s most elaborate, full-tilt dwelling tiki bars. Every bar is accompanied by a ravishing narrative of its origins and the individuals who created it. The ebook ties all of the bars collectively by 16 Navigation Factors — “Inform a Story,” “Furnish with Gentle,” “Enchant the Visitor,” and many others.

Tom and I met at Latitude 29 throughout his crisscrossing of the nation visiting these dwelling bars. Throughout our assembly, Tom requested me who our writer was. “Humorous you must ask that,” I replied. I instantly knew we wished to assist deliver Tom’s imaginative and prescient into the world through Wonk Press. Almost 2 years later, Polynesiacs is printed and on its approach to New Orleans.

The ebook is accessible for presale on the Wonk Press website. (We promote direct to customers, enabling  us to supply our authors a far bigger per-book royalty than conventional publishers do.) The printer tells us the books ought to arrive by early Could. In the intervening time, take a spin by the preview pages under, in addition to Tom’s Polynesiacs website.