In case you haven’t heard but, Wonk Press (our publishing firm) has launched its first ebook by somebody apart from yours really. It joins Minimalist Tiki and Fashionable Caribbean Rum in our steady of uncompromising books for spirits and cocktail geeks. (With extra to come back!)
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 house tiki bars. Every bar is accompanied by a good looking 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 house bars. Throughout our assembly, Tom requested me who our writer was. “Humorous you must ask that,” I replied. I instantly knew we needed to assist convey Tom’s imaginative and prescient into the world through Wonk Press. Practically 2 years later, Polynesiacs is printed and on its strategy to New Orleans.
The ebook is on the market for presale on the Wonk Press web site. (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 Might. In the mean time, take a spin by the preview pages under, in addition to Tom’s Polynesiacs web site.
