In case you haven’t heard but, Wonk Press (our publishing firm) has launched its first e-book by somebody apart from yours really. 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 Residence by Tom Jaynes (aka Tiki Tom Tom) is a visually astonishing tour by means of 75 of America’s most elaborate, full-tilt dwelling tiki bars. Every bar is accompanied by a stupendous narrative of its origins and the individuals who created it. The e-book ties all of the bars collectively by means of 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 need to ask that,” I replied. I instantly knew we wished to assist deliver Tom’s imaginative and prescient into the world by way of Wonk Press. Practically 2 years later, Polynesiacs is printed and on its technique to New Orleans.

The e-book is accessible for presale on the Wonk Press web site. (We promote direct to customers, enabling  us to offer 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 means of the preview pages beneath, in addition to Tom’s Polynesiacs web site.