About Wonk Press

Wonk Press is owned and operated by Carrie Smith and Matt Pietrek.

Since 2019 Wonk Press has created extraordinary books that resonate deeply with their audience. We partner with passionate authors to bring to life unique stories that traditional publishers overlook. Our profit-sharing model and direct-to-consumer model enable authors to receive up to 10X more revenue per book than traditional publishers pay. 

We don’t force authors' creativity into a pre-formulated cookie-cutter template. Rather, we work extremely closely with authors to design books that best represent the author’s vision and source material. We handle all aspects of creating and selling books, from editing/layout to distribution. We print our books on the same offset presses that major publishers use.

Matt & Carrie's first two books were Minimalist Tiki and Modern Caribbean Rum, which they co-wrote. The commercial success of these efforts proved this model could work with other authors with similarly unique and creative ideas. Their third book is Polynesiacs – Tiki at Home, with Tom Jaynes. Their fourth title is The Tequila Ambassador V.O., by Tomas Estes.

Matt & Carrie live in New Orleans with their two boxers, Nelson and Rodney.