“No one has been more pivotal in the writing of this book than Evelyn M. Duffy. Thank you for bringing together the Open Boat Editing research team. I am grateful for you. God certainly blessed me, and the world, when he brought you and this book together.”
-Fawn Weaver
Open Boat Editing is honored to have helped Fawn Weaver bring Nearest Green’s story to the wider world through Love & Whiskey: The Remarkable True Story of Jack Daniel, His Master Distiller Nearest Green, and the Improbable Rise of Uncle Nearest.
We brought our full team approach to honing seven years’ worth of Fawn Weaver’s investigative research and oral histories into Love & Whiskey’s compelling and accessible narrative. We collaborated with Fawn at every stage from the book proposal to publication. We also interviewed elders and experts, did fresh archival research, and conducted on-the-ground reporting in Tennessee.
Love & Whiskey debuted at #5 on the New York Times bestseller list and has remained on the list for three weeks.
“Ally Glass-Katz brought her abundant insights and sharp editorial eye to every stage of this process. Her indefatigable commitment and contributions to the work extend far beyond what can simply be acknowledged, and her buoyant good humor carried the day across the miles and time zones.”
-Fawn Weaver
“Tyler Loveless and Ben Gambuzza contributed rigorous archival and genealogical research and a keen understanding of Middle Tennessee, the whiskey industry past and present, and countless topics in between.”
-Fawn Weaver
