{"product_id":"extremely-happy-holidays-wildly-creative-new-cocktails-to-uplift-and-enchant-through-a-full-year-of-holiday-chaos","title":"Extremely Happy Holidays: Wildly Creative New Cocktails to Uplift and Enchant Through a Full Year of Holiday Chaos","description":"\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAbout the Author: \n\u003cbr\u003e By day, \n\u003cb\u003eDevin C. B. McEwan \u003c\/b\u003eis a Whitewater Slalom racer, traveling and competing internationally for the USA since 2001, including on the US Olympic Team in Rio in 2016. By night, McEwan is a fanatical and inventive mixology hobbyist, researching (i.e. reading and bar-hopping) extensively, and bringing tastes and techniques from his travels into play. His many friends keep urging him to open his own bar, but one of his drinking buddies told him that he should first write a book featuring his own cocktails--and she offered to do the illustrations. She's his mom, so he kind of had to say okay so as not to hurt her feelings. \n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAbout the Illustrator: \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eSandra Boynton\u003c\/b\u003e is the author's mother. When she's not busy taste-testing cocktails, Boynton writes\/illustrates books and writes\/produces music. She's worked with B.B. King, Yo-Yo Ma, Alison Krauss, Lyle Lovett, Patti LuPone, Brian Wilson, Kacey Musgraves, Ben Folds, Stanley Tucci, Meryl Streep, \"Weird Al\" Yankovic and Kate Winslet (a duet), Darius Rucker, Zooey Deschanel, Dwight Yoakam, Patrick Warburton, and others. But Devin is her favorite collaborator because NOT ONE of those other people ever even OFFERED to make her a cocktail. \n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Passionate amateur mixologist McEwan teams up with Sandra Boynton (the beloved author\/illustrator, who is also his mom) to create a collection of cocktails and mocktails guaranteed to make anyone's year a bit brighter...Every recipe in the book is served with a generous jigger of wry wit that is perfectly matched by Boynton's wonderfully whimsical accompanying illustrations. Those who take their drinking seriously will be pleased to find some marvelously inventive cocktail recipes in the mix...and ingenious tips. \n\u003cb\u003eThis infectiously fun collection of delectable drinks and charming illustrations will have readers saying, \"I'll drink to that.\"\"\u003c\/b\u003e-- \n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eLibrary Journal, Starred Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"McEwan, a home bartender and debut author, teams up with his mother, bestselling children's book author Boynton (Barnyard Dance), to whip up a charmingly silly collection of holiday-themed drinks... Festive, fun, and fanciful, this will make a great gift.\"-- \n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/span\u003e 09\/01\/2025 pg. 90 (EAN 9798894140759, Hardcover) - *Starred Review\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/span\u003e 10\/06\/2025 (EAN 9798894140759, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e McEwan, Devin C B\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Running Press Adult\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePub Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 2025-10-28\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC:\u003c\/b\u003e Cooking|Beverages|Alcoholic - Bartending \u0026amp; Cocktails|Cooking|Holiday|General|Humor|Form|Comic Strips \u0026amp; Cartoons\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.9 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798894140759\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eASIN:\u003c\/b\u003e -\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSKU:\u003c\/b\u003e SP-9798894140759\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Running Press Adult","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51110230163734,"sku":"SP-9798894140759","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0857\/9910\/8886\/files\/9798894140759_spiral.png?v=1774947906","url":"https:\/\/lusper.myshopify.com\/products\/extremely-happy-holidays-wildly-creative-new-cocktails-to-uplift-and-enchant-through-a-full-year-of-holiday-chaos","provider":"Lusperbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}