Patrick Wensink
Patrick Wensink (born 1979) is an American author.
His novel Broken Piano for President[1] received increased publicity when the whiskey company Jack Daniel's Properties (a subsidiary of Brown–Forman) sent a politely worded cease-and-desist letter to the author asking that he change the design of his book cover, which closely resembled the label on Jack Daniel's whiskey.[2][3][4] However, the whiskey company said it could be done upon the book's next reprinting and it would compensate the author if he chose to comply during the current run.[5]
The controversy propelled Broken Piano for President to the #6 bestseller position and the #1 positions for satires on Amazon.com.[6] In an article on Huffington Post, Wensink used this experience as a model for how books can gain publicity.[7]
His other books include Sex Dungeon for Sale! and Black Hole Blues.