Aaron Franklin to Write a 'Meat-Smoking Manifesto'

Texas Monthly reports that Aaron Franklin, god of all smokey meats, has signed a book deal. Tentatively titled BARBECUE, the book will be released by Ten Speed Press in 2015. From the press release:

Celebrated pitmaster and owner of the wildly popular Franklin Barbecue—winner of Texas Monthly's coveted "Best Barbecue Joint in Texas"—Aaron Franklin's BARBECUE, a meat-smoking manifesto featuring stories and recipes, chapters on the theory and philosophy of Texas barbecue, tips for building or hacking your own backyard smoker, how to source and cure wood, and much more to be written with James Beard Award-winning author Jordan Mackay, to editor Emily Timberlake at Ten Speed Press by Franklin's agent David Hale Smith at Inkwell Management LLC. The book will be published in 2015.