World of Coffee - Book Signing + Meet and Greet

Coffee is often taught in pieces: origin, brewing, roasting, tasting. Rarely as a complete system. Yet every cup is shaped by a chain of decisions, environments, and people long before it reaches your hands.

The Complete World of Coffee brings those pieces together.

From the biological and environmental realities of coffee at origin, to processing, trade, roasting, and extraction, this book follows coffee through every stage of its journey. It explores the science behind flavor, how it is built, transformed, and sometimes lost, while also examining the human systems that support it: labor, value, culture, and collaboration across the supply chain.

Each step matters. Every choice leaves a trace.

Designed for curious beginners and experienced professionals, this book connects disciplines that are usually separated, offering a deeper understanding of how coffee truly works, and why it tastes the way it does.

Meet the author

Keith E. Lyons is a writer, former barista, and coffee enthusiast dedicated to exploring the science, culture, and craft behind specialty coffee. Through research and experimentation, he brings together the worlds of coffee history, brewing science, and modern café culture.