Everything to do with books! Mostly book reviews, but occasionally, I have the non-review bookish post too.
I first heard about this book from NPR’s article “From Raucous To Ritzy: A Brief History Of Christmas Tea” (would recommend this if you want to know about more about how Christmas tea came about!). The book sounded interesting and since the NLB had it, I decided to borrow it. Unfortunately, I didn’t realise how… Read More A Thirst for Empire by Erika Rappaport
This was probably one of the first histories of tea that I read and the reason I know the difference between low tea and high tea (leading to the realisation that most restaurants in Singapore use the phrase ‘high tea’ wrongly). So obviously I had to revisit this book, if only to refresh my memory.… Read More Tea: The Drink that Changed the World by Laura C. Martin
I found this book while looking for books about tea at the library. Since I don’t know much about Chinese tea, I thought that this would be a pretty interesting book to read. This dual-language (Chinese and English) book talks about: – Longjing (Dragon well) tea– Bi Luo Chun– Mao Feng, and– Ping Shui Ri… Read More 4 World Famous Chinese Green Teas by Jason C. S. Chen
When I was in Japan, I had several brief encounters with the Japanese tea ceremony – sitting with my friends as they practiced before their lesson, attending the new year’s tea ceremony at Tenjin’s chikagai, and a one-off tea ceremony lesson during my finishing course. So when I changed upon Making Tea, Making Japan, I… Read More Making Tea, Making Japan by Kristin Surak
Carrying on my plan to read more about tea, I started on For All the Tea in China, a book that deals with a very specific part of tea’s history: how tea and the knowledge of tea processing left China and made its way into the world. While the subtitle says “how England stole the… Read More For All the Tea in China by Sarah Rose
I just had to borrow this one when I saw it because I love Jane Austen and tea (as evidenced by the fact that I went to the Jane Austen Center in Bath and bought their tea). Tea with Jane Austen is about tea (and food) in Jane Austen’s time, which is quite focused compared… Read More Tea With Jane Austen by Kim Wilson
I know I just started my quest for a good introductory tea book but I think I’ve found it! (I will still continue to look for and read books about tea though… I could be wrong after all). The Art and Craft of Tea is one of the best introductions to tea that I’ve read… Read More The Art and Craft of Tea by Joseph Wesley Uhl
I stumbled across How to Make Tea in my quest to find the perfect tea handbook for beginners like me[1]. The subtitle “The Science Behind the Leaf” intrigued me so I decided to give it a go. This little book is organised into six sections: 1. The Tea Plant: Containing the obligatory history of tea… Read More How to Make Tea by Brian R. Keating & Kim Long
I’m not quite sure how I found this book but it was a pleasant and surprisingly comprehensive quick read. Like the title says, Tea: A Global History is about the history of tea, with a few recipes at the end. Most tea histories that I’ve seen focus on the West, despite tea’s origins and long… Read More Tea: A Global History by Helen Saberi
I heard good things about A Social History of Tea by this two authors (link to the review I saw) and wanted to read it, but the library didn’t have the book so I borrowed this instead. It’s a pretty comprehensive look at tea, focusing on the various types of teas around the world. The book… Read More The New Tea Companion by Jane Pettigrew and Bruce Richardson