Category: Book Reviews

This book written by William Wayne Farris is about 4 years old. It’s quite recent. While most books about tea include the history of Japanese tea in one way...

I’ve been under much stress this week. There are various reasons: problems with the economy that affect me directly, I’m moving to a new office, and a project’s progress...

Thanks to Princeton Architectural Press, I obtained a copy of this book before it was published. The author is Zach Mangan, founder of Kettl. I haven’t tried their teas...

This book was published a few years ago by Michelle and Rob Comins. They own Comins Tea, a tea house in the UK. The first chapters introduce the authors,...

I had this book in my wish list for more than a year. I hadn’t read it because I thought that I should own a tea plant first. But...

This book was written by Aaron Fisher in 2010. He is one of the founders of Global Tea Hut. While most tea books focus on the history, types of...

Nowadays, most of the practitioners of the Japanese tea ceremony are women. But for a very long time it was a cultural activity dominated by men. Through this book...

I learned about this book from the author himself, Tyas Sōsen of The Tea Crane. I follow him on Facebook. Without thinking it twice, I bought it in order...

The original title of this book is ゼロから分かる！日本茶の楽しみ方. It’s written by Oscar Brekell. I wanted to read his three books. This was the one I was missing. It’s only...

After reading the first book from Oscar Brekell, I was eager to read his other two books. I managed to get my hands on his latest book, published on...

This book is fairly new, it was published on August of 2018. The photography is excellent because one of the authors, Michael Freeman, is a professional photographer. Timothy d’Offay,...

I’m a big fan of Oscar Brekell. He is a tea celebrity in Japan, to a degree that is unheard of in the Western world. Oscar has written three...