Beyond just normal housekeeping stuff.
Future plans include: Asking the admins politely to add anchor-capabilities so I can add a table of contents. Further delineating country-specific teas/cultures/teawares. Finally adding a "non-English reference section" for yearbooks and other resources that are still moderately usable by English-only speakers. Adding peer-reviewed journals, and links to archive.org/Gutenberg for public domain works. I’ll likely devise a legend later to quickly mark country-specific books that have a focus (E: Economy, H: History, Cu: Culture, Ce: Ceremony…).
- Update 2025: The advent of AI has flooded the market with shit AI-generated "tea books", so I'm forced to be slightly more choosy/sceptical of upcoming "publications". Doing my best. Always send me books I've missed, happy to expand.
- Update 2024: Broke out a (pathetically small) Taiwan section. There is a dearth of publications on Taiwanese tea. Expanded the Korea section.
- Update 2023: Ended up moving 'Green Tea and Milk' to a new section on America, after having read it. It could go in either America or Japan, as it's focus is more on Japan's trade arrangements with America, and how America's tea tastes changed over the years. Up for debate.
- Update 2021: More additions. Added to 2021 releases, and started 2022 releases. Broke out a 'Children's Books' section. Also working on breaking out a 'teaware' section, as well as add in the books people have suggested...
- Update 2020: I finally caved and broke out a 'blending' section for books I found focused on true-tea blending. Guides that provide a section on blending are still placed under 'Guides'.
Not included: books focusing on tisanes, tea recipe books, fiction (historic fiction or otherwise), books not at least in-part in English (because I only speak the one language, I’m definitely not an authority on others).
Disclaimers and unavoidable problems: I haven’t read every book on this list, so I don’t always know if they’re in exactly the right category. Plus many books fit in multiple categories. Some have misleading names. I ended up putting emphasis on books on specific countries; that is, those on specific aspects of a single country (ex. Chinese tea economy) went under China instead of Economy. There were also a lot of problems with Japanese and Chinese authors (whether the publisher followed Western or Eastern conventions of surnames; some I had to guess). Also an entire collection of books on Tea Clippers which I couldn’t decide if I wanted to include, just because they’re cool, but only tangentially related to tea.
New Releases
Books posted here are also sorted in the master list below. I avoided reprints/reprints of public domain books, of which there are always a bunch, but included updated editions of existing works. Included updated volumes of existing books.
2024
- Steeped: The Chemistry of Tea, by Michelle Francl - Jan 24 2024
- European Tea Culture and Hospitality, by Hartwig Bohne - May 15 2024
- Teahead's Bible on Caffeine Management, by Patrick Julian Huwyler - February 1 2023
- Phenomenology of Tea: An Introduction to Japanese Aesthetics, by Adam Loughnane et al. - February 8 2024
- Tea for Dummies, by Lisa McDonald, Jill Rheinheimer - March 8 2023
- The Tea Sommelier: The Art of Selecting, Pairing and Appreciating the World’s Finest Teas, by Chih Jung-Sien - June 20 2023
- Spill The Tea: Unveiling The Mysteries Of Blended, Flavored, And Herbal Teas, by William Dietz - July 2 2023
- A Nerd Contemplates the Japanese Tea Ceremony, by Virginia Utermohlen Lovelace - Sept 22 2023
- Tea: Consumption, Politics, and Revolution, 1773–1776, by James R. Fichter - December 15 2023
- Two hundred years of Assam Tea 1823-2023: the genesis and development of Indian Tea, by Pradip Baruah - ???
- African Agency in China’s Tea Trade: Commercial Networks, Brand Creation and Intellectual Property, by Ute Röschenthaler - Feb 10 2022
- The Story of British Tea Chests and Caddies: Social History and Decorative Techniques, by Anne Stevens, Kate Richenburg, Gillian Walkling - March 12 2022
- Stories of Japanese Tea: The Regions, the Growers, and the Craft, by Zach Mangan - May 24 2022
- Plantation Crisis: Ruptures of Dalit Life in the Indian Tea Belt, by Jayaseelan Raj - November 5 2022
- Tea: Wine's Sober Sibling, by Mariella Erkens - November 23 2022
- Korean Tea and Tea Garden Guide, by Yang Seok Yoo and Esher Yoo - November 28 2022
- Routledge Handbook of Tea Tourism, edited by Lee Jolliffe, M.S.M. Aslam, Amnaj Khaokhrueamuang, Li-Hsin Chen - November 29 2022
- Scientific Perspectives of Tea Plant Horticulture and Productivity, by L. Manivel - Nov 1 2021
- Green with Milk and Sugar: When Japan Filled America's Tea Cups, by Robert Hellyer - Oct 12 2021
- A Beginner's Guide to the Zen Tea Ceremony: Developing Mindfulness and Calm the Japanese Way, by Randall Channell Soei - Oct 12 2021
- A Beginner's Guide to Japanese Tea, by Per Oscar Brekell - Sept 12 2021
- Putting the Tea in Britain: The Scots Who Made Our National Drink, by Les Wilson - June 3 2021
- The Little Book of Tea: Sweet dreams are made of tea, by Orange Hippo - June 15 2021
- In Search of Tea: Discovery and Knowledge, by François-Xavier Delmas - March 2 2021
- All About Japanese Teas: Learning Its History, How The Tea Is Made, Its Core And Value: Japanese Green Tea Manufacturing Process, by Caleb Yochim - Jan 23 2021
- Tea In Japan Behind Story: Portray What Japanese Tea At Its Core And In Essence: Japanese Tea Ceremony, by Corey Lanini - Jan 23 2021
- Traditional Japanese Tea: Overview Of Its History, Cultivation, Manufacturing, Cultural Values And More: Tea Cultivation Methods, by Waylon Fenech - Jan 23 2021
- A Dark History of Tea, by Seren Charrington Hollins - 3 Jul 2020
- Talking Tea: Casual Tea Drinker to Tea Connoisseur, by Judith A. Leavitt - Jul 6 2020
- Tasting Qualities: The Past and Future of Tea, by Sarah Besky - 12 May 2020
- Tea War: A History of Capitalism in China and India, by Andrew B. Liu - 21 Apr 2020
- Chinese Tea and Food Pairings, by Roy Fong - 15 Apr 2020
- Stuff Every Tea Lover Should Know, by Candace Rose Rardon - 14 Apr 2020
- The Japanese Teahouse, by Wolfgang Fehrer - 4 Apr 2020
- The Philosophy of Tea, by Tony Gebely - 1 Mar 2020
- Every Day A Good Day, by Noriko Morishita - 2019
- Tea: a Nerd's Eye View, by Virginia Utermohlen Lovelace - Dec 1 2019
- Good & Proper Tea, by Emilie Holmes - 5 Nov 2019
- The Story of Japanese Tea: a broad outline of its cultivation, manufacturing, history and cultural values, by Tyas Sōsen - Nov 4 2019
- Infused: Adventures in Tea, by Henrietta Lovell - 18 Oct 2019
- Tales of the Tea Trade, by Michelle and Rob Comins - 3 Sep 2019
- A Bowl for a Coin: A Commodity History of Japanese Tea, by William Wayne Farris - Apr 30 2019
- Green Tea Cha, by Kei Nishida - 20 Aug 2019
- How to Grow and Make Tea In the Continental United States 2nd Edition, by Steve Lorch - Aug 2 2019
- Teatime: Fashionable New Tea Shops, by Zender - 30 Jul 2019
- Tea Leaf to Cup, by Glifford Little - 13 May 2019
- The Tale of Tea, by George L. van Driem - 1 March 2019
- Tea is for Everyone: Making Chinese Tea Accessible, by Chan Sin Yan - 2019
An interesting problem here: Is how do you separate books that have detailed dictionaries by tea type as WELL as comprehensive guides, and those that JUST have guides, and those guides that follow brewing, or production, or both?
- Battle, W. The World Tea Encyclopedia
- Beckwith, S., Paul, C. A Little Tea Book: All the Essentials from Leaf to Cup
- Browne, E. Tea
- Chih, J. The Tea Sommelier: The Art of Selecting, Pairing and Appreciating the World’s Finest Teas
- Chow, K. All the Tea in China
- Clark, C. Becoming a Tea Connoisseur
- Delmas, F. The Tea Drinker’s Handbook
- Delmas, F., Minet, M. Tea Sommelier: A Step-by-Step Guide
- Erkens, M. Tea: Wine's Sober Sibling
- Freeman, M., D'Offay, T. The Life of Tea: A Journey to the World's Finest Teas
- Gabriella, L. Why We Love Tea: A Tea Lover's Guide to Tea Rituals, History, and Culture
- Gascoyne, K. Tea: History, Terroirs, Varieties
- Gaylard, L. The Tea Book
- Gebely, T. Tea: A User's Guide
- Gleason, C. The Biography of Tea
- Holmes, E., Benton, B. Good & Proper Tea: How to make, drink and cook with tea
- Huxley, G. Talking of Tea
- Keating, B.R. and Long, K. How to Make Tea
- Jolliffe, L. Routledge Handbook of Tea Tourism
- Kamph, J. Tea
- Kilby, N. The Tea Book: All Things Tea
- Klingner, W. World of Tea: A Beginner’s Guide to Tea
- Langley, A. The Little Book of Tea Tips
- Leavitt, J. Talking Tea: Casual Tea Drinker to Tea Connoisseur
- Li, H. Brewing Chinese Tea (Appreciating Chinese Tea Series)
- Lovelace, V. U. Tea: a Nerd's Eye View
- Lu Yu The Classic of Tea
- McCormick, M. A Decent Cup of Tea
- McDonald, L. Tea for Dummies
- Orange Hippo The Little Book of Taa: Sweet Dreams are Made of Tea
- Pasqualini, D. T. & Suet, B. The Time of Tea
- Peltier, W. The Ancient Art of Tea
- Pettigrew, J. The Tea Companion: A Connoisseur’s Guide (Tea Classified: A Tealover's Companion, The New Tea Companion)
- Pettigrew, J. World of Tea: Discovering Producing Regions and their Teas
- Pratt, J. N. Tea Dictionary
- Pratt, N. J. The Tea Lover's Treasury
- Rao, K. The Ultimate Tea Guide: A Detailed List of 60+ Tea Varieties, including Health Benefits & Steeping Recommendations
- Rardon, C. Stuff Every Tea Lover Should Know
- Rasmussen, W., Rhinehart, R. Tea Basics: A Quick and Easy Guide
- Reade, A. Tea and Tea Drinking
- Smith, K. The World Atlas of Tea
- Souter, K. The Tea Cyclopedia
- Sreekumar, V. The World of Tea: The Story of Tea from Field to Cup
- Uhl, J. The Art and Craft of Tea
- Ukers, W. U. All About Tea Vol. I, II
- Walsh, J. M. A Cup of Tea
- Walsh, J. M. Tea, Its History and Mystery
- Wildish, S. How to Drink Tea
- Williams, L. Tea
- Yan, C. Tea is for Everyone: Making Chinese Tea Accessible
- Yin, N. Tea Art of China
I’m putting a disclaimer here because many books toting “the history of tea” end up being Britain-centric. I haven’t read all of them to confirm their placement.
- Day, S. P. Tea, its Mystery and History
- Driem, G. The Tale of Tea: A Comprehensive History of Tea from Prehistoric Times to the Present Day
- Ellis, M. Empire of Tea: The Asian Leaf that Conquered the World
- Gebely, T. The Philosophy of Tea
- Heiss, M. L. The Story of Tea
- Hohenegger, B. Steeped in History: The Art of Tea
- Hollins, S. A Dark History of Tea
- Liu, A. Tea War: A History of Capitalism in China and India
- Lackington, London Genuine Tea Company. The History of the Tea Plant
- Macfarlane, A. The Empire of Tea (Alternatively: Green Gold: The Empire of Tea)
- Mair, V. H. and Hoh, E. The True History of Tea
- Maitland, D. 5000 Years of Tea: A Pictorial Companion
- Martin, L. C. Tea: The Drink that Changed the World
- Martin, L. C. A History of Tea: The Life and Times of the World's Favourite Beverage
- Moxham, R. A Brief History of Tea
- Pasqualini, Dominique, T. The Time of Tea
- Pettigrew, J., Richardson, B. A Social History of Tea
- Rappaport, E. A Thirst for Empire: How Tea Shaped the Modern World
- Scott, J. M. The Tea Story
- Slavin, S. Tea
- Stevens, B. The Way of Tea and Justice
- Ukers, W. The Romance of Tea
Most culture books are organized under their country. Some books cover multiple countries though, and those are listed here.
- Bohne, H. European Tea Culture and Hospitality
- Machester, C. Tea in the East
There’s a bit of overlap with the Botony/Growing/Production section with books that focused on both. This includes guides to the industry, the history of the tea industry, wholesale buyer's guides and guides on shops. Books on the Economy of specific countries are instead listed under their country section below.
- Akiyama, T. A New Global Tea Model
- Asopa, V. N. Competitiveness in Global Tea Trade
- Besky, S. Tasting Qualities: The Past and Future of Tea
- Comins, M., R. Tales of the Tea Trade: The Secret to Sourcing and Enjoying the World's Favorite Drink
- Dietz, W. Spill The Tea: Unveiling The Mysteries Of Blended, Flavored, And Herbal Teas
- Everett, H. Spilling the Tea: Reviving an Ancient Art for a New Generation
- Forrest, D. M. The world tea trade
- Gartar, G. K. The World Tea Economy
- Hall, N. The Tea Industry
- Harler, C.R. The Culture and Marketing of Tea
- Lim, J. Linking an Asian Transregional Commerce in Tea
- Mennell, R. Tea: An Historical Sketch
- Mui, H. The Management of Monopoly
- Nya, G. The Tea Trade. Parts First and Second
- Raj, J. Plantation Crisis: Ruptures of Dalit Life in the Indian Tea Belt
- Röschenthaler, U. African Agency in China’s Tea Trade: Commercial Networks, Brand Creation and Intellectual Property
- Sarkar, G. K. The World Tea Economy
- Staveacre, F. W. Tea and Tea Dealing
- Ukers, W. International Tea & Coffee Buyers' Guide
- United Nations Tea Marketing Systems in Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia and Sri Lanka
- Wickizer, V. K. Tea Under International Regulation
- Zender Teatime: Fashionable New Tea Shops
These ended up lumped together because a number of books overlapped. If the list becomes larger, I might break it up as best I can into Growing and Manufacture, Science, etcetera.
- Baolu, Z. Tea Polyphenols, Oxidative Stress and Health Effects
- Chen, L. Global Tea Science: Current Status and Future Needs
- Chen, L. Global Tea Breeding
- Crole, D. Tea: A Text Book of Tea Planting and Manufacture
- Eden, T. Tea
- Francl, M. Steeped: The Chemistry of Tea
- Green, M. How to Grow and Harvest Tea: A Comprehensive Guide In Growing And Harvesting Camellia Sinensis
- Giftai, N. The Gardener's Guide to Growing & Processing Tea: White, Green, Oolong, and Black Teas
- Hajra, N. G. Organic Tea: Cultivation and Marketing
- Hajra, N. G. Tea and Health: Science Behind the Myths
- Hajra, N. G. Tea Cultivation: Comprehensive Treatise
- Harler, C. R. Tea Growing
- Harler, C. R. Tea Manufacture
- Huwyler, P. Teahead's Bible on Caffeine Management
- Ibbetson, A. Tea from Grower to Consumer
- Little, C. Tea Leaf to Cup: From Creation to Cup
- Lorch, S. How to Grow and Make Tea In the Continental United States 1st, 2nd Edition
- Lovelace, V. A Nerd's Tea Lab
- Manivel, L. Scientific Perspectives of Tea Plant Horticulture and Productivity
- Mann, H. H. The Tea Soils of Assam and Tea Manuring
- Mondal, T. Tea: Genome and Genetics
- Money, E. The Cultivation and Manufacture of Tea
- Parks, C. Grow Your Own Tea: The Complete Guide to Cultivating, Harvesting and Preparing
- Rosthorn, A. D. On The Tea Cultivation in Western Sshuch’uan (sic) and the Tea Trade with Tibet via Tachienlu (sic)
- Shahidi, F., Ho, C., Lin, J. Tea and Tea Products: Chemistry and Health-Promoting Properties
- Sumner, J. A Popular Treatise on Tea: Its Qualities and Effects
- Wallis-Tayler, A. J. Tea Machinery and Tea Factories
- Watt, G. The Pests and Blights of the Tea Plant
- Werkhoven, J. Tea Processing
- Willson, K. C. Tea: Cultivation to Consumption
Yes, I finally bit the bullet
- Dane, F. A Sketch of the Growth and History of Tea and the Science of Blending Particularly Adapted to the Canadian Trade
- Lewis & Co. Tea and Tea Blending
- Walsh, J. M. Tea-Blending as a Fine Art
- Whittingham & Co. The Art of Tea Blending: A handbook for the Tea Trade
From Yixing to caddies to chanoyu utensils. Some overlap with Japan's list for chanoyu utensils. If this list gets long enough, I'll split it into specific wares.
- Bartholomew, T. I-Hsing Ware (China Institute of America)
- Chunfang, P. Yixing Pottery: The World of Chinese Tea Culture
- Fujioka, R. Tea Ceremony Utensils
- Gowlland, G. Reinventing craft in China: The contemporary politics of Yixing zisha ceramics
- Huxley, G. Tea in Porcelain: A Study of English Tea Drinking and English Porcelain Tea Ware 1750 - 1800
- Li, H. Tea and Tea Set (Appreciating Chinese Tea Series)
- Lo, K. S. The Stonewares of Yixing: From the Ming Period to the Present Day
- Lo, K. S. The Art of the Yixing Potter
- Lv, C. Early Teapots Encyclopedia II (Chinese)
- Museum of Tea Ware Innovations in Contemporary Yixing Pottery
- Petzold, B. Japanese Sen Cha Ceremony Utensils from the Bruno Petzold Collection: April 8-June 30, 1981, Art Gallery Of Greater Victoria
- Pitelka, M. Handmade Culture: Raku Potters, Patrons, and Tea Practitioners in Japan
- Siew, L. The Beauty of Chinese Yixing Teapots: And the Finer Arts of Tea Drinking
- Shen, A. Illustrated Eulogy of Tea Ware
- Stevens, A. The Story of British Tea Chests and Caddies: Social History and Decorative Techniques
- Tsang, G. Yixing Pottery
- Walkling, G. Tea Caddies : An Illustrated History
America
Housing all of North America right now--mostly about the US, will re-evaluate if more books of other countries pop up.
- Dolin, E. When America First Met China: An Exotic History Of Tea Drugs And Money In The Age Of Sail
- Fichter, J. Tea: Consumption, Politics, and Revolution, 1773–1776
- Hellyer, R. Green with Milk and Sugar: When Japan Filled America's Tea Cups
The UK, Great Britain, some of her colonies.
- D’Antonio, M. A Full Cup
- Buckrell Pos, T. Tea & Taste: The Visual Language of Tea
- Forrest, D. M. Tea for the British: The Social and Economic History of a Famous Trade
- Kinchin, P. Tea and Taste: The Glasgow Tea Rooms, 1875-1975
- Masset, C. Tea and Tea Drinking
- Richardson, B. Tea & Etiquette
- Rose, S. For All the Tea in China
- Scott, J. M. The Great Tea Venture
- Watt, A. Robert Fortune: A Plant Hunter in the Orient
- Wilson, L. Putting the Tea in Britain: The Scots Who Made Our National Drink
- Avery, M. The Tea Road: China and Russia Meet Across the Steppe
- Ball, S. An account of the cultivation and manufacture of tea in China
- Benn, J. A. Tea in China: A Religious and Cultural History
- Blofeld, J. The Chinese Art of Tea
- Chu, T. H. Tea Trade in Central China
- Etherington, D. Green Gold: The Political Economy of China’s Post-1949 Tea Industry
- Evans, J. C. Tea in China: The History of China’s National Drink
- Fong, R. The Great Teas of China
- Fuchs, J. The Ancient Tea Horse Road
- Gardella, R. Harvesting Mountains: Fujian and the China Tea Trade, 1757-1937
- Goodwin, J. The Gunpowder Gardens or, A Time For Tea: Travels Through China and India in Search of Tea
- He, X. Chengdu Teahouse: Half of the City’s Dwellers Are Tea Drinkers
- Hinsch, B. The Rise of Tea Culture in China: The Invention of the Individual
- Hinsch, B. The Ultimate Guide to Chinese Tea
- Hohenegger, B. Liquid Jade: The Story of Tea from East to West
- Hung, P. Tea Production, Land Use Politics, and Ethnic Minorities
- Hunter, JT. Wild Tea Hunter
- Lim, H. L. A Passage to Chinese Tea
- Liu, T. Chinese Tea: A Cultural History and Guide, by Liu Tong, translated by Yue Liwen
- Long, W. Chinese Tea Culture
- Reid, D. The Art and Alchemy of Chinese Tea
- Smith, P. Taxing Heaven’s Storehouse: Horses, bureaucrats, and the destruction of the Sichuan tea industry, 1074-1224
- Towler, S. Cha Dao: The Way of Tea, Tea as a Way of Life
- Wang, D. The Teahouse: Small Business, Everyday Culture, and Public Politics in Chengdu, 1900-1950
- Wang, D. The Teahouse under Socialism: The Decline and Renewal of Public Life in Chengdu, 1950–2000
- Wang, J. & Guo, D. All About Tea in China
- Wang, J. All the Tea in China: History, Methods and Musings
- Wang, J. & Guo, D. Illustrated Book of Chinese Tea
- Wang, J. Illustrated Dictionary of Famous Tea in China
- Wang, L. Tea and Chinese Culture
- Wenzhuo, L. Cha Pu - Tea Notes: The Daoist Tea Book
- Yun, L. Chinese Tea
- Zhang, S. 5 Element Tea: Ancient Chinese Science & Art of Brewing Tea
- Zhang, S. The Wild Truth of Tea
- Zhou, W. and Yue, S. Pictorial Album of Chinese Tea Art
- Baildon, S. The Tea Industry in India: A Review of Finance and Labour, and a Guide for Capitalists and Assistants
- Baruah, P. Two hundred years of Assam Tea 1823-2023: the genesis and development of Indian Tea
- Behal, R. One Hundred Years of Servitude: Political Economy of Tea Plantations in Colonial Assam
- Besky, S. The Darjeeling Distinction
- Chatterjee, P. A Time for Tea: Women, Labor, and Post/Colonial Politics in an Indian Plantation
- Das, A. K. Impact of Tea Industry on the Life of the Tribals of West Bengal
- Ghose, B.C. The Development of Tea Industry in the District of Jalpaiguri
- Griffiths, Sir P. A History of the Indian Tea Industry
- Koehler, J. Darjeeling: The Colorful History and Precarious Fate of the World's Greatest Drink
- Kydd, J. C. India's Greatest Industries: The Tea Industry
- Manek, M. The Book of Chai: History, stories and more than 60 recipes
- Mann, H. H. The Early History of the Tea Industry in North East India
- Mishra, D. Unfolding Crisis in Assam's Tea Plantations
- Ramsden, A. R. Assam Planter: Tea Planting and Hunting in the Assam Jungle
- Sharma, J. Empire's garden : Assam and the making of india
- Anderson, J. L. An Introduction to Japanese Tea Ritual
- Brekell, P. A Beginner's Guide to Japanese Tea
- Burg, A. Tea Stories: Japan
- Chiba, K. Japanese women, class and the tea ceremony
- Chiba, K. The Japanese Tea Ceremony – An Introduction
- Corbett, R. Cultivating Femininity Women and Tea Culture in Edo and Meiji Japan
- Cross, T. The Ideologies of Japanese Tea: Subjectivity, Transience and National Identity
- Farris, W. A Bowl for a Coin: A Commodity History of Japanese Tea
- Fehrer, W. The Japanese Teahouse
- Fenech, W. Traditional Japanese Tea: Overview Of Its History, Cultivation, Manufacturing, Cultural Values And More: Tea Cultivation Methods
- Fukukita, Y. Cha-No-Yu: Tea Cult of Japan
- Guth, C. M. Art, Tea, and Industry: Masuda Takashi and the Mitsui Circle
- Hammitzsch, H. Zen and the Art of the Tea Ceremony
- Hayashiya, S., Hayashiya, T., Nakamura, M. Japanese Arts and the Tea Ceremony
- Hirota, D. Wind in the Pines: Classic Writings of the Way of Tea as a Buddhist Path
- Honda, H. Vietnamese and Chinese Ceramics Used in the Japanese Tea Ceremony
- Kato, E. The Tea Ceremony and Women’s Empowerment in Modern Japan: Bodies Re-Presenting the Past
- Krenner, W. Jeremiah, K. Chadogu: The Art of Tea
- Lanani, C. Tea In Japan Behind Story: Portray What Japanese Tea At Its Core And In Essence: Japanese Tea Ceremony
- Loughnane, A. Phenomenology of Tea: An Introduction to Japanese Aesthetics
- Lovelace, V. A Nerd Contemplates the Japanese Tea Ceremony
- Mangan, Z. Stories of Japanese Tea: The Regions, the Growers, and the Craft
- Mittwer, G. What Is Chanoyu
- Morishita, N The Wisdom of Tea: Life Lessons from the Japanese Tea Ceremony
- Nishida, K. Green Tea Cha: How Japan and the World Enjoy Green Tea in the 21st Century
- Ohki, S. Tea Culture of Japan
- Okamoto, K. The Bilingual Encyclopedia of Chanoyu Book Japanese Tea Ceremony
- Pitelka, M. Japanese Tea Culture: Art, History and Practice
- Plutschow, H. Historical Chanoyu
- Plutschow, H. Rediscovering Rikyu: And the Beginnings of the Japanese Tea Ceremony
- Sadler, A. L. The Japanese Tea Ceremony: Cha-no-Yu and the Zen Art of Mindfulness
- Sasaki, S. Chado: The Way of Tea; A Japanese Tea Master’s Almanac
- Seizo, H. Chanoyu: Japanese Tea Ceremony
- Sen, G. A Chanoyu Vocabulary: Practical Terms for the Way of Tea
- Sen, S. XV Chado: The Japanese Way of Tea
- Sen, S. XV Chanoyu: The Urasenke Tradition of Tea
- Sen, S. XV Chanoyu: The Beginner's Handbook (Urasenke)
- Sen, S. XV Tea Life, Tea Mind
- Sen, S. XV The Japanese Way of Tea: From its Origins in China to Sen Rikyu
- Sen, S. XV The Spirit of Tea
- Soei, R. A Beginner's Guide to the Zen Tea Ceremony: Developing Mindfulness and Calm the Japanese Way
- Soei, R. The Book of Chanoyu Tea the Master Key to Japanese Culture
- Sōsen, T. The Story of Japanese Tea: a broad outline of its cultivation, manufacturing, history and cultural values
- Surak, K. Making Tea, Making Japan
- Taka, O. Gathering for Tea in Modern Japan: Class, Culture and Consumption in the Meiji Period
- Tanaka, D., Yazid, R. Japanese Green Tea: Practical Textbook
- Tanaka, S., Tanaka, S. & Reischauer, E. O. The Tea Ceremony
- Ueda, S. Pearl Among the Clouds
- Varley, P. and Isao, K. (editors) Tea in Japan: Essays on the History of Chanoyu
- Waddell, N. The Old Tea Seller: Life and Zen Poetry in 18th Century Kyoto (Baisao)
- Yochim, C. All About Japanese Teas: Learning Its History, How The Tea Is Made, Its Core And Value: Japanese Green Tea Manufacturing Process
- Zavadckyte, S. Japanese Tea: A Comprehensive Guide
- Zhu, Y., Liu, M. Tea and Flower Culture
- Arvo, W. E. A Geography of the Tea Industry in Kenya
- Stern, N. H. An appraisal of tea production on small holdings in Kenya
- Anthony (Brother) Korean Tea Classics
- Anthony (Brother) The Korean Way of Tea
- Kim, Eui-Jung. Green Life with Tea
- Kim, Eui-Jung. Myung Won Tea Series (series of books)
- Kim, Eui-Jung, Yoo Yang-Seok. The Myung Won Tea Ceremony (2 books)
- Yoo, Yank-Seok, Esher Yoo Korean Tea and Tea Garden Guide
- Yoo, Yang-Seok The Book of Korean Tea
- Frembgen, J. A Thousand Cups of Tea: Among Tea Lovers in Pakistan and Elsewhere in the Muslim World
- Habibullah, M. Tea Industry of Pakistan
- Cave, H. W. Golden Tips: A Description of Ceylon and its great Tea Industry
- Elliot, E. C. Tea Planting in Ceylon
- Forrest, D. M. A Hundred Years of Ceylon Tea
- Jegathesan, M. Tea and solidarity: Tamil Women and Work in Postwar Sri Lanka
- McCarthy, A., Devine, T. Tea and Empire: James Taylor in Victorian Ceylon
- Pett, G.T. The Ceylon Tea-Makers' Handbook
- Simon, R. Ceylon Tea: The Trade that Made a Nation
- Wenzlhuemer, R. From Coffee to Tea Cultivation in Ceylon, 1880-1900
This is a stub. Help me expand it! In the meantime, watch Gold Leaf (2021), a Taiwan period drama about the tea industry.
- Ledoux, M. The Spirit of Tea Making: A Simple Guide to Enjoying Taiwanese Tea
- Teng, Shu-Hui, Chen Yu-Ting One Is All: Taiwan Chawan • Tea Ceremony
- Wang, Yuan-Chen. Taiwan - The Island of Tea: History, Culture and Travel Guide
- Hopkins, G. Vietnam Tea Tales: A Story of People, Places and Plants
- Kuswandi, H. Bamboo House: The Collections of Parahyangan Traditional Farmer Culture and Indonesian Tea History
- Parmentier, J. Tea time in Flanders: The maritime trade between the southern Netherlands and China in the 18th century
Books about all teas from a particular country, are categorized under that country instead.
- Chan, K. P. A Glossary of Chinese Puerh Tea
- Chan, K. P. First Step to Chinese Puerh Tea
- Chen, J. A Tea Lover’s Travel Diary (Vol 1): Phoenix Single-Tree Oolong & Tie Kuan Yin Oolong
- Chen, J. A Tea Lover’s Travel Diary (Vol 2): 4 World-Famous Chinese Green Teas
- Graham, P. J. Tea of the Sages: The Art of Sencha
- Li, H. Green Tea (Appreciating Chinese Tea Series)
- Lovelace, V. U. Three Basic Teas and How to Enjoy Them
- Oppliger, P. Green Tea: The Delicious Everyday Health Drink
- Pan, W. Oolong Tea (Appreciating Chinese Tea Series)
- Wang, J. Pu-erh Tea (Appreciating Chinese Tea Series)
- Zhang, J. Puer Tea: Ancient Caravans and Urban Chic
Not to be confused with Journals, of the Academic Peer-Reviewed sort. See further below.
- Barker, G. M. A Tea Planter’s Life in Assam
- Fortune, R. A Journey to the Tea Countries of China
- Fortune, R. A Residence Among the Chinese
- Fortune, R. Three Years’ Wanderings in the Norther Provinces of China
- Fortune, R. Yedo and Peking
- Macfarlane, I. Macfarlane, AD. Twenty Years in Tea: The Letters of Iris Macfarlane from Assam Tea Gardens 1946-1965
- Pierson, J. Travels of a Tea-Taster's Dog
- Fellman, D. Tea Here Now: Relax and Rejuvenate with a Tea Lifestyle - Rituals, Remedies, and Meditations
- Fisher, A. Tea Medicine
- Fisher, A. Tea Wisdom
- Fisher, A. The Way of Tea: Health, Harmony, and Inner Calm
- Fisher, A. Zen and Tea on Flavour
- Fong, R. Chinese Food and Tea Pairings
- Hopley, C. The History of Tea (tea in fiction)
- Murphy, F. H. The Spirit of Tea
- Okakura, K. The Book of Tea
- Robson, G. Myths & Legends of Tea
- Stoddard, A. Tea Celebrations
- Wilson, W. S. The One Taste of Truth: Zen and the Art of Drinking Tea
- Zhu, Y., Liu, M. Tea and Flower Culture
Published either about, or by, a Tea Company.
- Bigelow, D. My Mother Loved Tea: The Story of Ruth Bigelow
- Brooke, Bond & Co. Leaves from a Tea Warehouse
- Bowles, T. Fortnum & Mason: Time for Tea
- Colin-Thomé, D. Wisdom in the Leaf: A Generation of Tea Inspired Knowledge
- Harding, T. Legacy
- Mariage Frères The French Art of Tea
- Mariage Frères (Alain Stella) French Tea: Mariage Frères – Three Centuries of Savoir-Faire
- River, C. The Dutch East India Company and British East India Company: The History and Legacy of the World's Most Famous Colonial Trade Companies
- Salada Tea Co. The Story of the Tea Plant
- T2 T2: The Book
- teapigs The Book of Tea: Growing it, making it, drinking it, the history, recipes and lots more
- Twining, R. and Co. The Twinings in Three Centuries: The Annals of a Great London Tea House
- Wild, A. The East India Company Book of Tea
- Williams, K. The Story of Typhoo and the Birmingham Tea Industry
- Yong, L. The Dutch East India Company's Tea Trade with China, 1757-1781
Partially split under topic-specific (check Teaware).
- Delmas, F. In Search of Tea: Discovery and Knowledge
- Freeman, M., Ahmed, S. The Tea Horse Road: China’s Ancient Tea Road to Tibet
- Lambardi, G. Tea Sommelier
- Waissbluth, D. O'Byrne, C. Teatime Around the World
- Maheshwari, P. Chaiwala!
- Wang, A. Luli and the Language of Tea
- Dou, Q. Tea in Health and Disease
- Isozaki, A. The Contempory Tea House: Japan's Top Architects Redefine a Tradition
- Lovell, H. Infused: Adventures in Tea
- Morishita, N. Every Day A Good Day: Fifteen Lessons I Learned About Happiness From Japanese Tea Culture
- Murphy, F. Tea Fried Brain: Notes From Saint Camellia's Church of the First Infusion
- Preedy, V. Tea in Health and Disease Prevention
- Tse, Jenny The Essence of Tea: The Transformational Journey of a Tea Connoisseur
Of the academic and peer-reviewed variety. To be added at some point in the future…
