Tea & Text Book Club: Tea Lovers’ Journey

Join Kintsugi House for an immersive reading experience with the Tea & Text Book Club! This four-month series, Tea Lovers’ Journey, explores a new tea-themed book each month, alternating between fiction and nonfiction. There’s no commitment required—sign up for the months that interest you!

Each gathering includes:
🍵 A professionally-led discussion (guided by a former librarian)
🍵 A new loose-leaf tea to taste, carefully selected to complement the reading
🍵 Thoughtfully paired treats
🍵 A take-home sample of the month’s featured tea

This Month’s Book: The Book of Tea by Kakuzō Okakura

Originally written in 1906 in turn-of-the-century Boston, The Book of Tea was intended to be read aloud in the famous salon of Isabella Stewart Gardner, one of the city’s most notorious socialites. In it, Kakuazo Okakura explores not only the art of tea but its profound cultural and philosophical impact. He discusses Zen and Taoism, as well as the secular aspects of tea and Japanese life, arguing that Teaism shaped Japan’s culture, art, and architecture through its emphasis on simplicity. Written with insight and wit, The Book of Tea remains a timeless meditation on the way a single, humble beverage can shape entire civilizations.

Okakura Kakuzo was a Japanese philosopher, art expert, and curator whose work helped bridge Eastern and Western perspectives. Though little known at the time, he went on to influence some of the greatest artists and thinkers of the 20th century, including Georgia O’Keeffe and Frank Lloyd Wright.

Choose from two options: A) Attend with your own copy of the book (Or check it out at your local library!), or B) Purchase a copy through Kintsugi House when you sign up to participate.

Participation: $20 per session, or $35 with a copy of the book.
📍 Location: To be determined.