Started my day off with a strong cup of black Yunnan tea ☕️🫖 Truly one of my favorite types of tea because there are always so many different tasting notes; kinda earthy, kinda chocolatey, kinda smoky, kinda everything

Current read - A House in the Mountains! And potentially my next read, the Wheel of Time prequel New Spring

Read this for a book club I’m in, and while it is easily readable, it’s not especially good. The prose is weak, and Mitch Albom really seems to like unnecessary plot twists that do nothing for the plot. Not the worst book I’ve ever read, but definitely the worst this month

I enjoyed Sunlit Man fine enough, but every time I think of the books I read this year I always forget it. It was certainly a fun companion piece to Wind And Truth, but maybe not a must-read

A great, quick overview of the many moments of tea history - not super in-depth, but it introduces readers to those big moments in a very approachable way. A much-needed light read after all my books about authoritarianism

A classic adventure story, and it was a lot of fun! Not as good as his other books but definitely worth reading

I read a lot of books about tea, but this is the only one I’ve read specifically about Chai. Kevin Wilson has a great narratorial voice that we see in his tiktoks, and that shines here. This has a lot of Chai recipes that I would like to try

As someone who grew up in New Jersey, I was so on board for an epic fantasy set in NYC. This book definitely makes the most of its setting. Also, it pays homage to Lovecraft in a way that manages to feel very smart and subversive. But, like Wind and Truth, the dialogue is awkward and clunky

Picked this up based on the same recommendation as On Tyranny; where that books has more of a historical perspective, this is focused specifically on Trump, explaining how he’s following in the footsteps of other autocrats

Listen, everyone’s talking about On Tyranny right now - rightly so. This book has a lot of information that’s very helpful for the current moment, but its biggest advantage might be its brevity. It’s only 120ish pages, I read it in a few hours, and expect I’ll be re-reading it soon enough

Listen, Wind and Truth isn’t perfect - the dialogue’s a bit clunkier than it has been - but it still manages to be an incredibly exciting and emotionally fulfilling midpoint to the series. One of the most satisfying scenes is a philosophical debate. That’s high fantasy, baby!

Everyone has always talked about how great Station Eleven is, and it really lived up to those lofty expectations; an incredible book about humanity and art in the post-apocalypse world. There are many great character moments and memorable images. Not sure if I like this or Sea of Tranquility more!

Incredible poems and essays about the Israeli occupation of Palestine - a heartbreaking read, but it’s a testament to how someone’s words can live after they do. Refaat has died, but his words live on

Read a lot of great books in January, and I’ve been dying to talk about them! Here’s an impromptu ranking 🧵

Currently obsessed with the Turkish café down the street from me that served tea in this glassware

I’m seeing a lotta folks recommend left-leaning books on my feed today, which is great. I have to add this collection of essays and poems by Palestinian poet Refaat Alareer. It is such a tough read, one about the horrors under occupation, but it is incredibly moving, and very worth reading