Recs if you like The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane...

books set in tea shops, with a tea shop as a primary location, or centered around tea.

Books set in an Asian or Asian-inspired setting or incorporates elements of an Asian culture or mythology. Only the first book in a series is listed.

An on-going attempt to track Asian authors in my Interested/TBR (and hopefully Finished) categories. Books are generally fiction/lit fic/fantasy with some memoirs. Authors span West to East Asia, the Asian diaspora, and mixed-race folx.

Beautiful books for when your monthly reading roundup needs a little facelift 😉

Tea isn't just a drink. Tea is culture, comfort and can solve most any problem.

Suggestions welcome, fiction and non-fiction.

Books set in China!

Novels set in the countryside, which are comfy, connected, scenic and feels like home, you wish to live there❤️( I'm trying to collect stories from across the world, let me know your favourites, I'm happy to add as well)

Not coffee shop books, books with tea and/or tea leaves.

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Suggestions are appreciated and kindly requested!

Explore the culture, food, love, struggles, history, and more in these children's/middle grade, young adult, and adult books by Chinese authors or set in China.

Book about artisan crafts, economic maneuvers, trade route politics, and slow burn partnership/relationship. Similar to the chinese drama, The Story of Pearl Girl.