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Book and Tea Pairings

In pursuit of the perfect book and tea pairing. Writer of upmarket women's fiction.

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  1. Issue · Sep 29, 2026

    Four Authors Who Loved Tea and How it Shaped Their Writing (opens the original)

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    Some people look up to athletes. Some people look up to stage performers. Aka, normal people. Well, I’m not normal. As a writer with a tea obsession, I look up to my like-minded predecessors who walked so I could run. Let’s go through them, shall we?Jane AustenThanks for reading Book and Tea Pairings! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.<input class="email-input" name="email" tabindex="-1

  2. Issue · Aug 3, 2026

    I Just Got Back From Paris (opens the original)

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    Whenever I go to Paris, I have a few must-dos before I even unpack, and they all involve books and tea. Surprise, surprise. The first is to go to Shakespeare & Co. Founded by American Sylvia Beach in 1919, it was an integral expat hub during the interwar years for English-speaking writers like Ernest Hemingway and James Joyce. Now, it is an American tourist attraction, but the books I find in there are true gems. Plus, the cashier stamps the books you buy with the beautiful Shakespeare & Co. emb

  3. Issue · Jul 22, 2026

    I Just Got Back from Athens and Paris (opens the original)

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    If there’s one thing that is universal in this world, it is books. That’s why no matter where you travel, there will be a book culture to find - lucky for me. Ahead of visiting my sister-in-law in Athens, I planned to stockpile some Greek translated books to pair and read there. I was shocked to discover that it was nearly impossible to find English translations of modern Greek writers. I had to settle for one book on my list - The Great Chimera by M. Karagatsis, published in 1936. [I’ll lay out

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