May Book Club 2027

Welcome to Tea Shop Book Club!

In 2027 we'll take a special focus on specific tone and subject matter each quarter. Our monthly zoom meetings will feature special guest speakers to offer more context & depth to our discussions.

Club meets on the last Sunday of each month via Zoom from 10am-12pm PST. An email will be sent out the week before the meeting with discussion topics, zoom link ad introduction to the month's guest speaker! For the full season's schedule, click here.

Each box includes:

• 2 tea pairings, 1 oz each (1 caf, 1 decaf)
• 1 surprise goodie
• 1 book copy
• 1 letter from Friday

This season, we're offering a BYOB(ook) option, allowing you to source your own copy if you prefer!

And now, we present our May Selection: Turmeric Nation by Shylashri Shankar

From the publisher:
"From Dalit 'haldiya dal' to the last meal of the Buddha; from aphrodisiacs listed in the Kama Sutra to sacred foods offered to gods and prophets; from the use of food as a means of state control in contemporary India to the role of lemonade in stoking rebellion in 19th-century Bengal; from the connection between death and feasting and between fasting and pleasure, this book offers a layered and revealing portrait of India, as a society and a nation, through its enduring relationship with food."

Content Warnings: TBD

Genre: Food History Nonfiction

Page Count: 336

Signup Deadline: May 1st
Zoom Meeting: May 30th