Mark Ruffalo, Marcus Samuelsson, and Tilda Swinton have each chosen a favorite book, and paired it with a splendiferous tea

“You can never get a book long enough or a cup of tea large enough to suit me.” – C.S. Lewis.

Is there a better reward after a long year than to curl up in the dark days of winter with a great read and a cup of tea? If there is, we don’t know of it. At One Grand Books we’ve been asking celebrity bibliophiles to recommend ten favorite reads since 2015, and our archives keeps on growing: there’s over 150 curators to choose from on our sister site, One Grand Books. For the 2021 holiday season, we worked with three of our curators to pick one book from their lists of favorites, and then paired that book with a favorite tea, working with our fabulous tea purveyors, 2 Queens, in Narrowsburg. Each book is wrapped in our signature paper, and presented with the tea and dedicated bookmark in a custom-designed book tote.

Click below to purchase, or become a member of our Shelf Life community, and get the tote as a welcome gift.

Includes a copy of Auntie Mame wrapped in our signature paper, four ounces of loose leaf Lapsang Souchong, blended by 2 Queens, a custom bookmark and tag, and a tote bag.

Mame: who did you ever dream of being adopted by??

Tilda Swinton

Yes, I’d like to purchase the Tilda Swinton Book & Tea Tote.

Includes a copy of White Girls wrapped in our signature paper, a tin of The Earl of Harlem by Harney Teas, a custom bookmark and tag, and a tote bag.

I like how Hilton Als deals with issues of gender in this book. It made me pause and think numerous times while I was reading. I am constantly thinking about these themes especially in the culinary world where women are really becoming more and more empowered and important to the industry.

Marcus Samuelsson

Yes, I’d like to purchase the Marcus Samuelsson Book & Tea Tote.

Includes a copy of Between the World and Me wrapped in our signature paper, four ounces of loose leaf Splendid Serenity, blended by 2 Queens, a custom bookmark and tag, and a tote bag., a custom bookmark and tag, and a tote bag.

Coates’s book is as close as I’ve come, as a person of privilege, to understanding the Black experience in America.

Mark Ruffalo

Yes, I’d like to purchase the Mark Ruffalo Book & Tea tote.