Book Review Archives - The Dewdrop

Seasonal Japan: Emi H. Takahashi on the 72 Micro-Seasons and Their Hidden Meanings

January 27, 2026January 27, 2026 Trent Thomson

By Trent Thomson. A review of Emi H. Takahashi’s poetic book, Seasonal Japan: 72 Micro-seasons and Their Hidden Meanings.

Book of the Month, Book Review

The Landscape of Loss – Liz Tichenor’s ‘The Night Lake’

January 22, 2021January 29, 2021 Vanessa Able

How to continue in the world after losing a child? Young mother and priest Liz Tichenor charts the journey of her own bereavement.

Sawaki and boy

Kodo Sawaki Gathered Together: Arthur Braverman’s ‘Discovering the True Self’

November 3, 2020November 4, 2020 Vanessa Able

Arthur Braverman gathers all of Kodo Sawaki's teachings together in his impressive new book on the Zen Master.

Don’t Waste Suffering: Ramiro López Larroy on Opening the Doors of Liberation
How can we use the things that give us difficulty in our lives to learn and grow, rather than avoiding them, or trying to push them away?
“Expanding the Universe” – Rick Rubin on Awareness in Creativity
What is the role of awareness in creativity and how can we cultivate it to make our world a bigger and clearer place?
The First Door of Liberation: Thich Nhat Hanh’s Vision of Emptiness and Interbeing
Rather than signifying a lack or a void, Thich Nhat Hanh took emptiness to be a state of inextricable and fundamental interconnectedness.
Mike Travisano – Bob’s Tattoos
A short story on the power of three simple words and how much they can mean and embody.
Sharing the Feeling: Zen Teacher Shunryu Suzuki on Becoming Ourselves
The importance of keeping an empty mind for savoring the present and expressing ourselves in our most authentic way.