
COFFEE LIBRARY: a non exhaustive list of books published after 1990-
Books before 1990….
I can’t mention the followings books:
– R. J. Clarke, R. Macrae: Coffee (Volume 1 & 2 – 1985-1987)
– René Coste : Les caféiers et les cafés dans le monde, Tome I, II vol1 et II vol2 (1955-1959 and 1961)
After 1990:
Scientific and Academic books
Coffee Flavor Chemisty – Ivon Flament (2002)
Espresso Coffee: The Science of Quality — Andrea Illy & Rinantonio Viani (2005)
Coffee: Growing, Processing, Sustainable Production — Jean-Nicolas Wintgens (éd.,
2004)
Coffee: Production, Quality and Chemistry — Adriana Farah (éd., 2019
Coffee: Consumption and Health Implications — Adriana Farah (éd., 2019)
The Craft and Science of Coffee — Britta Folmer (éd., 2017)
Technical coffee guides (espresso, extraction, roasting)
Cultivar: A Practical Guide for Coffee Roasters – Rob Hoos (2025)
The Professional Barista’s Handbook — Scott Rao (2009)
Everything But Espresso — Scott Rao (2010)
The Coffee Roaster’s Companion — Scott Rao (2014
Coffee Roasting: Best Practices — Scott Rao (2019
Modulating the Flavor Profile of Coffee: One Roaster’s Manifesto — Rob Hoos (2015)
Espresso Coffee: Professional Techniques — David Schomer ( 2004)
The Physics of Filter Coffee — Jonathan Gagné (2021)
Water for Coffee — Maxwell Colonna-Dashwood & Christopher H. Hendon (2015
The Coffee Dictionary — Maxwell Colonna-Dashwood (2017)
Le café, c’est pas sorcier — Sébastien Racineux & Chung-Leng Tran (2016)
Le guide pratique du café: connaître, choisir, se faire plaisir — François Étienne
(2018)
Le Café – Hippolyte Courty (2018)
The Blue Bottle Craft of Coffee — James Freeman, Caitlin Freeman & Tara Duggan (2012)
The Curious Barista’s Guide to Coffee — Tristan Stephenson (2015
Coffee: A Guide to Buying, Brewing, and Enjoying — Kenneth Davids (2001)
Historical and Geographical books
Uncommon Grounds: The History of Coffee and How It Transformed Our World —Mark Pendergrast (1999)
Coffee: A Dark History — Antony Wild (2004)
The World Atlas of Coffee — James Hoffmann (2018)
Cafés : terroirs et qualités — Christophe Montagnon (2003
Coffee: Terroirs and Qualities — Christophe Montagnon (2007, version anglaise révisée)
La fabuleuse aventure du café — Alfred Conesa (2006)
Voyages au pays du café — Jean-Pierre Blanc & Aymeric Mantoux (2022)
Novels
The Devil’s Cup: Coffee, the Driving Force in History — Stewart Lee Allen (1999)
Le Roman du café — Pascal Marmet (2014)
The Coffee Trader — David Liss (2003
The Various Flavors of Coffee — Anthony Capella (2008)
Le café suspendu — Amanda Sthers (recueil de nouvelles, 2017)
Coffee recipes
Cold Brew Coffee: Techniques, Recipes & Cocktails — Chloë Callow (2017) (