Shelters, Shacks, and Shanties

The other day I received a package in the mail from Shelter Publications, located in Bolinas, California. They had contacted me earlier in the week to see if I would review some of there books and that they have a book on Tiny Houses in the works. They sent some … Read more

Some Turtles Have Nice Shells

Some Turtles Have Nice Shells by Roger D. Beck Self-Published in 2002 ISBN 0-9714103-6-4 Four Score and Seventy square feet ago…. No really…. Sharkey’s Book Review of… Small structures and living spaces are finally getting the recognition they deserve, although there was and still is a sub-set of owners of such … Read more

Tiny Houses Book Review

I recently received a book to review called Tiny Houses by Mimi Zeigler. This book is a tiny 7 x 7 inch coffee table style book and is in the spirit of treading lightly on the earth. Mimi brings an international look at over thirty homes under 1000 square feet. … Read more

Cabins – David & Jeanie Stiles

I have a growing library of tiny house and cabin books and one of my favorite is David and Jeanie Stile’s “Cabins.” This book is jam packed with useful information and if your dreaming of building that tiny house or retreat this is one to add to your library. Below … Read more

Amy Minato’s Siesta Lane

Summer Horton one of our readers pointed me to a cool book review by Kirkuss. I think this book might be a good read for all tiny house lovers. Here is the review: A restless city poet recounts her experiment with country living. The idea to swim against the “consumptive … Read more