Today Chelsey and Sara are chatting with Jamise Harper of @spinesvines and @diversespines. Jamise is a champion for independent bookstores, for authors, and for the books she loves. We’re delighted to have her on the podcast today to share more about her Literary Wine Down interviews on Instagram live, her favorite books, and the perfect wine pairings to match summertime reads. We had so much fun gushing about our favorite books and authors with Jamise and hope you enjoy listening to our conversation.   Follow Jamise: @spinesvines and @diversespines To shop all of the books in the summer lineup visit our Bookshop storefront or shop the individual links below: https://bookshop.org/shop/novelpairings Support Jamise’s favorite D.C. bookstores:  Mahogany Books Politics and Prose Kramer Books Solid State Books Loyalty Bookstore East City Books   Purchase a #diversespines mug: https://www.idealbookshelf.com/products/mug-spines-vines-diversespines   Books mentioned: Native Son by Richard Wright Beloved by Toni Morrison Jazz by Toni Morrison Sula by Toni Morrison Saving Ruby King by Catherine Adel West Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams Miracle Creek by Angie Kim Salvage the Bones by Jesmyn Ward The Color Purple by Alice Walker White Teeth by Zadie Smith American Marriage by Tayari Jones Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo   Book & Wine Pairings:   The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson + Cabernet Caste by Isabel Wilkerson Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo + Rosé Party of Two by Jasmine Guillory + Rosé The Proposal by Jasmine Guillory The Wedding Date by Jasmine Guillory Where to Begin by Cleo Wade + Malbec Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi + Merlot Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi   Recent recommendations:   Saving Ruby King by Catherine Adel West Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert Take a Hint, Dani Brown by Talia Hibbert The City We Became by N.K Jemisin The Fifth Season by N.K Jemisin Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo We Ride Upon Sticks by Quan Barry  The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett Passing by Nella Larsen Daisy Jones & the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid