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Book Expo Spines & Vines!📚🍷 . . . #bookexpo #arcs #roseallday #spinesvines #wine #fridayfeeling #booklover #winelover #friyay (at Book Expo 2018)

I love Saturday mornings & this book...☕️📖 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 🍷🍷🍷🍷🍷 /5 Cheers! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ THE GUNNERS by Rebecca Kauffman The Gunners is a story about friendship, family, love, secrets and loss. Mikey, Jimmy, Sam, Alice, Sally, and Lynn are a group of childhood friends who reunite when they are in their 30s after a member of their group commits suicide. The story is set in present day with nuanced moments from the past weaved into the story. I was completely invested in all of the characters throughout their entire journey. I was feeling nostalgic and reminded (like many others have said) of The Big Chill & St. Elmo’s Fire. The final paragraph of the book perfectly summed up this beautiful story & made my eyes sweat ——— “The word love...it was scary and outlandish to him. But what was life if not a long series of scary and outlandish things you did and said and asked if your heart, so you could carry the wild and unreasonable hope that someday someone would hold your face and say, You are perfect. You can rest now. You were always perfect to me. Not because you were even remotely close to perfect, or brave, or strong, or even very good, but because you had been very dear friends for a very long time.”💚 . . . #spinesvines #books #wine #saturdaymorning #bookreview #thegunners #rebeccakauffman #friendship #spring

Oh just another Wednesday morning....⁣ 𝐇𝐢𝐦: Studying ⁣ 𝐌𝐞: Am I disturbing you taking photos for #bookstagram?⁣ 𝐇𝐢𝐦: Of course not, honey. You’re either reading or taking photos of books 😂 (the “honey” let me know, yep I’m bothering him, lol) ⁣ ⁣ But seriously all jokes aside, @wayetu you made my darn week! Thank you so much for sending me your upcoming memoir (release date 6/2), #TheDragonsTheGiantTheWomen. This is one of my must anticipated reads of the summer. I loved her debut #SheWouldBeKing. So I’m going to take my tea, remove myself from the kitchen & dive right in. I know this one will be fantastic! (synopsis in comments)⁣ ⁣ Happy Wednesday y’all. What’s your hump day read?⁣ 📚☕️⁣ .⁣ .⁣ #spinesvines #diversespines #autographedcopy #coverlove #booksandtea #wayetumoore #wellreadblackgirl https://www.instagram.com/p/CAajYyaAnVF/?igshid=xxgu4gqwea73

TGIF!! OMG, I’ve never been more happy to see Friday. What a week! Wine is chilled, uncorked and a serious #winedown session is going on over here 👏🏽💃🏽🍷⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ I had several bookish surprises this week. I received a copy of #PrettyThings by @janellebrownie that I won in @jordys.book.club’s giveaway. I’m so excited to dive into this book because I’ve seen nothing but rave reviews. Everyone is loving it and it’s also the #jordymademedoit May selection. Many thanks to the folks at @sudio for gifting me the TOLV earphones. This audiobook lover is screaming with joy to have these super stylish earphones. They sound incredible!! I’m going to spend time listening to the #PrettyThings audiobook as well. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ If you are looking for some super chic earphones, look no further. You can receive 𝟏𝟓% off when you place an order using my special referral code “𝐒𝐏𝐈𝐍𝐄𝐒𝐕𝐈𝐍𝐄𝐒” ⁣⁣ Here’s a little info on the TOLV:⁣⁣ With its wireless design, minimalistic charging case, and microphones on both sides, Tolv is the perfect match for any adventure. The sophisticated earbuds hold 7 hours of battery life while the portable case offers 4 additional charges for an astounding 6 days of standby life. Tolv introduces a new graphene driver for intense and clear sound quality. It also features the latest Bluetooth 5.0 technology compatible with IOS and Android, and up to 15 meters of range. ** @sudio is currently running a campaign that includes a free tote bag with every purchase! ⁣⁣ ✨ ⁣⁣ I hope you guys have a nice weekend. It’s going be gorgeous this weekend in DC and I’m looking forward to it. What’s your #fridayread? ⁣⁣ ☀️📚🍷⁣⁣ .⁣⁣ .⁣⁣ #spinesvines #booksandwine #sudiomoments #sudio #winedown #cakebreadcellars #sauvignonblanc #napavalley (at Washington D.C.) https://www.instagram.com/p/CAObg0Pg3if/?igshid=efsd49q55val

Cheers to Friday Eve!! This #throwBOOKthursday stack is in honor of #AAPIHeritageMonth. These books have been some of my most enjoyable and memorable reads. They ALL deserve a #ReadThisSpine tag but I specifically want to highlight #TheAtlasofRedsandBlues by @devislaskar. This book still haunts me to this day. The prose is beautiful and the subject matter is critical. It speaks to policing of black and brown bodies that occurs every day. It’s an important book that everyone should read! ⁣ ⁣ Excerpt from @washingtonpost:⁣ The novel’s plot is both straightforward and complex: In a Georgia driveway in 2010, Mother lies bleeding from a gunshot wound to her midsection. Below her is the fast-warming concrete of the hot day and above is a cloudless, bright blue sky. Law enforcement officers with Kevlar vests and automatic guns traipse through the house and around her prone form, shoo the neighbors away and trade quips with the dispatcher. It’s a nightmarish scene, and one that comes to us only in fragments throughout the novel — but it is the place from which all other fragments unfold, moving backward and forward in time. “The Atlas of Reds and Blues” is a quick read, in part because of these short sections, some only two sentences long. But it’s a page-turner, too, because of the urgency of each small story, each revelatory memory.⁣ ⁣ Do you see any of your favorites in this stack?⁣ 📚🍷⁣ .⁣ .⁣ #spinesvines #booksandwine #diversespines #bookstack #bookspines #APICelebrAsian #API #APAHM (at Washington D.C.) https://www.instagram.com/p/CALuP9SA5HV/?igshid=xiz4opk6nnww

Rosé and Blue Boxes make for a perfect day. The rain has finally stopped, the sunshine is here☀️ & my blue box just arrived! I’ve logged off from work, poured a glass of rosé and now I’m soaking up all of the Vitamin D on my deck. ⁣ ⁣ This month I decided to use some of my credits to complete my @riley.sager collection. I also added #TheBoyfriendProject by @farrahrochon simply because #bookstagrammademedoit! ⁣ What did you put in your #bookofthemonth box this month?⁣ 📚🍷⁣ .⁣ .⁣ #spinesvines #booksandwine #bookspines #bookstack #roseallday #rosewine #fridayeve (at National Harbor, Maryland) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_5yqN8g1nR/?igshid=1fy1221hh5jae

STOP WHAT YOU’RE DOING AND #READTHISSPINE! #PubDay Book Review 🎉🎉 @acevedowrites has done it again!!! #ClapWhenYouLand is out in the world today 👏🏽✈️💚💕💙⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ What a heartbreaking yet breathtaking book! WOW! This is the story of two sisters, Camino and Yahaira, who never knew the other existed until their father dies in a plane crash. Liz addresses several familiar themes; class, culture, race, grief, trauma & family secrets but at the core is love! ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ There were so many times I was reduced to tears reading this book. Having lost my father in a tragic car accident I felt the searing pain through Liz’s beautiful words. In an instant life as you know it has changed. One moment he’s here and in a blink of an eye he’s gone. It’s beyond life altering. You literally want to world to stop, to acknowledge your pain and scream at everyone to stop what you’re doing my dad is dead. The truth of the matter is the sun will rise the next day and life goes on while you are stuck with suffocating grief. I felt every movement of Camino & Yahaira’s journey through grief. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ This story touched my heart in such a way that makes me want to shout from the rooftops that everyone should read it. I don’t know how Liz does it but she captures the essence of human traits, feelings and circumstances to perfection. As a reader you can’t help but to connect to her characters & the story. She addresses real life issues & her writing gets more beautiful with each book. ⁣ ⁣⁣ “How could I have known then there are no rules, no expectations, no rising to the occasion. When you learn news like this, there is only...falling.”⁣⁣ ⁣ Rating: 🍷🍷🍷🍷🍷 Cheers ⁣ ⁣⁣ I’m a FOREVER FAN! Happy Book Birthday Liz! Cheers to you 🎉⁣⁣ ✈️⁣⁣ I paired this book with my favorite rosé @miraval. Seems like I’m always pairing a rosé her books 💕⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ 📚🍷⁣⁣ .⁣⁣ .⁣⁣ .⁣⁣ #spinesvines #booksandwines #diversespines #drinkthisvine #drinkthiswine #bookreview #mustread #roseallday #miraval (at Washington D.C.) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_07-YNAYPF/?igshid=ii86agvqk6y

#DrinkThisVine | This is the only #mondaymotivation that I need! Wine delivery from @cakebreadcellars 👏🏽🙌🏽 The smile on my face when this box arrived was priceless. Oh the JOY! I was introduced to Cakebread Cellars Sauvignon Blanc over 10 years ago and I’ve been a fan ever since. It’s exquisite, definitely my favorite 💚💛 ⁣ 𝟐𝟎𝟏𝟖 𝐕𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐓𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐍𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐬⁣ ⁣ The wine opens with vivid tropical aromas of white flowers, ripe melon, and sweet citrus. The citrus and tropical characters extend onto the palate with ripe guava and crisp pink grapefruit, balanced by bright acidity and accented by a flinty vein of minerality. This is a zesty wine that stands up well to shrimp, crab, grilled vegetables and is perfect for a cheese plate!⁣ 📚🍷⁣ .⁣ .⁣ #spinesvines #booksandwine #drinkthiswine #napavalley #cakebreadcellars #sauvignonblanc #californiawine #winedrinkers #winetime #quaranwine (at Washington D.C.) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_yOLplgqzu/?igshid=q0we54stxzzg