between the lines
LITERARY WINE DOWN
A book + wine conversational series featuring debut & bestselling authors.
Hosted by Jamise Harper
Author interviews
RECENT AUTHORS & BOOKS INCLUDE
S.A. Cosby (King of Ashes)
Morgan Jerkins (Zeal)
Sadeqa Johnson (The House of Eve)
Dolen Perkins-Valdez (Take My Hand)
Eddie S. Glaude Jr. (Begin Again: James Baldwin’s America and Its Urgent Lessons for Our Own)
Kiese Laymon (Long Division)
Tayari Jones (American Marriage)
Honorée Fanonne Jeffers (The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois)
April Ryan (Black Women Will Save the World)
Danyel Smith (Shine Bright)
Alex Elle (After the Rain)
Dawnie Walton (The Final Revival of Opal and Nev)
Elizabeth Acevedo (Clap When You Land)
Deesha Philyaw (The Secret Lives of Church Ladies)
And many important others…
EDDIE S. GLAUDE, JR., AUTHOR OF BEGIN AGAIN
Begin Again is one of the great books on James Baldwin and a powerful reckoning with America’s ongoing failure to confront the lies it tells itself about race.
TAYARI JONES, AUTHOR OF AN AMERICAN MARRIAGE
Newlyweds, Celestial and Roy, are the embodiment of both the American Dream and the New South.
ELIZABETH ACEVEDO, AUTHOR OF CLAP WHEN YOU LAND
Elizabeth Acevedo writes about the devastation of loss, the difficulty of forgiveness, and the bittersweet bonds that shape our lives.
JASMINE GUILLORY, AUTHOR OF PARTY OF TWO
A chance meeting with a handsome stranger turns into a whirlwind affair that gets everyone talking.
CONNECT
LET’S COLLABORATE
“Life is too short to read bad books or drink bad wine.”
― Joy Daniels
If you’re interested in celebrating authors from diverse cultural backgrounds and building communities of inclusiveness in the literary world, we would love to hear from you!