Reading the Vine

Paper and Vine Book Bar
  • 5.0 (1)
  • Books

 Two sisters. One bookstore wine bar. Endless opinions. Join us on Reading the Vine, where we pour a glass, crack a spine, and talk about the books we can't put down, the business we're building, and all the things in between. Part book club, part happy hour, all heart. 

Episodes

  1. 2h ago

    Beach Reads and Summer Sips

    It's 100+ degrees in West Texas, so we're leaning in, this whole episode is beach reads, summer sips, and surviving the heat with a book in hand. In this episode: our bottle of the week (Cade Sauvignon Blanc- one wine, three barrels, and the accidental invention of the word "Zengi"), the wine-and-Taco-Bell pairing nobody asked for, summer reading superlatives (best pool read, best beach thriller, best vacation romance), why every good thriller happens next to a body of water, and the book Megan read in ONE day. Then we each build our ideal beach bag including books, snacks, and a flask that holds an entire bottle of wine and play Quirk or Cringe (TBR lists, movie covers, spoiler-lookers), and answer your real questions in the Summer Reading SOS: reading-slump cures, no-spice romance, what'll actually scare you, and the book club book we all trauma-dumped about. Plus what's new at the store: our Book & Bottle pick (Down with the Shipmans + a beachy Chardonnay), bingo nights, and August is bedazzle anything night, as well as a 90's ALL out trivia, and a BIRTHDAY PARTY CELEBRATION because Paper & Vine turns ONE! 🎉 🎧 Listen to your audiobooks on Libro.fm and support Paper & Vine instead of Amazon and use code SWITCH for two free audiobooks ($14.99/month, same as the other guys, but it keeps a local bookstore alive). 📚🍷 Visit us at paperandvinebooks.com and join the email list for a weekly note from the store, and find us on Instagram, TikTok, and Pinterest. Books, Wine & Meaningful Moments.

  2. Jul 20

    The Couples Book Club: 12 Books & 12 Date Nights You'll Actually Look Forward To

    My husband doesn't read. So I made him a deal: one book a month, and each one comes with a date night. Plot twist, I'm sucking him into this hobbit of mine. In this episode, Amanda walks Megan through the full Couples Book Club list, 12 books across every genre, each paired with a themed date night (stargazing in a truck bed, a DIY mystery night, a wedding-reception dinner at home, and one involving a Santa suit). Megan has to guess the dates cold, and honestly? She kind of nails it. The full list + discussion questions + a free printable checklist: on the blog at paperandvinebooks.com (linked in show notes). Listen to your audiobooks on Libro.fm and support Paper & Vine instead of Amazon and use code SWITCH for two free audiobooks ($14.99/month, same as the other guys, but it keeps a local bookstore alive). Books, Wine & Meaningful Moments.

    The Couples Book Club: 12 Books & 12 Date Nights You'll Actually Look Forward To

  3. Jul 20

    What Owning a Bookstore Is ACTUALLY Like (Dream vs. Reality)

    This week we're pulling back the curtain on the bookstore, what it actually looks like on a Tuesday at 4pm when everything happens at once. Spoiler: it's organized chaos. In this episode: turning a gray box into a bookstore in 30 days, the "she's just a girl" origin story (featuring hypothetical accidental tax evasion), why "build it and they will come" is a lie, the bingo night that popped off, the mystery of the purple book and her doppelganger, the ladder fight that almost ended the whole thing, and the strawberry puree blender explosion we're still finding evidence of. Plus what going into business with your family really teaches you. 📚🍷 Visit us at paperandvinebooks.com and join the email list for a weekly note from the store, and find us on Instagram, TikTok, and Pinterest. Books, Wine & Meaningful Moments.

    What Owning a Bookstore Is ACTUALLY Like (Dream vs. Reality)

  4. Jul 20

    Two Sisters, a Bookstore, and All the Things We Should've Talked About Off Air

    Welcome to Reading the Vine, the podcast from Paper & Vine Book Bar, where two sisters talk books, wine, and all the things they probably should have talked about off air... on air. In our very first episode: how "we should start a bookstore" turned into an actual bookstore and wine bar in Midland, Texas, a taste test of our house wines (Cherry Vanilla, Hot Mess Express, and Coastal Crush), the great dog-earing debate, whether audiobooks count as reading (they do, fight us), and why everyone needs a third place. We're leaving you with a challenge: find YOUR third place this week. 📚🍷 Visit us at paperandvinebooks.com and join the email list at the bottom of the page for a fun weekly email, and find us on Instagram, TikTok, and Pinterest. Books, Wine & Meaningful Moments.

    Two Sisters, a Bookstore, and All the Things We Should've Talked About Off Air
  • 4 Episodes

About

 Two sisters. One bookstore wine bar. Endless opinions. Join us on Reading the Vine, where we pour a glass, crack a spine, and talk about the books we can't put down, the business we're building, and all the things in between. Part book club, part happy hour, all heart. 

Information

  • Creator
    Paper and Vine Book Bar
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    4
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Reading the Vine
  • Show Website
    Reading the Vine