Wine and...Books: BREASTS AND EGGS (2019) by Mieko Kawakami

Sen Us Your Thoughts!Today we finally drop the episode covering the winner of our first Substack subscriber poll!BREASTS AND EGGS is the first novel from award-winning Japanese author Mieko Kawakami to be translated into English (though her other novels have all been translated in the few years since!)Kawakami is a failed J-Pop singer (she released 2 albums during a J-Pop decline) who discovered she loved writing the lyrics more than the music. She turned this into poetry and prose on a blog during the heyday of blogging and drew in 200,000+ reader PER DAY for her writing.THE WINES:Dallas' Pairing:Domaine Ciringa “Fosilni Breg” Sauvignon Blanc, SloveniaDave's Pairing:2022 Nonesuch Mencia, Silvaspoon Vineyard, Alta Mesa, CaliforniaSupport the showOur Sponsor: CURATED WINE SHOP, mid-city Los Angeles, they'll help you pair wine with any movie!Curated-Wines.comCome interact with us and support the show at:vintertainmentstudios.comJoin us for monthly short film screenings inside a wine shop! Each short film paired with a wine! Mid-city Los Angeles!WineCellarCinema.substack.comFollow us on the socials!https://www.instagram.com/vintertainmentpodhttps://www.youtube.com/@vintertainmentstudios