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The Penguin and I: The Final Post

Where was I?

Ah, yes, having talked a bit about each of the main characters over the course of the week, it’s time for the Sima’s Undergarments for Women, wine pairing menu.

To backtrack briefly:  while on tour for the hardcover release of Sima last winter, I found myself reading at a boutique wine shop in a wealthy suburb of Toronto.  The wine store ran a program: for something like $50, customers got a light dinner, a talk by an author, and 3 drinks matched to the reading. They even threw in a copy of the novel.

I thought: where has this been all my life?

We began with a champagne cocktail. “Because the novel is set in a lingerie shop, and lingerie is from France,” the sommelier explained.

Okay, I could buy this.

Read the whole post here.

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