The Downtown shops joined forces to pair wine and literature from 7 to 9 p.m. on Friday, May 18. Tickets are $50 and buy you appetizers, wine tastings, a bottle of vino and a book.

The books and wine bottles will be sort of pre-selected. After tasting all the wines they're pouring, you'll pick one to take home. Same goes for books. After hearing about several different books, you'll pick one.

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Portland authors Alexis M. Smith and Evan Schneider will be there. Smith will feature her debut novel Glaciers. Evan Schneider wrote A Simple Machine: Like the Lever.

While we're on the topic, the Statesman has a new feature for bibliophiles: the Book Addicts. You'll notice their columns in your Sunday paper, but they also have a new blog. Click here to read it. They should become your go-to source for book info and reviews.

Have a book addiction you need to feed this spring? Click here for a list of upcoming book events.