A Special “Just Us” Episode with the Fab Four TONIGHT!Weekly News from Friends & Fiction—March 18, 2026
Tune in at 7pm ET for TONIGHT’s episode! Join us Wednesday, March 18th at 7pm Eastern on the F&F Facebook page and YouTube channel as the full F&F family — Mary Kay Andrews, Kristin Harmel, Kristy Woodson Harvey & Patti Callahan Henry — gathers with Managing Director Meg Walker and Producer Shaun Hettinger for a special “just us” episode.
We’ve got another F&F family episode of our show, but this time we are joined by our tech guru and #1 cabana boy Shaun for a super fun musical discussion. Shaun is a talented musician who has been in several bands and written lots of film scores and soundtracks. When he told us he has a new single dropping on March 20th (and a full album coming this fall!), we knew we wanted to talk to him about it. This leads to a fun group chat about the music that has shaped and inspired us and the role music plays in our creative lives. We hope you’ll tune in and enjoy the old-school camaraderie that’s the heart and soul of Friends & Fiction! Watch the video broadcast as it airs on Wed 3/18 at 7pm ET on the F&F Facebook group page & YouTube channel. Catch the audio version on our podcast Fri 3/20. Remember you can support our show, its hosts, our guests, and indie bookstores nationwide by shopping in our F&F Shop on Bookshop.org! Latest News from the Fab Four!
MARY KAY ANDREWS enjoyed a week of glorious spring-like temperatures—until it started sleeting in Atlanta on Monday. She was thrilled to watch granddaughter Molly cheerleading as her high school captured their first-ever state basketball championship—Go Golden Lions! On Tuesday her family celebrated St. Patrick’s Day with husband Tom’s corned beef and cabbage while listening to holiday appropriate music—and she sent out her newsletter packed with news about Road Trip, a pre-order offer from Nantucket Book Partners, and the Atlanta launch party. Are you signed up? KRISTIN HARMEL is off this week, enjoying her son Noah’s spring break (though she admits to sneaking away to get some writing done!). She attended a wedding over the weekend, where the bride cleverly sat her next to a debut author named Jennifer Mandula, whose first novel, The Geomagician, comes out on March 31 and sounds fabulous. (It’s a truly original-sounding Victorian historical romantasy about a fossil hunter who discovers a baby pterodactyl and vows to protect him, with the help of a fellow scholar—her former fiancé.) She’s so excited that Friends & Fiction’s amazing producer Shaun Hettinger, who we all know and love, has a new single coming out this Friday. You can find out more (including where to listen to it) here. KRISTY WOODSON HARVEY is on a “workcation” in the Bahamas this week while her boys are fishing, fishing, and fishing some more! She is reading FALLING FOR PEACHTREE BLUFF for the last time… What? How did that happen so quickly? And brought along her snazzy new tripod to film lots of behind-the-scenes video for SUMMER STATE OF MIND. Speaking of… Both the Nantucket Books Preorder and The Friends & Fiction Subscription are more than ⅔ sold out. And, once they’re gone, they’re gone. So snag yours before it’s too late! Thanks for all the support! One more reminder that Kristy will be in Oak Ridge, Tennessee on Monday and Tuesday for their 34th Annual Literary Luncheon! She would love to see you there! PATTI CALLAHAN HENRY is home after an incredible paperback tour (she is still unpacking). This week she’ll be in Richmond, VA for a speaking engagement and then off for a family trip to South Carolina to celebrate her birthday over the weekend. Last Sunday, she attended a celebration of Birmingham’s Notable Women through the ages and Patti was honored to be one of them! Next to gold medal winners and pioneers in medicine, she felt humbled. On the work front, next year’s book is off to the copy editor and Patti might or might not be refreshing her email looking for it to show up so she can dive back in (she can’t wait to tell you all about it). Upgrade to our PAID Subscription for an ongoing series of roundtable discussions and personal essays by the Fab Four about their careers, writing processes, and all things book and publishing related! Upcoming Events
Kristy will be touring in May for her forthcoming book, Summer State of Mind. Stay tuned to her events page HERE. MKA will be touring in June for her forthcoming book, Road Trip. Stay tuned to her events page HERE. Kristin will be touring in July/August for her forthcoming book, Meet Me in Paris. Stay tuned to her events page HERE. See Patti’s upcoming events HERE. Want to know what our F&F Live events are all about? Watch this video compilation!  In Case You Missed It
On our most recent new episode of The Friends & Fiction Show, Kristy Woodson Harvey & Mary Kay Andrews welcomed #1 New York Times bestselling author Lucy Score to discuss her new swoonworthy small town rom-com, Mistakes Were Made, which invites us back to Story Lake for a steamy escape full of emotional twists, slow-burn tension, and Lucy’s trademark charm. You can WATCH that episode on Facebook or YouTube, or LISTEN to it on our podcast. Coming Up on The Friends & Fiction Show
All shows can be watched on Facebook & YouTube each Wednesday evening at 7pm ET, and listened to on our podcast each Friday, all year long.Already aired: Brad Meltzer, The Viper Already aired: Jayne Ann Krentz, The Shop on Hidden Lane Already aired: Jesse Q. Sutanto, Read Between the Lies Already aired: Paula McLain, Skylark Already aired: Janie Chang, The Fourth Princess & Kate Quinn, The Astral Library Already aired: Omid Scobie & Robin Benway, Royal Spin Already aired: Terah Shelton Harris, Where the Wildflowers Grow Already aired: Joshilyn Jackson, Missing Sister Already aired: Lucy Score, Mistakes Were Made Virginia Evans, The Correspondent & Allen Levi, Theo of Golden F&F 2026 Subscription Box with Oxford Exchange
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Join Brenda Gardner & Lisa Harrison for monthly book club picks and live online author chats on the Facebook page for the F&F Official Book Club with Brenda & Lisa, where they’ve amassed nearly 40,000 of their own members. You can also follow the Book Club on Instagram and subscribe to their YouTube channel where you can catch past discussions, including their most recent chat with Heather Webber about her new novel, The Forget-Me-Not Library. Mark your calendars for April 20th for their next author guest, Sarah Fox, when they’ll discuss her new novel, Definitely Maybe Not a Detective. The Book Club is also hosting the 2026 F&F Reading Challenge. Join them for a different category prompt each month to read outside your comfort zone. The March prompt is to read a book from an indie or small press and for April it’s to read a book recommended by a favorite librarian. Stay in Touch!Subscribe to our PODCAST. Upgrade to our PAID Subscription for bonus content from our hosts and guests.
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