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Join us Wednesday, June 4th at 7pm Eastern on the F&F Facebook page and YouTube channel as Meg Walker and Mary Kay Andrews welcome 6 author guests, all with new summer reads hitting this season. We have invited Annabel Monaghan, Martha Hall Kelly, Meg Mitchell Moore, Amy Mason Doan, Wendy Francis, and Brooke Lea Foster to join us for a festive kick-off to summer where we’ll learn all about each of their new books, chat about beach reads, and engage in a fun summer-themed lightning round.
Annabel Monaghan is the USA Today bestselling and Library Reads Hall of Fame author of Summer Romance, Same Time Next Summer, and Nora Goes Off Script. It’s a Love Story, was released on May 27th.
Meg Mitchell Moore is a former journalist and the author of nine novels, including The Arrivals, Two Truths and a Lie, and Vacationland. Mansion Beach was released on May 27th.
Martha Hall Kelly is the NYT-bestselling author of Lilac Girls, Lost Roses, Sunflower Sisters, and The Golden Doves. The Martha’s Vineyard Beach and Book Club, was released on May 27th.
Wendy Francis is a former book editor and the author of seven novels, including Feels Like Summer, Summertime Guests, and The Summer of Good Intentions. Betting on Good, was released on May 1st.
Amy Mason Doan is the bestselling author of The Summer List, Summer Hours, and Lady Sunshine. The California Dreamers was released on April 8th.
Brooke Lea Foster is an award-winning journalist and the author of Summer Darlings, On Gin Lane, and All the Summers In Between. Our Last Vineyard Summer, will be released on July 1st.
Watch the video broadcast of this super fun kick-off to summer beach party as it airs Wed 6/4 at 7pm ET on the F&F Facebook group page & YouTube channel. Catch the audio version on our podcast Fri 6/6.
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PATTI CALLAHAN HENRY has spent the week with her daughter, Meagan and her two little grandgirls helping Meagan through a sickness! She was so sad to miss Kristy’s launch in Myrtle Beach but Patti was there in spirit and she’s already told you: SHE LOVES BEACH HOUSE RULES!! Sometimes there is writing like crazy and sometimes there is immersive family time – and this week has been all about the wild little ones and taking care of her precious daughter.
KRISTY WOODSON HARVEY had the most amazing pub week! She is in Dallas TX tonight, Waco TX tomorrow, and Doylestown PA, on June 6th. Thank you so much to everyone who has come to see her on tour so far! There are plenty of tour dates left, be sure to check out her website for the remaining dates! If you have read Beach House Rules, please add your review to Amazon and Goodreads as this is such a BIG help for authors for a book launch!
KRISTIN HARMEL loves that she got to hang out with the F&F gang (including many of you!) last week in Myrtle Beach for the launch of Kristy's BEACH HOUSE RULES! Less than two weeks (!) before THE STOLEN LIFE OF COLETTE MARCEAU hits bookstores…. if you want a signed, PERSONALIZED copy, make sure to preorder from my local bookstore (Writer’s Block) by June 16 HERE.
MARY KAY ANDREWS loved seeing so many F&F friends last week in Myrtle Beach for the launch of Kristy’s BEACH HOUSE RULES. On Tuesday she celebrated the paperback publication of her New York Times bestselling SUMMERS AT THE SAINT. Now she’s in full-on wedding week mayhem as she and Mr. MKA prepare to host their son Andrew’s wedding—in their backyard. Watch her social media for updates and pics from the big day.
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Tuesday, June 17, 2025—Friends & Fiction Live at the Jersey Shore to celebrate the launch of The Stolen Life of Colette Marceau by Kristin Harmel. Meet all four Friends & Fiction host authors! Hosted by Booktowne at the Algonquin Arts Theatre in Manasquan, NJ. Doors open at 6:00PM. The show begins at 7:00 PM. Tickets are $45 and include a signed copy of The Stolen Life of Colette Marceau, lively keynote presentation delivered by the Fab Four (plus Meg & Ron!), and live audience Q&A session—plus sips & nibbles, meet & greet, book signings, and photo opportunities in the courtyard after the show! Additional books by all four authors will be available for purchase at the event. GET TICKETS!
Want to know what our F&F Live events are all about? Watch this video compilation!
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On last week’s episode of The Friends & Fiction Show, Kristin Harmel & Patti Callahan Henry welcomed New York Times bestselling author Kristina McMorris to discuss her latest work of historical fiction, The Girls of Good Fortune, which shines a light on shocking events surrounding Portland's dark history.
You can WATCH that episode on Facebook or YouTube, or LISTEN to it on our podcast.
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: F&F March Pick of the Month: Patti Callahan Henry, The Story She Left Behind
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Already aired: Emma Donoghue, The Paris Express
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Already aired: Emilia Hart, The Sirens
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Already aired: Dolen Perkins-Valdez, Happy Land
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Already aired: F&F April Pick of the Month—Jeneva Rose, The Perfect Divorce
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Already aired: Jasmine Guillory, Flirting Lessons
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Already aired: Carley Fortune, One Golden Summer
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Already aired: Mary Alice Monroe, Where the Rivers Merge
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Already aired: Ruth Reichl, The Paris Novel
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Already aired: F&F May Pick of the Month—Kristy Woodson Harvey, Beach House Rules
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Already aired: Kristina McMorris, The Girls of Good Fortune
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Summer Kick-Off Beach Party with Mary Kay Andrews, Annabel Monaghan, Meg Mitchell Moore, Martha Hall Kelly, Wendy Francis, Amy Mason Doan & Brooke Lea Foster
Watch June 4 | Listen June 6
F&F June Pick of the Month—Kristin Harmel, The Stolen Life of Collette Marceau
Watch LIVE June 11 | Listen June 13
Julie Clark, The Ghostwriter
Watch June 18 | Listen June 20
Jess Walter, So Far Gone
Watch June 25 | Listen June 27
The 2025 FRIENDS AND FICTION Subscription Box is available for purchase now, exclusively from our friends at Oxford Exchange.
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1. MARCH 18th: A hardcover, signed, first edition of Patti Callahan Henry’s forthcoming book THE STORY SHE LEFT BEHIND with an exclusive Friends & Fiction friendship bracelet and car magnet
2. MAY 27th: A hardcover, signed, first edition of BEACH HOUSE RULES by Kristy Woodson Harvey!
3. JUNE 17th: A hardcover, signed, first edition of THE STOLEN LIFE OF COLETTE MARCEAU by Kristin Harmel!
*Optional add-on: A paperback, signed, first edition of SUMMERS AT THE SAINT by Mary Kay Andrews (coming in paperback June 3)!
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We have a Friends & Fiction merch store with t-shirts, sweatshirts, coffee mugs and a book bag on Bonfire. We also have other items like wine tumblers, reading journals, and our original white v-neck logo tees available through Oxford Exchange.
We’ve added two fun, new summer colors to our Bonfire merch store in our signature Name List apparel line. These are perfect for the upcoming F&F Live events or when attending Kristy & Kristin’s upcoming tour stops. How fun to dress to match the books?!
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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 35,000 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 Viola Shipman about her novel, The Page Turner. Mark your calendars for June 23rd for their next author guest, Kristy Woodson Harvey, when they’ll discuss her new novel, Beach House Rules. The Book Club is also hosting the 2025 F&F Reading Challenge. Join them for a different category prompt each month to read outside your comfort zone. The May prompt is to read a book with water on the cover and for June it’s to read a book recommended by a friend.
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