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Friends & Fiction: Episode 287 – Hank Phillippi Ryan

On this episode, Mary Kay Andrews & Kristy Woodson Harvey welcome bestselling, award-winning author Hank Phillippi Ryan to discuss her new cross-country cat-and-mouse chase, All This Could Be Yours. Hank is the USA Today bestselling author of 16 psychological thrillers, winning the most prestigious awards in the genre: five Agathas, five Anthonys, and the coveted Mary Higgins Clark Award. She’s also the on-air investigative reporter for Boston’s WHDH-TV, and has won an unprecedented 37 EMMY awards for her groundbreaking journalism and true crime stories which have changed laws, changed lives, and resulted in millions of dollars in refunds and restitution for consumers. A past president of National Sisters in Crime, she is now on the board of International Thriller Writers. She joins us to discuss her new “nail-biting thriller” (People), All This Could Be Yours, which Library Journal says “should be on everyone’s reading list!”

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Friends & Fiction: Episode 286 – Elin Hilderbrand & Shelby Cunningham

On this episode, Kristy Woodson Harvey, Mary Kay Andrews & Kristin Harmel gather to welcome this month’s F&F Featured Author, #1 NYT-bestselling novelist Elin Hilderbrand along with her daughter Shelby Cunningham, to discuss our September 2025 Pick of the Month, their irresistible new co-written novel, The Academy, the deliciously scandalous story of one drama-filled year at a New England boarding school. Elin is a graduate of Johns Hopkins University and the Iowa Writers Workshop. The Academy is her 31st novel, and the first co-written with her daughter. Elin is the co-host of the podcast Books, Beach and Beyond with @TimTalksBooks creator, Tim Ehrenberg. Last year’s TV adaptation of her novel The Perfect Couple, premiered in Netflix’s #1 slot with more than 20-million views in its first four days becoming the most-watched original streaming series in the US for several weeks running. Shelby Cunningham was born and raised on Nantucket Island. A 2024 graduate of Rhode Island’s St. George’s School, she is presently a student at the University of Miami. This dynamic mother-daughter duo joins us to discuss their fresh, buzzy take on boarding school life which represents a thrilling new direction from one of America’s most satisfying and popular storytellers.

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Friends & Fiction: Episode 285 – Sarah McCoy

On this episode, Kristin Harmel & Kristy Woodson Harvey welcome NYT-bestselling author Sarah McCoy to discuss her spellbinding new novel, Whatever Happened To Lori Lovely?, which is based on the true story of a beautiful young movie star of Hollywood’s Golden Age who gives up her bright career to become a nun. Sarah is the New York Times, USA Today, and internationally bestselling author of six novels including Mustique Island, Marilla of Green Gables, and The Baker’s Daughter, which was a nominee for the Goodreads Choice Award for Best Historical Fiction. Her work has been featured in the short story collection Grand Central as well as in Newsweek, Lit Hub, and Real Simple. Previously a writing teacher at Old Dominion University and the University of Texas at El Paso, Sarah hosted the monthly radio program “Bookmarked with Sarah McCoy” and is the founder of The McCoy Grant for southern booksellers who dream of being published authors. She joins us from her home in Winston-Salem, NC to discuss Whatever Happened To Lori Lovely? (William Morrow, Sept. 2), which Chris Bohjalian calls, “part mystery, part history, [and] always a joy.”

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Friends & Fiction: Episode 284 – Christina Baker Kline & Anne Burt

On this episode, Patti Callahan Henry & Kristin Harmel welcome #1 New York Times bestselling author Christina Baker Kline and award-winning author Anne Burt to discuss their stylish, twisty thriller, Please Don’t Lie in which a young woman heads to the Adirondacks with her new husband for a fresh start—but the past won’t let her go. Christina is the bestselling author of eight novels, including The Exiles, Orphan Train, and A Piece of the World. She is the recipient of the New England Society prize for fiction, the Maine Literary Award, and a Barnes & Noble Discover Prize. She has also written and edited five nonfiction books. Anne is a nonfiction writer and editor whose debut novel, The Dig, was an Indie Next pick and their lead “Thrills & Chills” reading group title for Summer 2024. Together they have co-written Please Don’t Lie (coming September 1st) which has been praised as “twisty-turny” and “riveting” by Lisa Scottoline, “psychologically rich and bone chilling” by Megan Abbott, and “unsettling, atmospheric, and propulsive” by Mary Kubica. We are excited to talk to both of them about their first thriller!

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From: "Friends & Fiction Endless Stories" To: jamesway245@gmail.com X-Mailgun-Tag: post X-Mailgun-Track-Clicks: false Message-Id: <20250827144516.3.8332f26236f42d3b@mg1.substack.com> Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2025 14:45:16 +0000 Feedback-ID: post-172048498:cat-post:pub-2175868:substack sender: "Friends & Fiction Endless Stories" References: In-Reply-To: Reply-To: "Friends & Fiction Endless Stories" List-Owner: List-URL: List-Archive: List-Id: List-Post: List-Unsubscribe: List-Unsubscribe-Post: List-Unsubscribe=One-Click X-Mailgun-Variables: {"category": "post", "email_generated_at": "1756305921888", "post_audience": "everyone", "post_id": "172048498", "post_type": "newsletter", "pub_community_enabled": "true", "publication_id": "2175868", "subdomain": "friendsandfiction", "user_id": "190046191"} --2291588cdd77eeb0e921406a6266a5ac088fc03784fdf934453d54943e1f Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable View this post on the web at https://friendsandfiction.substack.com/p/meet-= christina-baker-kline-and-anne Tune in at 7pm ET for TONIGHT=E2=80=99s episode! Join us Wednesday, August 27th at 7pm Eastern on the F&F Facebook page [ ht= tps://substack.com/redirect/fae684ef-3e15-48dd-ba91-ef6a1f68e787?j=3DeyJ1Ij= oiMzU1Y2t2In0.yT8Hzj14luF7QTYn8thmB1DnR4qdbOzAM1OVBXbMAgg ] and YouTube cha= nnel [ https://substack.com/redirect/228a638c-a634-4968-b4a1-438d82c01d15?j= =3DeyJ1IjoiMzU1Y2t2In0.yT8Hzj14luF7QTYn8thmB1DnR4qdbOzAM1OVBXbMAgg ] as Pat= ti Callahan Henry & Kristin Harmel welcome #1 New York Times bestselling au= thor Christina Baker Kline [ https://substack.com/redirect/2fddefe6-9c87-4a= 55-9536-1fc1f7674068?j=3DeyJ1IjoiMzU1Y2t2In0.yT8Hzj14luF7QTYn8thmB1DnR4qdbO= zAM1OVBXbMAgg ] and award-winning author Anne Burt [ https://substack.com/r= edirect/b4e8d814-063d-4fb3-9fbc-f2b0cb32e438?j=3DeyJ1IjoiMzU1Y2t2In0.yT8Hzj= 14luF7QTYn8thmB1DnR4qdbOzAM1OVBXbMAgg ] to discuss their stylish, twisty th= riller, Please Don=E2=80=99t Lie [ https://substack.com/redirect/eb34d3b3-6= 6b0-48b8-9e9f-412424c2325f?j=3DeyJ1IjoiMzU1Y2t2In0.yT8Hzj14luF7QTYn8thmB1Dn= R4qdbOzAM1OVBXbMAgg ] in which a young woman heads to the Adirondacks with = her new husband for a fresh start=E2=80=94but the past won't let her go. Christina is the bestselling author of eight novels, including The Exiles [= https://substack.com/redirect/32aa2bbe-cb77-4c8c-8951-a2c3f56e2924?j=3DeyJ= 1IjoiMzU1Y2t2In0.yT8Hzj14luF7QTYn8thmB1DnR4qdbOzAM1OVBXbMAgg ], Orphan Trai= n [ https://substack.com/redirect/fed21246-7aa3-491b-b6a2-136ee01e8a1c?j=3D= eyJ1IjoiMzU1Y2t2In0.yT8Hzj14luF7QTYn8thmB1DnR4qdbOzAM1OVBXbMAgg ], and A Pi= ece of the World [ https://substack.com/redirect/8008dfb4-e98f-4b21-8f02-58= a1310d9b40?j=3DeyJ1IjoiMzU1Y2t2In0.yT8Hzj14luF7QTYn8thmB1DnR4qdbOzAM1OVBXbM= Agg ]. She is the recipient of the New England Society prize for fiction, t= he Maine Literary Award, and a Barnes & Noble Discover Prize. She has also = written and edited five nonfiction books. Anne is a nonfiction writer and e= ditor whose debut novel, The Dig [ https://substack.com/redirect/3381aef0-a= c04-418c-a56a-503595d304e9?j=3DeyJ1IjoiMzU1Y2t2In0.yT8Hzj14luF7QTYn8thmB1Dn= R4qdbOzAM1OVBXbMAgg ], was an Indie Next pick and their lead "Thrills & Chi= lls" reading group title for Summer 2024. Together they have co-written Ple= ase Don=E2=80=99t Lie [ https://substack.com/redirect/eb34d3b3-66b0-48b8-9e= 9f-412424c2325f?j=3DeyJ1IjoiMzU1Y2t2In0.yT8Hzj14luF7QTYn8thmB1DnR4qdbOzAM1O= VBXbMAgg ] (coming September 1st) which has been praised as =E2=80=9Ctwisty= -turny=E2=80=9D and =E2=80=9Criveting=E2=80=9D by Lisa Scottoline, "psychol= ogically rich and bone chilling=E2=80=9D by Megan Abbott, and =E2=80=9Cunse= ttling, atmospheric, and propulsive=E2=80=9D by Mary Kubica. We are excited= to talk to both of them about their first thriller! Watch the video broadcast of this interview as it airs on Wed 8/27 at 7pm E= T on the F&F Facebook [ https://substack.com/redirect/fae684ef-3e15-48dd-ba= 91-ef6a1f68e787?j=3DeyJ1IjoiMzU1Y2t2In0.yT8Hzj14luF7QTYn8thmB1DnR4qdbOzAM1O= VBXbMAgg ] group page & YouTube [ https://substack.com/redirect/228a638c-a6= 34-4968-b4a1-438d82c01d15?j=3DeyJ1IjoiMzU1Y2t2In0.yT8Hzj14luF7QTYn8thmB1DnR= 4qdbOzAM1OVBXbMAgg ] channel. Catch the audio version on our [ https://sub= stack.com/redirect/435084bc-add9-4b1b-8bd0-353eadf76c20?j=3DeyJ1IjoiMzU1Y2t= 2In0.yT8Hzj14luF7QTYn8thmB1DnR4qdbOzAM1OVBXbMAgg ]podcast [ https://substac= k.com/redirect/435084bc-add9-4b1b-8bd0-353eadf76c20?j=3DeyJ1IjoiMzU1Y2t2In0= .yT8Hzj14luF7QTYn8thmB1DnR4qdbOzAM1OVBXbMAgg ] Fri 8/29. Order Christina & Anne=E2=80=99s book [ https://substack.com/redirect/eb34d= 3b3-66b0-48b8-9e9f-412424c2325f?j=3DeyJ1IjoiMzU1Y2t2In0.yT8Hzj14luF7QTYn8th= mB1DnR4qdbOzAM1OVBXbMAgg ] on Bookshop.org! Shop all of our guests=E2=80=99 & hosts=E2=80=99 books in our F&F Shop [ ht= tps://substack.com/redirect/7adba8a8-dc23-4a8e-bd34-852507957f38?j=3DeyJ1Ij= oiMzU1Y2t2In0.yT8Hzj14luF7QTYn8thmB1DnR4qdbOzAM1OVBXbMAgg ] on Bookshop.org= ! Upgrade to our PAID Subscription for bonus Q&A=E2=80=99s with our guest aut= hors which include a writing tip, book recommendation, and information abou= t their works-in-progress, plus other great material not covered on the sho= w! Latest News from the Fab Four! MARY KAY ANDREWS is clinging to the last days of August=E2=80=94because the= fall deadline for her summer 2026 is fast approaching! Which means she=E2= =80=99s hiding out in the North Georgia mountains on another solo writer=E2= =80=99s retreat. But she did stay home for a week for a family dinner to ce= lebrate Mr. MKA=E2=80=99s birthday, and to sneak in a wee bit of junking. A= s a reminder, this is the last week to snag the gateway drug to MKA, HISSY = FIT [ https://substack.com/redirect/ce6f69c3-f6b3-4f88-b573-d2879aa267d5?j= =3DeyJ1IjoiMzU1Y2t2In0.yT8Hzj14luF7QTYn8thmB1DnR4qdbOzAM1OVBXbMAgg ], in e-= book format for next to nothing ($1.99) =E2=80=94 or FREE, if you=E2=80=99r= e a Kindle Unlimited member. Download it before Sept 1st to score this deal= ! KRISTIN HARMEL turned in the second draft of her 2026 book on Friday and sp= ent the weekend doing absolutely nothing that required any sort of brain po= wer! After a little time off, she's back at it this week, at the very begin= ning stages of plotting her 2027 book! KRISTY WOODSON HARVEY turned in a little something fun she can=E2=80=99t wa= it to share with all of you between tearing up over dropping Will off at hi= s last first day of middle school! But, back to school time is always fun. = (She got herself some new school supplies too.) Kristy is SO EXCITED becaus= e The Summer of Songbirds is in development with Hulu for a TV series. Yay!= And=E2=80=A6 It=E2=80=99s $1.99 in e-book for a limited time [ https://sub= stack.com/redirect/41592ab6-751f-4954-b119-206465f826db?j=3DeyJ1IjoiMzU1Y2t= 2In0.yT8Hzj14luF7QTYn8thmB1DnR4qdbOzAM1OVBXbMAgg ], too! PATTI CALLAHAN HENRY has been working on her new novel and spending time at= home. She loved Please Don=E2=80=99t Lie and can=E2=80=99t wait for all of= you to hear the interview with Christina & Anne tonight! She has some incr= edible events coming up, including interviewing our friend William Kent Kru= eger in Atlanta, the Broadleaf Writers Conference in Atlanta, and a literar= y festival in Aspen. Check it all out HERE. [ https://substack.com/redirect= /fd8bbc76-b96c-407f-a8dd-13d088d110b5?j=3DeyJ1IjoiMzU1Y2t2In0.yT8Hzj14luF7Q= TYn8thmB1DnR4qdbOzAM1OVBXbMAgg ] Upgrade to our PAID Subscription for an ongoing series of roundtable discus= sions and personal essays by the Fab Four about their careers, writing proc= esses, and all things book and publishing related! Upcoming Events See Kristin=E2=80=99s upcoming events HERE [ https://substack.com/redirect/= 50a2a272-ff58-49d2-ac0c-3a20cc673aeb?j=3DeyJ1IjoiMzU1Y2t2In0.yT8Hzj14luF7QT= Yn8thmB1DnR4qdbOzAM1OVBXbMAgg ]. See Kristy=E2=80=99s upcoming events HERE [ https://substack.com/redirect/3= 7e1bea5-6c86-4b49-9692-0f3f26e4037b?j=3DeyJ1IjoiMzU1Y2t2In0.yT8Hzj14luF7QTY= n8thmB1DnR4qdbOzAM1OVBXbMAgg ]. See Patti=E2=80=99s upcoming events HERE [ https://substack.com/redirect/fd= 8bbc76-b96c-407f-a8dd-13d088d110b5?j=3DeyJ1IjoiMzU1Y2t2In0.yT8Hzj14luF7QTYn= 8thmB1DnR4qdbOzAM1OVBXbMAgg ]. See MKA=E2=80=99s upcoming events HERE [ https://substack.com/redirect/c094= 7500-1e88-4402-ad4a-deee6d84e067?j=3DeyJ1IjoiMzU1Y2t2In0.yT8Hzj14luF7QTYn8t= hmB1DnR4qdbOzAM1OVBXbMAgg ]. Want to know what our F&F Live events are all about? Watch this video compi= lation!=20 In Case You Missed It On last week=E2=80=99s episode of The Friends & Fiction Show, the full F&F = family gathered to welcome this month=E2=80=99s F&F Featured Author, bestse= lling novelist Francesca Serritella [ https://substack.com/redirect/7d2686e= b-ae95-4438-8a24-a617e87b38c3?j=3DeyJ1IjoiMzU1Y2t2In0.yT8Hzj14luF7QTYn8thmB= 1DnR4qdbOzAM1OVBXbMAgg ] to discuss our August 2025 Pick of the Month, Full= Bloom [ https://substack.com/redirect/152a3c96-977b-4b21-bab2-58e854966146= ?j=3DeyJ1IjoiMzU1Y2t2In0.yT8Hzj14luF7QTYn8thmB1DnR4qdbOzAM1OVBXbMAgg ], her= stunning new novel about ambition and untapped desire in which a woman=E2= =80=99s life is forever changed by a mysterious perfume. 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July Pick of the Month: Lisa Scottoline [ https://subs= tack.com/redirect/7a8f031f-61d8-4575-a53f-b209207007e4?j=3DeyJ1IjoiMzU1Y2t2= In0.yT8Hzj14luF7QTYn8thmB1DnR4qdbOzAM1OVBXbMAgg ], The Unraveling of Julia = [ https://substack.com/redirect/a7be55b4-2633-4e21-bfb1-fe294ef52190?j=3Dey= J1IjoiMzU1Y2t2In0.yT8Hzj14luF7QTYn8thmB1DnR4qdbOzAM1OVBXbMAgg ] WATCH [ https://substack.com/redirect/93257a63-80e0-4827-85fa-1d11408b1bc1?= j=3DeyJ1IjoiMzU1Y2t2In0.yT8Hzj14luF7QTYn8thmB1DnR4qdbOzAM1OVBXbMAgg ] now |= LISTEN [ https://substack.com/redirect/e59e2dd4-c45d-4473-990f-e98e5f9eed9= c?j=3DeyJ1IjoiMzU1Y2t2In0.yT8Hzj14luF7QTYn8thmB1DnR4qdbOzAM1OVBXbMAgg ] now Already aired: Susan Wiggs [ https://substack.com/redirect/ac377378-18a4-4d= 06-8aa4-51f752636347?j=3DeyJ1IjoiMzU1Y2t2In0.yT8Hzj14luF7QTYn8thmB1DnR4qdbO= zAM1OVBXbMAgg ], Wayward Girls [ https://substack.com/redirect/0f091a38-e5a= b-4530-8f1b-3371e82e8631?j=3DeyJ1IjoiMzU1Y2t2In0.yT8Hzj14luF7QTYn8thmB1DnR4= qdbOzAM1OVBXbMAgg ] WATCH [ https://substack.com/redirect/c281955e-9629-4a5a-a263-0703bd54877f?= j=3DeyJ1IjoiMzU1Y2t2In0.yT8Hzj14luF7QTYn8thmB1DnR4qdbOzAM1OVBXbMAgg ] now |= LISTEN [ https://substack.com/redirect/524f9fa3-9c11-4c2d-a8bb-2630f931712= 6?j=3DeyJ1IjoiMzU1Y2t2In0.yT8Hzj14luF7QTYn8thmB1DnR4qdbOzAM1OVBXbMAgg ] now Already aired: Celebrating Debuts! Morgan Pager [ https://substack.com/redi= rect/caa6e265-91b6-48ab-a5af-6f8ff5f2f482?j=3DeyJ1IjoiMzU1Y2t2In0.yT8Hzj14l= uF7QTYn8thmB1DnR4qdbOzAM1OVBXbMAgg ], The Art of Vanishing [ https://substa= ck.com/redirect/16532662-5df8-459f-bddb-3aaa803ab1bc?j=3DeyJ1IjoiMzU1Y2t2In= 0.yT8Hzj14luF7QTYn8thmB1DnR4qdbOzAM1OVBXbMAgg ] & Laura Dickerman [ https:/= /substack.com/redirect/b14961b6-3d80-4bbe-8767-4498aa05974d?j=3DeyJ1IjoiMzU= 1Y2t2In0.yT8Hzj14luF7QTYn8thmB1DnR4qdbOzAM1OVBXbMAgg ], Hot Desk [ https://= substack.com/redirect/bbafcc82-6b9d-4447-9641-515822591eae?j=3DeyJ1IjoiMzU1= Y2t2In0.yT8Hzj14luF7QTYn8thmB1DnR4qdbOzAM1OVBXbMAgg ] WATCH [ https://substack.com/redirect/17ed9814-2970-430f-89ed-e5e65d2e1be7?= j=3DeyJ1IjoiMzU1Y2t2In0.yT8Hzj14luF7QTYn8thmB1DnR4qdbOzAM1OVBXbMAgg ] now |= LISTEN [ https://substack.com/redirect/4dcefa7e-9a08-4d77-a515-7ec2738592e= 3?j=3DeyJ1IjoiMzU1Y2t2In0.yT8Hzj14luF7QTYn8thmB1DnR4qdbOzAM1OVBXbMAgg ] now Already aired: Victoria Benton Frank [ https://substack.com/redirect/e985f3= f3-3d95-4e30-9590-5b54bb86ad8d?j=3DeyJ1IjoiMzU1Y2t2In0.yT8Hzj14luF7QTYn8thm= B1DnR4qdbOzAM1OVBXbMAgg ], The Violet Hour [ https://substack.com/redirect/= d739dd87-8a52-4386-824f-976d6548a192?j=3DeyJ1IjoiMzU1Y2t2In0.yT8Hzj14luF7QT= Yn8thmB1DnR4qdbOzAM1OVBXbMAgg ] WATCH [ https://substack.com/redirect/608c0300-016d-4dc8-97b3-8b47b5ceb821?= j=3DeyJ1IjoiMzU1Y2t2In0.yT8Hzj14luF7QTYn8thmB1DnR4qdbOzAM1OVBXbMAgg ] now |= LISTEN [ https://substack.com/redirect/ecf99d1b-e23f-4624-885f-9b12bba0d02= b?j=3DeyJ1IjoiMzU1Y2t2In0.yT8Hzj14luF7QTYn8thmB1DnR4qdbOzAM1OVBXbMAgg ] now Already aired: LIVE! August Pick of the Month: Francesca Serritella [ https= ://substack.com/redirect/7d2686eb-ae95-4438-8a24-a617e87b38c3?j=3DeyJ1IjoiM= zU1Y2t2In0.yT8Hzj14luF7QTYn8thmB1DnR4qdbOzAM1OVBXbMAgg ], Full Bloom [ http= s://substack.com/redirect/152a3c96-977b-4b21-bab2-58e854966146?j=3DeyJ1Ijoi= MzU1Y2t2In0.yT8Hzj14luF7QTYn8thmB1DnR4qdbOzAM1OVBXbMAgg ] WATCH [ https://substack.com/redirect/99013641-a9b7-46d4-b53d-e3e9c5572cf4?= j=3DeyJ1IjoiMzU1Y2t2In0.yT8Hzj14luF7QTYn8thmB1DnR4qdbOzAM1OVBXbMAgg ] now |= LISTEN [ https://substack.com/redirect/6a5441d0-b68b-4661-9e09-e6e47cabd76= 8?j=3DeyJ1IjoiMzU1Y2t2In0.yT8Hzj14luF7QTYn8thmB1DnR4qdbOzAM1OVBXbMAgg ] now Christina Baker Kline [ https://substack.com/redirect/2fddefe6-9c87-4a55-95= 36-1fc1f7674068?j=3DeyJ1IjoiMzU1Y2t2In0.yT8Hzj14luF7QTYn8thmB1DnR4qdbOzAM1O= VBXbMAgg ] & Anne Burt [ https://substack.com/redirect/b4e8d814-063d-4fb3-9= fbc-f2b0cb32e438?j=3DeyJ1IjoiMzU1Y2t2In0.yT8Hzj14luF7QTYn8thmB1DnR4qdbOzAM1= OVBXbMAgg ], Please Don't Lie [ https://substack.com/redirect/eb34d3b3-66b0= -48b8-9e9f-412424c2325f?j=3DeyJ1IjoiMzU1Y2t2In0.yT8Hzj14luF7QTYn8thmB1DnR4q= dbOzAM1OVBXbMAgg ] WATCH Aug 27 | LISTEN Aug 29 Sarah McCoy [ https://substack.com/redirect/c1aefc53-40cb-40e6-bc3b-565e564= 7ff6d?j=3DeyJ1IjoiMzU1Y2t2In0.yT8Hzj14luF7QTYn8thmB1DnR4qdbOzAM1OVBXbMAgg ]= , Whatever Happened to Lori Lovely? [ https://substack.com/redirect/10f887a= a-776b-4d58-bbbc-bc48fee77f5b?j=3DeyJ1IjoiMzU1Y2t2In0.yT8Hzj14luF7QTYn8thmB= 1DnR4qdbOzAM1OVBXbMAgg ] WATCH Sept 3 | LISTEN Sept 5 LIVE! September Pick of the Month: Elin Hilderbrand & Shelby Cunningham [ h= ttps://substack.com/redirect/d7126ec9-fc09-486f-b8d6-2864039be6c1?j=3DeyJ1I= joiMzU1Y2t2In0.yT8Hzj14luF7QTYn8thmB1DnR4qdbOzAM1OVBXbMAgg ], The Academy [= https://substack.com/redirect/2de75932-f252-455d-9536-8f81f2fcccec?j=3DeyJ= 1IjoiMzU1Y2t2In0.yT8Hzj14luF7QTYn8thmB1DnR4qdbOzAM1OVBXbMAgg ] WATCH Sept 10 | LISTEN Sept 12 Hank Phillippi Ryan [ https://substack.com/redirect/77f978cb-b0b3-454c-ae25= -ceb43e3e663a?j=3DeyJ1IjoiMzU1Y2t2In0.yT8Hzj14luF7QTYn8thmB1DnR4qdbOzAM1OVB= XbMAgg ], All This Could Be Yours [ https://substack.com/redirect/529b0444-= 143d-4bd5-bcf1-f25298d3c881?j=3DeyJ1IjoiMzU1Y2t2In0.yT8Hzj14luF7QTYn8thmB1D= nR4qdbOzAM1OVBXbMAgg ] WATCH Sept 17 | LISTEN Sept 19 Jane Hamilton [ https://substack.com/redirect/9c0191d3-ff13-4322-b82b-183cc= aafe4f7?j=3DeyJ1IjoiMzU1Y2t2In0.yT8Hzj14luF7QTYn8thmB1DnR4qdbOzAM1OVBXbMAgg= ], The Phoebe Variations [ https://substack.com/redirect/e101bfbc-2c1a-4b0= 5-97f9-d52f36cc187c?j=3DeyJ1IjoiMzU1Y2t2In0.yT8Hzj14luF7QTYn8thmB1DnR4qdbOz= AM1OVBXbMAgg ] WATCH Sept 24 | LISTEN Sept 26 F&F 2025 Subscription Box with Oxford Exchange The 2025 FRIENDS AND FICTION Subscription Box is available for purchase now= , exclusively from our friends at Oxford Exchange. This subscription includes three separate shipments: 1. MARCH 18th: A hardcover, signed, first edition of Patti Callahan Henry= =E2=80=99s forthcoming book THE STORY SHE LEFT BEHIND with an exclusive Fri= ends & Fiction friendship bracelet and car magnet! 2. MAY 27th: A hardcover, signed, first edition of BEACH HOUSE RULES by Kri= sty Woodson Harvey! 3. JUNE 17th: A hardcover, signed, first edition of THE STOLEN LIFE OF COLE= TTE MARCEAU by Kristin Harmel! *Optional add-on: A paperback, signed, first edition of SUMMERS AT THE SAIN= T by Mary Kay Andrews (coming in paperback June 3)! Get your subscription NOW [ https://substack.com/redirect/b24f1af8-92f9-4c3= 4-97fb-54c77be5a258?j=3DeyJ1IjoiMzU1Y2t2In0.yT8Hzj14luF7QTYn8thmB1DnR4qdbOz= AM1OVBXbMAgg ] from Oxford Exchange! 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On this episode, the full F&F family — Patti Callahan Henry, Kristy Woodson Harvey, Kristin Harmel & Mary Kay Andrews — gathers to welcome this month’s F&F Featured Author, bestselling novelist Francesca Serritella to discuss our August 2025 Pick of the Month, FULL BLOOM, her stunning new novel about ambition and untapped desire in which a woman’s life is forever changed by a mysterious perfume. Francesca is the New York Times bestselling author of GHOSTS OF HARVARD, nominated for Best First Novel by International Thriller Writers, and a nine-book series of essay collections co-written with her mother, bestselling author Lisa Scottoline, which was based on their Sunday column in The Philadelphia Inquirer. She graduated cum laude from Harvard University, where she won multiple awards for her fiction, including the Thomas T. Hoopes Prize. She joins us to discuss her second novel, the USA Today bestseller FULL BLOOM (August 5th, Ballantine), which Sarah MacLean calls “an absolutely gorgeous read—the perfect combination of romance, mystery, and magical realism, with a vibrant cast of characters.”

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