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Join us Wednesday, February 26th at 7pm Eastern on the F&F Facebook page and YouTube channel as Ron Block and Mary Kay Andrews welcome #1 New York Times bestselling author C. J. Box to discuss the riveting 25th installment in his fan-favorite Joe Pickett series, Battle Mountain, in which outlaw falconer Nate Romanowski is off the grid and out for revenge.
C. J. Box is the author of 25 Joe Pickett novels, 8 stand-alone novels, and a story collection. He has won the Edgar, Anthony, Macavity, Gumshoe, and two Barry awards, as well as the French Prix Calibre .38, the Western Heritage Award for Literature, and two Spur Awards. An avid outdoorsman, Box has hunted, fished, hiked, ridden, and skied throughout Wyoming and the Mountain West. He has served as executive producer on television series based on his books, including ABC TV’s Big Sky and Joe Pickett on Paramount+. He joins us to discuss Battle Mountain, which Mystery & Suspense calls “an explosive, highly atmospheric masterpiece of tautly woven plot lines, insane pacing, and relentless suspense.”
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PATTI CALLAHAN HENRY has spent the week signing pre-orders, writing her speeches, and altogether getting ready for tour as well as for her LIVE TUESDAY NIGHT Facebook gatherings. Her parents came to visit and they drove to Auburn to watch the most nail-biting basketball game where number one Auburn beat Georgia (Sorry, MKA). Patti was thrilled with all the good news that came through this week about THE STORY SHE LEFT BEHIND, including a Barnes and Noble Most Anticipated Book, and others! You can always check her blog for more information. More news coming soooon! She also recorded a fascinating podcast on The Lion The Witch and the Wardrobe and her novel Once Upon a Wardrobe. LISTEN HERE.
KRISTY WOODSON HARVEY had the best weekend! Her son won First Prize in the county art show for his etching of a wood duck–Yay! And she got to sit courtside to watch her Tar Heels beat UVA. (Best of all, she was warned that she would likely end up with a player in her lap, but did NOT.) Yesterday, she spoke at Catawba College in her hometown of Salisbury, NC, and, today, it’s back to Chapel Hill for three days of meetings and events celebrating women in athletics, the Women’s Leadership Council, and remembering the phenomenal Eve Carson, whose bright light was dimmed way too soon. Did you see that Kristy has announced her PREORDER FREEBIES for Beach House Rules? So exciting! Three months and counting!
KRISTIN HARMEL is counting down the seconds until her appointment with her orthopedic surgeon tomorrow and has all her fingers crossed that she will finally be cleared to begin bearing weight on her left leg again after a bad break at the beginning of January. She’s hard at work on her next book and is looking forward to finalizing her tour dates for THE STOLEN LIFE OF COLETTE MARCEAU (coming in June) very soon! She’s also trying to watch several Oscar-nominated films this week in advance of Sunday’s Academy Awards; so far, her vote for Best Picture is a toss-up between “Conclave” and “Anora,” both of which she loved.
MARY KAY ANDREWS enjoyed meeting so many wonderful readers this past weekend at the Opelika Book Festival. As a bonus, her son and his family joined her for an impromptu overnight at the resort hotel. Now she’s back at work on what she’s calling her Ireland book and looking forward to a fundraiser she’ll be doing next week, Mar. 6, for the Madison-Morgan County, GA Boys and Girls Club. She binge read two books last week–(more on this later) including The Devil At His Elbow: Alex Murdaugh and the Fall of A Southern Dynasty by Wall Street Journal reporter Valerie Bauerlein, whom she and Meg met at the Savannah Book Festival, and Every Tom, Dick & Harry by Elinor Lipman, which was just published this week.
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Tuesday, March 4 at 7pm — Live virtual event hosted by Patti on her Facebook author page. Learn the backstory of her forthcoming novel The Story She Left Behind, ask her anything, and win prizes! She’ll be doing these every Tuesday evening for four straight weeks leading up to her March 18th pub date, with a new topic and a new prize drawing each week. Mark your calendars for the third session in this series on Tues. 3/4! Details HERE.
Thursday, March 6, 6pm—MKA in Madison, GA in Marsden Hall at Empire Mills for a fundraiser to benefit the Madison-Morgan County Boys & Girls Club with cocktail reception, dinner, silent auction, and book signing. Details HERE.
Saturday, March 15 at 6pm — MKA in conversation with Colleen Oakley about Colleen’s new novel Jane and Dan at the End of the World at Gwinnett County Library in Duluth, GA. Info HERE.
Monday, March 17 at 6pm — F&F Live in-person event to celebrate the launch of Patti’s The Story She Left Behind at the Atlanta History Center. Save the date! GET TICKETS.
View Patti’s full 2025 book tour for The Story She Left Behind HERE.
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On last week’s episode of The Friends & Fiction Show, the Fab Four gathered to welcome this month’s F&F Featured Author, Pam Jenoff, to discuss our February 2025 Pick of the Month, the instant New York Times bestseller, Last Twilight in Paris, a riveting novel of love and survival about a Parisian department store, a mysterious necklace, and a woman's quest to unlock a decade-old mystery.
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C.J. Box, Battle Mountain
Watch: February 26 | Listen: February 28
Colleen Oakley, Jane and Dan at the End of the World
Watch: March 5 | Listen: March 7
F&F March Pick of the Month: Patti Callahan Henry, The Story She Left Behind
WATCH LIVE: March 12 | Listen: March 14
Emma Donoghue, The Paris Express
Watch: March 19 | Listen: March 21
Emilia Hart, The Sirens
Watch: March 26 | Listen: March 28
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