Tune in at 7pm ET for TONIGHT’s episode! Join us Wednesday, February 19th LIVE at 7pm Eastern on the F&F Facebook page and YouTube channel as the Fab Four gather 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.
Pam Jenoff is the author of several books of historical fiction, including the NYT bestsellers The Lost Girls of Paris and The Woman with the Blue Star. She holds a degree in international affairs from George Washington University and a degree in history from Cambridge, and she earned her J.D. from UPenn. She lives with her husband and three children near Philadelphia, where, in addition to writing, she teaches law school. She joins us to discuss Last Twilight in Paris, “a compelling novel that illuminates a shocking and little-known piece of WWII history—a Parisian store where Jews were imprisoned and forced to sell plunder from Jewish homes” (Lisa Scottoline) — which just debuted on the NYT list at #9 in its first week out. Watch the LIVE video broadcast of this interview as it airs Wed 2/19 at 7pm ET on the F&F Facebook group page & YouTube channel. Catch the audio version on our podcast Fri 2/21. Order Pam’s book on Bookshop.org! Upgrade to our PAID Subscription for bonus Q&A’s with our guest authors which include a writing tip, book recommendation, and information about their works-in-progress, plus other great material not covered on the show! Latest News from the Fab Four!
PATTI CALLAHAN HENRY celebrated Valentine’s Day and her wedding anniversary by watching NUMBER ONE Auburn basketball team beat number two Alabama. She also signed over 1,500 books! Yes, that number is right – all to prepare for some of the ways you can get signed first editions of The Story She Left Behind (including the Friends & Fiction subscription box with gift from Oxford Exchange). Her house is covered in boxes, but she is very happy for the mess. We hope you tuned in for her first FB LIVE Behind the Scenes last night – if not, we have three more including a new giveaway every week! Sign up for the next session happening next Tues 2/25 here. You can watch the recording on her FB and Instagram. Did you get her last newsletter with the things that are inspiring her now? Oh, one more thing! Patti’s publisher has one more chance at winning one of 100 galleys of her new book on Goodreads—enter now as this new giveaway closes on Feb 27! KRISTY WOODSON HARVEY celebrated her son‘s undefeated conference champion basketball team on Sunday with a parade… And 35 mile an hour winds and rain. If nothing else, it was memorable! She is heading to her beloved Chapel Hill for about a week for basketball games, board meetings, and general UNC fun. She will also be at Catawba College in Salisbury, NC on February 25th at 11am and would LOVE to see you there! More ticket info here ❤️ Happy reading! KRISTIN HARMEL spent the weekend continuing the celebration for her son Noah’s 9th birthday and catching up on emails and reading. She loved watching the star-studded 50th anniversary special for Saturday Night Live and especially loved the musical performance from Paul McCartney at the end of the show. She’s looking forward to February’s LIVE Friends & Fiction show tonight and hopes to see you all there! Also…. Less than four weeks to go until the release of Patti’s THE STORY SHE LEFT BEHIND!! Have you preordered your copy yet? We can’t wait to celebrate on March’s Friends & Fiction live show in just a few weeks. MARY KAY ANDREWS enjoyed watching granddaughter Molly cheering at a Friday night high school basketball game, then spending time over the weekend with visiting son Andy and his family. Like Kristin, she particularly enjoyed watching the SNL 50th anniversary specials. A great trip down memory lane! Catch MKA this Saturday at the Opelika (Alabama) Book Festival, where she’ll be appearing at 6 p.m. To catch up with her at this and other late winter-early spring events, check her website. 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
Saturday, February 22—MKA in Opelika, AL for the Opelika Book Festival. Details HERE. Tuesday, February 25 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 second session in this series on Tues. 2/25! 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. Want to know what these F&F Live events are all about? Watch this video compilation! Did not find video In Case You Missed It
On last week’s episode of The Friends & Fiction Show, Mary Kay Andrews and Kristy Woodson Harvey welcomed author Christina Clancy to discuss The Snowbirds, her latest page-turning story of a couple who flee winter in the Midwest for Palm Springs, where they find their relationship at a crossroads. 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: Fiona Davis, The Stolen Queen Already aired: Kate Fagan, The Three Lives of Cate Kay Already aired: F&F January Pick of the Month: Tara Dorabji, Call Her Freedom Already aired: Scott Turow, Presumed Guilty Already aired: Lisa Genova, More or Less Maddy Already aired: Victoria Christopher Murray, Harlem Rhapsody Already aired: Christina Clancy, The Snowbirds F&F February Pick of the Month: Pam Jenoff, Last Twilight in Paris C.J. Box, Battle Mountain Colleen Oakley, Jane and Dan at the End of the World F&F March Pick of the Month: Patti Callahan Henry, The Story She Left Behind Emma Donoghue, The Paris Express Emilia Hart, The Sirens F&F 2025 Subscription Box with Oxford Exchange
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