A few months after the founding of Friends & Fiction, the authors realized something was missing: a grassroots book club, where readers could delve even deeper into discussing the books they’re reading, including books by founding authors Mary Kay Andrews, Kristin Harmel, Kristy Woodson Harvey, and Patti Callahan Henry. The idea for the Friends & Fiction Official Book Club was born, and now, it is run by avid readers (and good friends of the Fab Four!) Brenda Gardner and Lisa Harrison.
The Zibby Award-winning Friends & Fiction Official Book Club with Brenda & Lisa is a tightly knit, supportive group of book lovers and writers. They host monthly book club discussions with authors (including the Fab Four) streamed live to Facebook, special bookish events, and quarterly happy hours with librarian and Friends & Fiction Writers’ Block podcast host Ron Block. Moderator Annissa Armstrong leads the annual reading challenge and monthly Saturday giveaways.
Brenda Gardner has been a lover of books and libraries since childhood, and her favorite genres are literary fiction and historical fiction. She is a regular attendee at literary festivities, and you can follow her at @BrendaByTheBook on Instagram.
Lisa Harrison loves to attend fan conventions and book festivals, and is a regular panelist at DragonCon in Atlanta. She loves to read witchy books, literary fiction, and mysteries. You can keep up with all of her shenanigans on Instagram at @LisaGetsLit.
Check out previous Friends & Fiction Official Book Club discussions on the book club’s YouTube channel and follow them on Instagram at @friendsandfictionbookclub. Join the Friends & Fiction Official Book Club with Brenda & Lisa—which has grown to more than 20,000 members—now by clicking here. Happy reading!
