Meet New York Times bestselling author Wiley Cash who joins us live from Park Road Books in Charlotte, NC to discuss his new book WHEN GHOSTS COME HOME. We chat with him about how his North Carolina roots find their way into his writing, what it means to be a Southern writer, how his writing helped him navigate loss and big life upheavals, and we learn a bit about this craft, process, and work as a college writing professor. https://www.wileycash.com/
Meet #1 New York Times bestselling author Emily Henry. We talk to her about her inspirations and her writing process, her successes, goals, and conquering writer’s block, and, of course, about her blockbuster bestseller PEOPLE WE MEET ON VACATION and last year’s phenomenon BEACH READ. https://www.emilyhenrybooks.com/
On this episode, we welcome TWO journalist-turned-author guests as we commemorate the 20th anniversary of 9/11. Meet Daryn Kagan who spent more than 12 years as an anchor on CNN, reporting live from several major events around the world, including the war in Iraq, the September 11th terrorist attacks, and numerous presidential elections. Today, Daryn is a syndicated newspaper columnist, and the author of HOPE POSSIBLE. We will also welcome Paula Faris who is a journalist (formerly co-anchor of Good Morning America Weekend and co-host on The View), podcaster, and author of the book CALLED OUT. Hear about their journeys from high pressure jobs in national television, to carving out more time for family and for themselves, and to becoming published authors.
On this episode we welcome TWO rockstar author guests. Megan Abbottis a New York Times bestselling and Edgar-winning author of several hit novels, including You Will Know Me, The Fever, and Dare Me, which she also co-executive produced as a TV series for Netflix. Her new book, THE TURNOUT, came out in early August and was a Read with Jenna book club pick and Megan’s first-ever book to land on the New York Times bestseller list. Laura Lippman is a former journalist and the New York Times bestselling author of the Tess Monaghan series and several standalone novels, including Lady in the Lake. She has won the Edgar, the Anthony, the Agatha, the Shamus, the Nero Wolfe, Gumshoe and Barry awards. She joins us to talk about her new book, DREAM GIRL, about a novelist plagued by mysterious phone calls from a woman claiming to be his main character. https://www.meganabbott.com/ http://www.lauralippman.net/
Back by popular demand, is the one, the only Karin Slaughter. The wonderfully witty and wildly talented New York Times bestselling, Edgar-nominated author of 21 novels with 35-million copies of her books sold around the globe joins us to talk about her latest up-all-night thriller, FALSE WITNESS. This is a can’t-miss episode! Karin is always full of surprises. This time, we have lots of fun surprises in store for her! https://www.karinslaughter.com/
Join F&F for a special Sunday Bonus episode focused on the craft of writing. F&F welcomes the writing instructor, essayist and prize-winning author of seven books, including this year’s A Boob’s Life (which is in development for HBO Max by producer Salma Hayek), Leslie Lehr. Joining Leslie is her husband—screenwriting guru, director, highly sought-after writing consultant, and The Anatomy of Story author John Truby. https://leslielehr.com/ https://truby.com/
This episode is all about debut authors! F&F welcomes to the show four first-time novelists—all with new or recent books out—to learn all about their journey to publication. Meet acclaimed actor Lou Diamond Phillips (Young Guns, La Bamba, Prodigal Son) as we hear all about his debut YA science fiction fantasy novel The Tinderbox (released 8/3/21 by Blackstone), inspired by Hans Christian Andersen’s famous fairy tale of the same name. We also welcome Gervais Hagerty (In Polite Company, out 8/17/21 from William Morrow), Addison Armstrong (The Light of Luna Park, released 8/10/21 by Penguin), and Paige Crutcher (The Orphan Witch, coming 9/28/21 from St. Martin’s Press). https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001617/ https://gervaishagerty.com/ https://addisonarmstrong.com/ https://paigecrutcher.com/
Meet New York Times bestselling author, Taylor Jenkins Reid, whose books have been chosen by Reese’s Book Club, Read with Jenna, Indie Next, Best of Amazon, and Book of the Month. Taylor is the author of seven novels, including DAISY JONES AND THE SIX, which is currently being adapted by Hello Sunshine into a limited series for Amazon. She joins us to discuss her most recent book, the instant New York Times bestseller and Read with Jenna pick, MALIBU RISING, which is in development with Hulu for a limited series. https://taylorjenkinsreid.com/
New York Times bestselling author Lauren Willig joins the show to chat about her latest work of historical fiction, Band of Sisters, which just came out a few months ago. Hear about the book, about her fabulous, frequent collaborations with Karen White and Beatriz Williams, her hugely popular Pink Carnation series, and how she so adeptly balances work and life. https://laurenwillig.com/
Meet the #1 bestselling author of ORPAHN TRAIN, Christina Baker Kline and learn all about her new novel, the instant bestseller THE EXILES, her research and writing process, and the challenge of blending fact and fiction. http://christinabakerkline.com/
