Tune in at 7pm ET for TONIGHT’s episode! Join us Wednesday, May 7th at 7pm Eastern on the F&F Facebook page and YouTube channel as the full Fab Four—Mary Kay Andrews, Kristin Harmel, Kristy Woodson Harvey & Patti Callahan Henry — welcome New York Times bestselling author (and one of the original five founders of Friends & Fiction!), Mary Alice Monroe, to discuss her highly anticipated new book, Where The Rivers Merge, the first of two epic and triumphant novels celebrating one intrepid woman's life across multiple generations in the American South.
Mary Alice is the NYT-bestselling author of 27 books, including The Summer of Lost and Found, the 2021 installment in her beloved Beach House series. Nearly 8-million copies of her books have been published worldwide and she has earned numerous accolades and awards including induction into the South Carolina Academy of Authors’ Hall of Fame, the International Book Award for Green Fiction, and the prestigious Southern Book Prize for Fiction. An active conservationist, Mary Alice has championed the fragility of the earth’s wild habitat and the coastal southern landscape in her work and does hands-on volunteering with animals, including as a proud 20-year state-certified member of the Island Turtle Team. We are so excited to get the band back together and chat with Mary Alice all about Where The Rivers Merge which has gotten starred reviews from both Booklist and Library Journal and which Lisa Wingate calls, “book club fiction at its finest!” Watch the video broadcast of this interview as it airs Wed 5/7 at 7pm ET on the F&F Facebook group page & YouTube channel. Catch the audio version on our podcast Fri 5/9. Order Mary Alice’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 spent a lovely week working at home and then took a long weekend in the North Carolina mountains with her husband and parents! She was also doing some top secret research for her next novel (shhhssshhh) and then scooted down to South Carolina for two events in Bluffton and Hilton Head. And by the way – did she tell you she learned how to play MahJong? It’s true and she’s terrible at it but has fun! To check out all the new events she has coming up visit her TOUR DATES! KRISTY WOODSON HARVEY is prepping for her Beach House Rules tour and launch! She is currently celebrating ten years as an author with some special events where she can’t wait to celebrate with all of her readers the thankfulness she has to them for joining her on this amazing journey! Visit her website to find out all of the info! KRISTIN HARMEL celebrated her birthday with her husband and son over the weekend at Disney’s Coronado Springs (with a brief visit to Epcot) and is so grateful for all your birthday wishes! Now, she’s hunkered back down to finish the rough first draft of her 2026 novel this week. She’s hoping to type “The End” before heading off to Charleston on Thursday; she’s looking forward to speaking at the Post & Courier Author Luncheon on Friday, alongside Brad Meltzer, Jim Axelrod, and Annabelle Tometich. If you’re in the area, come on out; tickets are still available! MARY KAY ANDREWS had a productive week of writing at Tybee Island last week. She and Mr. MKA loved helping celebrate the upcoming nuptials of son Andrew, aka Boomerang Boy, and his fiancè Meghan at a beautiful party given by several of their friends in Americus, Ga. This Thursday she can’t wait to join Kristy for a fun Mother’s Day brunch with Poe & Company Bookstore in Milton, Ga. to pre-launch Kristy’s upcoming Beach House Rules. 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
View Patti’s full 2025 book tour for The Story She Left Behind HERE. View Kristy’s full 2025 book tour for Beach House Rules HERE. View Kristin’s full 2025 book tour for The Stolen Life of Colette Marceau HERE. See MKA’s upcoming events HERE. Thursday, May 8, 2025 — Mother’s Day Tea at 11:00am with Kristy Woodson Harvey and Mary Kay Andrews hosted by Poe & Company Bookstore at Rooftop at Crabapple Market in Milton, GA. GET TICKETS Friday, May 30, 2025—Friends & Fiction Live in Myrtle Beach to celebrate the launch of Beach House Rules by Kristy Woodson Harvey. Meet all four Friends & Fiction host authors! Hosted by Litchfield Books at 21 Main At North Beach in North Myrtle Beach, SC. The event begins at 10:45AM. Tickets are $80 and include a signed copy of Beach House Rules, a special gift, keynote presentation delivered by the Fab Four (plus Meg & Ron!), author Q&A, plated lunch & dessert, meet & greet, photo opportunity, and admittance to the private restaurant. Couples of the same household may exchange one event book for another title in the bookstore. Additional books by all four authors will be available for purchase at the event. GET TICKETS! Tuesday, June 17, 2025—Friends & Fiction Live at the Jersey Shore to celebrate the launch of The Stolen Life of Colette Marceau by Kristin Harmel. Meet all four Friends & Fiction host authors! Hosted by Booktowne at the Algonquin Arts Theatre in Manasquan, NJ. Doors open at 6:00PM. The show begins at 7:00 PM. Tickets are $45 and include a signed copy of The Stolen Life of Colette Marceau, lively keynote presentation delivered by the Fab Four (plus Meg & Ron!), and live audience Q&A session—plus sips & nibbles, meet & greet, book signings, and photo opportunities in the courtyard after the show! Additional books by all four authors will be available for purchase at the event. GET TICKETS! Want to know what our 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, Kristy Woodson Harvey & Patti Callahan Henry welcomed #1 New York Times bestselling author Carley Fortune to discuss One Golden Summer, a radiant, new escape to the lake which has already been named a Most Anticipated Book of 2025 by TODAY, E! News, Buzzfeed, Us Weekly, and The New York Post. 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: F&F March Pick of the Month: Patti Callahan Henry, The Story She Left Behind Already aired: Emma Donoghue, The Paris Express Already aired: Emilia Hart, The Sirens Already aired: Nita Prose, The Maid’s Secret Already aired: Dolen Perkins-Valdez, Happy Land Already aired: F&F April Pick of the Month—Jeneva Rose, The Perfect Divorce Already aired: Jasmine Guillory, Flirting Lessons Already aired: Carley Fortune, One Golden Summer Mary Alice Monroe, Where the Rivers Merge Ruth Reichl, The Paris Novel F&F May Pick of the Month—Kristy Woodson Harvey, Beach House Rules Kristina McMorris, The Girls of Good Fortune Summer Kick-Off Beach Party with Mary Kay Andrews, Annabel Monaghan, Meg Mitchell Moore, Martha Hall Kelly, Wendy Francis, Amy Mason Doan & Brooke Lea Foster F&F June Pick of the Month—Kristin Harmel, The Stolen Life of Collette Marceau Julie Clark, The Ghostwriter Jess Walter, So Far Gone 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: *Optional add-on: A paperback, signed, first edition of SUMMERS AT THE SAINT by Mary Kay Andrews (coming in paperback June 3)! Get your subscription NOW from Oxford Exchange! F&F Merch Store
We have a Friends & Fiction merch store with t-shirts, sweatshirts, coffee mugs and a book bag on Bonfire. We also have other items like wine tumblers, reading journals, and our original white v-neck logo tees available through Oxford Exchange. Tees in New Summer Colors!
We’ve added two fun, new summer colors to our Bonfire merch store in our signature Name List apparel line. These are perfect for the two upcoming F&F Live events or when attending Kristy & Kristin’s upcoming tour stops. How fun to dress to match the books?! We’re told if you order by May 11th, you should receive yours in time for Kristy’s F&F Live launch party on May 30th in Myrtle Beach! F&F Official Book Club & 2025 Reading Challenge
Join Brenda Gardner & Lisa Harrison for monthly book club picks and live online author chats on the Facebook page for the F&F Official Book Club with Brenda & Lisa, where they’ve amassed 35,000 of their own members. You can also follow the Book Club on Instagram and subscribe to their YouTube channel where you can catch past discussions, including their most recent chat with Patti Callahan Henry about her novel, The Story She Left Behind. Mark your calendars for May 19th for their next author guest, Viola Shipman, when they’ll discuss her new novel, The Page Turner. The Book Club is also hosting the 2025 F&F Reading Challenge. Join them for a different category prompt each month to read outside your comfort zone. The April prompt is to read a book with a question as its title and for May it’s to read a book with water on the cover. Stay in Touch!Subscribe to our PODCAST. Upgrade to our PAID Subscription for bonus content from our hosts and guests.
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