Tune in at 7pm ET for TONIGHT’s episode! Join us Wednesday, June 26th, at 7pm Eastern on the F&F Facebook page and YouTube channel as Patti Callahan Henry & Ron Block welcome the award-winning and New York Times bestselling author Chris Whitaker to discuss his newly announced Read with Jenna pick, All the Colors of the Dark, an epic novel about a man fixated on finding a missing woman―and the FBI agent on his tail, who might be even more obsessed than he is.
Chris Whitaker is the author of five novels including Tall Oaks, All the Wicked Girls, and The Forevers, as well as the instant New York Times bestselling phenomenon We Begin at the End which was optioned by Disney’s 20th Television and was named a #1 Indie Next Pick, a Waterstones Thriller of the Month, a Barnes & Noble Book Club Pick, and a GMA Buzz Pick. Chris joins us to discuss his highly-anticipated and super buzz-worthy new novel which Kristin Hannah said kept her “frantically turning the pages and somehow made me cry at the end” and which Bonnie Garmus called “impeccably crafted, deeply emotional, entirely shattering.” Watch the video broadcast of this interview as it airs on Wed 6/26 at 7pm ET on the F&F Facebook group page & YouTube channel, or catch the audio version on our podcast on Fri 6/28. Order Chris’s book on Bookshop.org! Upgrade to our PAID Subscription for a bonus Q&A with Chris which includes a writing tip, book recommendation, and information about his work-in-progress, plus other great material not covered on the show! Latest News from the Fab Four!
KRISTY WOODSON HARVEY is so excited that it is the launch week of A HAPPIER LIFE! She hopes to see so many of you on tour in the coming weeks. She is beyond thankful for all the launch week love, you have made her feel so special. If you want to know more about A HAPPIER LIFE check out her recent article in Salisbury Post where she shares her inspiration for the book! PATTI CALLAHAN HENRY has spent the week diving back into the edits for The Story She Left Behind, cooking summertime meals, eating Georgia peaches, and enjoying the quiet while simultaneously missing the shouts and chaos of the grandgirls. She is packing for a trip to New York tomorrow where she will get to meet up with our own Meg Walker as well as her publishing team at Atria, preparing for the March release! AND THEN onto St. Louis to celebrate the release of A HAPPIER LIFE with her Friends and Fiction family. She wants to thank EVERYONE for the loving and warm response to her COVER AND TITLE REVEAL – she was overwhelmed with gratitude and there is so much more to talk about! MARY KAY ANDREWS had a fun signing for SUMMERS AT THE SAINT last Friday night at Scholar and Scribe, a new-ish bookstore in Fayetteville, GA, (where she left plenty of signed copies) and she’ll have her last official event for SATS tomorrow, Thursday June 27, at Poe and Company in Milton, GA, before jetting off for St. Louis to join the other F&F crew to celebrate the release of our Kristy’s A HAPPIER LIFE. KRISTIN HARMEL capped off a long work week with a quick, one-night staycation at Disney’s Wilderness Lodge (which included fireworks, a quick visit to the Magic Kingdom, a boat ride, and two glorious pool days) with her husband (Jason), son (Noah), and mom! She can't wait to see her F&F sisters (and all of YOU!) in St. Louis this week! Jason and Noah are coming along, and they plan to visit family, tour the Arch, and go to a Cardinals game! (Fun fact: Kristin's first job was working for the St. Louis Cardinals in their former spring training home of St. Pete, Florida!) 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
Click HERE to see Kristy Woodson Harvey’s full book tour for the June 25th release of her new hardcover, A Happier Life. Friday, June 28, 7pm ET — Join all four founders and hosts of Friends & Fiction—along with Meg Walker & Ron Block—together in-person in St. Louis for a launch celebration and garden party for Kristy’s A Happier Life hosted by The Novel Neighbor at the St. Louis County Library Post Event Space, 1640 S. Lindbergh Blvd., Ladue, MO. Get tickets HERE. Friday, September 27 — An F&F Live event to benefit Earlier.org at High Point Country Club in High Point, NC. Details & ticketing info to come. Sunday, September 29 — An F&F Live brunch event at the Bookmarks Festival of Books & Authors in Winston-Salem, NC. Details & ticketing info to come. Wednesday, November 6, 6pm ET — Join all four founders and hosts of Friends & Fiction—along with Meg Walker & Ron Block—together in-person at the Grand Bohemian Hotel in Orlando, FL for a unique fundraising event benefiting the Florida Cancer Specialists (FCS) Foundation which will include a reception over cocktails and hors d’oeuvres, an intimate presentation, book sales, and an autograph session. Get tickets HERE. Thursday, November 7 — An F&F Live afternoon tea event hosted by the Amelia Island Book Festival at The Ritz-Carlton in Amelia Island, FL. Details & ticketing info to come. Want to know what these F&F Live events are all about? Watch this video compilation! And then grab your tickets to meet up with us in St. Louis on Friday! Did not find video In Case You Missed It
On last week’s episode of The Friends & Fiction Show, the Fab Four gathered to celebrate this month’s F&F Featured Author, the NYT-bestselling author of The Summer of Songbirds and the Peachtree Bluff series, our very own Kristy Woodson Harvey, to discuss her brand-new book, our June 2024 Pick of the Month A HAPPIER LIFE, a tender and touching novel about a young woman who discovers the family she has always longed for when she spends a life-changing summer in North Carolina. Order Kristy’s book from the F&F Shop on Bookshop.org, where you’ll also find books by all our hosts and guests, all at a discount—and where all your purchases support our show and our beloved indie bookstores nationwide! 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: Lisa Scottoline, The Truth About the Devlins Already aired: Jo Piazza, The Sicilian Inheritance Already aired: F&F April Pick of the Month: Emily Henry, Funny Story Already aired: Sally Hepworth, Darling Girls Already aired: Janet Skeslien Charles, Miss Morgan's Book Brigade Already aired: Ruth Ware, One Perfect Couple Already aired: F&F May Pick of the Month: Mary Kay Andrews, Summers at the Saint Already aired: Steven Rowley, The Guncle Abroad Already aired: Sunny Hostin, Summer on Highland Beach Already aired: Annabel Monaghan, Summer Romance Already aired: Lisa Wingate, Shelterwood Already aired: F&F June Pick of the Month: Kristy Woodson Harvey, A Happier Life Chris Whitaker, All the Colors of the Dark Stay tuned for the announcement (coming soon!) of our Summer 2024 Season (July-September) guest line-up! We’ve got great things in store! Bonus Episodes!
The Fab Four (along with Meg & Ron) are taking turns interviewing some additional authors in short video segments we are calling “Behind the Book.” Check out a few recent bonus interviews that we’ve run on the F&F YouTube channel! WATCH Kristy’s interview with Gilmore Girls star Devon Sorvari, who is also the voice of Keaton in the audiobook version of A HAPPIER LIFE. WATCH Kristin’s interview with Erika Robuck about her new highly-anticipated WWII historical novel, The Last Twelve Miles. WATCH Kristin & Kristy’s interview with Lisa Barr about her new highly-anticipated WWII historical novel, The Goddess of Warsaw. WATCH Kristin’s conversation with Christina Lauren about their brand-new instant NYT-bestselling hit The Paradise Problem. WATCH MKA’s conversation with the award-winning voice artist Kathleen McInerney who narrates the Summers at the Saint audiobook. WATCH Patti & MKA’s interview with Sheila Roberts about her newest The Best Life Book Club. F&F Merch Store & 2024 Subscription Box
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. F&F Official Book Club & 2024 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 more than 30k 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 Mary Kay Andrews about her novel, Summers at the Saint. Mark your calendars for July 15th for their next author guest, Katherine Center, when they’ll discuss her novel, The Rom-Commers. With the help of Annissa Armstrong, the Book Club is also hosting the 2024 F&F Reading Challenge. Join them for a different category prompt each month to read outside your comfort zone. The May prompt is to read a book set in a place you’d like to visit, and for June it’s to read a book with the word “summer” in the title. Stay in Touch!Subscribe to our PODCAST. Upgrade to our PAID Subscription for bonus content from our hosts and guests. You're currently a free subscriber to Friends & Fiction's Substack. For the full experience, upgrade your subscription.
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