Tune in at 7pm ET for TONIGHT’s episode! Join us Wednesday, March 5th at 7pm Eastern on the F&F Facebook page and YouTube channel as Kristin Harmel & Mary Kay Andrews welcome bestselling author Colleen Oakley to discuss her new novel, Jane and Dan at the End of the World, a hilariously insightful take on midlife and marriage in which date night goes off the rails when one unhappy couple find themselves at the heart of a crime in progress.
Colleen Oakley is the USA Today bestselling author of six novels including The Mostly True Story of Tanner & Louise and The Invisible Husband of Frick Island. Her books have been translated into more than twenty languages, have been optioned for film, and have won multiple awards including Georgia Author of the Year and the French Reader’s Prize. A former magazine editor for Women’s Health & Fitness and Marie Claire, Colleen’s writing has appeared in The New York Times, Ladies’ Home Journal, Redbook, Parade, and Woman’s Day. She joins us from her home in Atlanta to discuss Jane and Dan at the End of the World, about which People magazine says, “this sharply original romp is entirely too much fun.” Watch the video broadcast of this interview as it airs Wed 3/5 at 7pm ET on the F&F Facebook group page & YouTube channel. Catch the audio version on our podcast Fri 3/7. Order Colleen’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 is readying for tour and all the exciting things that come with publication! There are some really exciting announcements coming up, but meanwhile, there is only one more Tuesday night Facebook LIVE session and this one is an “ask me anything” happening at 7pm ET on March 11th. Only twelve more days until our HUGE Friends & Fiction gathering at The Atlanta History Center to celebrate my book launch! Can’t wait to see as many of you as possible, so be sure to get your tickets! KRISTY WOODSON HARVEY had an amazing week speaking to celebrate 100 years of Catawba College in her hometown of Salisbury, NC and attending several meetings at UNC. She is so thrilled to announce her tour for BEACH HOUSE RULES–and several events between now and then! Check out her website for all the fun details. She and her family are heading to the Bahamas today for a relaxing vacation to celebrate her dad’s birthday. And then she’ll be speaking in Sanibel Island on March 11, so, if you’re in the area, come by! KRISTIN HARMEL is counting down the days until she gets to see her Friends & Fiction family (including many of you!) at Patti’s launch event in Atlanta on March 17th! In the meantime, she’s working hard to be able to walk again on the leg she broke in early January. MARY KAY ANDREWS enjoyed walking in her neighborhood park every day during last week’s glorious spring-like Atlanta weather. Which means this week it’ll probably snow. She also paid a quick visit to the Atlanta History Center, where our Peach (PCH) will have her Friends & Fiction Live launch for The Story She Left Behind in less than two weeks. You’re coming, right? In the meantime, MKA is looking forward to speaking at a fundraiser on Thursday for the Madison (Georgia) Boys and Girls Club, with book sales by hometown bookstore, The Book Bird. Tickets here. 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
Thursday, March 6, 6pm—MKA in Madison, GA in Marsden Hall at Empire Mills for a fundraiser to benefit the Madison-Morgan County Boys & Girls Club with cocktail reception, dinner, silent auction, and book signing. Details HERE. Tuesday, March 11 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’s been doing these every Tuesday evening the past three 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 fourth and final session in this series on Tues. 3/11! 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. View Kristy’s full 2025 book tour for Beach House Rules 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, Ron Block and Mary Kay Andrews welcomed #1 New York Times bestselling author C. J. Box to discuss the riveting 25th installment in his fan-favorite Joe Pickett series, Battle Mountain, in which outlaw falconer Nate Romanowski is off the grid and out for revenge. 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 Already aired: F&F February Pick of the Month: Pam Jenoff, Last Twilight in Paris Already aired: 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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