Tune in at 7pm ET for TONIGHT’s episode! Join us Wednesday, November 13th at 7pm Eastern on the F&F Facebook page and YouTube channel as Kristin Harmel & Mary Kay Andrews welcome #1 New York Times bestselling author, David Baldacci to discuss To Die For, the third installment in his 6:20 Man series which finds Travis Devine in the Pacific Northwest to aid in a complicated FBI case where he’s about to come face-to-face with his nemesis, the girl on the train
David Baldacci is a global #1 bestselling author, and one of the world’s favorite storytellers with books published in 45+ languages in 80+ countries, with 150-million copies sold worldwide. His works have been adapted for both feature film and television. David and his wife co-founded the Wish You Well Foundation, a non-profit dedicated to supporting literacy efforts across America. He joins us from his home in Virginia to discuss his brand-new twisty whodunit, To Die For, which has been praised for its “fast-moving excitement” and “satisfying finish” in a starred review from Kirkus. Watch the video broadcast of this interview as it airs Wed 11/13 at 7pm ET on the F&F Facebook group page & YouTube channel. Catch the audio version on our podcast Fri 11/15. Order David’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 enjoyed the most wonderful week with all things book-ish, with her Friends & Fiction family, as well as Tim Ehrenberg of Tim Talks Books. They raised money for cancer support in Florida with the Florida Cancer Specialists and funds for the good work done at The Amelia Island Book Festival. She then spent the weekend recuperating from the travel and laughter. We are now four months out from publication of The Story She Left Behind – watch out for announcements of tour and events and so much more. KRISTY WOODSON HARVEY loved hanging out with her Friends & Fiction pals plus Tim of Tim Talks Books last week. She went straight to celebrate her “littlest sister’s” (love sister, not blood sister) gorgeous wedding with her family and hometown friends. Fun fact: This is one of the people A Happier Life is dedicated to! She is so excited to get back to the page this week and thinks that maybe… just maybe… she might finish her first, icky, ugly first draft of her 2026 novel this week. Meanwhile, she and her team are hard at work on the tour for Beach House Rules! Have suggestions of where she should go? Drop her a line on Instagram or Facebook! KRISTIN HARMEL loved spending time with her Friends & Fiction family, plus Tim Ehrenberg, last week! She can’t believe Kristy is about to finish the first draft of her 2026 novel! Man, that woman writes fast! Kristin is looking forward to galleys of The Stolen Life of Colette Marceau (her June 2025 novel) being available in the next week or two, and she’s hard at work on her 2026 novel (though clearly not as efficiently as Kristy!). She’s looking forward to introducing David Baldacci to the Friends & Fiction community on tonight’s show; he’s a strong supporter of literacy initiatives, and his mission to get people reading goes right to the heart of what Friends & Fiction is all about. MARY KAY ANDREWS is settling back to work at home after a fun time in Florida with the F&F crew, and is not at ALL bitter that she couldn’t master The Perfect Couple dance as demonstrated by our friend Tim Ehrenberg, the infamous man from Nantucket. (You can see the video on our Friends & Fiction Instagram feed.) On Saturday she dressed up as Mrs. Santa to sign books at the Seaside Sisters holiday open house on Tybee Island, Ga., where she left lots of signed copies of her most recent holiday book, Bright Lights, Big Christmas, as well as Summers At The Saint. Go here to order your own signed copies. In the meantime, MKA is looking forward to speaking this Thursday at the Trussville, Alabama public library. Go here to buy a ticket, which includes a signed copy of Summers At The Saint. And if you’re in the mood for a quick holiday read or listen, check out MKA’s new bestselling Amazon Original short story Holiday Hideaway available as an e-book and audiobook 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
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On last week’s episode of The Friends & Fiction Show, Kristin Harmel & Patti Callahan Henry welcomed New York Times bestselling author, J.T. Ellison, to discuss her new novel, A Very Bad Thing, about one author at the pinnacle of her career, whose past threatens to destroy everything she has and everyone she knows. Order J.T.’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: F&F Pick of the Month: Jodi Picoult, By Any Other Name Already aired: Liane Moriarty, Here One Moment Already aired: Jean Hanff Korelitz, The Sequel Already aired: Sophie Kinsella, What Does It Feel Like Already aired: Marybeth Whalen, Every Moment Since Already aired: F&F Oct. Pick of the Month: Paula Hawkins, The Blue Hour Already aired: Louise Penny, The Grey Wolf Already aired: J.T. Ellison, A Very Bad Thing David Baldacci, To Die For F&F Pick of the Month: Michael Connelly, The Waiting Craig Johnson, Tooth and Claw Signe Pike, The Shadowed Land Jillian Cantor, The Greatest Lie of All F&F Pick of the Month: Hazel Gaynor & Heather Webb, Christmas with the Queen F&F Secret Santa Holiday Party F&F Merch Store
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