Tune in at 7pm ET for TONIGHT’s episode! Join us Wednesday, March 19th at 7pm Eastern on the F&F Facebook page and YouTube channel as Ron Block and Kristin Harmel welcome internationally bestselling author of contemporary and historical fiction, Emma Donoghue, to discuss her latest book, The Paris Express, a sweeping historical novel about an infamous 1895 railway disaster at the Paris Montparnasse train station.
Emma Donoghue is the author of sixteen novels, including the award-winning national bestseller Room, the basis for the Academy Award-winning film of the same name starring Brie Larson. Emma’s fiction has been translated into more than forty languages and she has written the screenplays for her novels Room and The Wonder, and nine stage plays. Her next film is the adaptation of Helen Macdonald’s NYT-bestselling memoir, H Is for Hawk. Emma joins us to discuss The Paris Express which has gotten starred reviews from both Publishers Weekly and Booklist and been named a most anticipated book of the year by the Los Angeles Times and Oprah Daily. Watch the video broadcast of this interview as it airs Wed 3/19 at 7pm ET on the F&F Facebook group page & YouTube channel. Catch the audio version on our podcast Fri 3/21. Order Emma’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 had the best time ever seeing the Eagles at the Sphere in Las Vegas. The visuals were mind blowing and the band was incredible—a once in a lifetime experience…and right before leaving for book tour! Patti got underway on Monday with an incredible F&F Live event at the Atlanta History Center. She’s so grateful to MKA, Kristy & Kristin for all their love and support and to this entire incredible community. Then it was on to Greenville on Tuesday (pub day for The Story She Left Behind!) and onward from there. She hopes to see lots of you out on the road, so check her website for full tour details & ticketing links. Meanwhile, check out Patti’s new original essay for People magazine that went live on their website on Sunday. KRISTY WOODSON HARVEY had the best time celebrating Patti’s gorgeous new novel with some of her fave people in Atlanta! She is working away on her 2026 edits this week and getting so excited for the Beach House Rules tour coming soon! She hopes to see so many of you very soon! KRISTIN HARMEL had an amazing time in Atlanta with Patti, Kristy, Mary Kay, Meg, Ron, Lisa, Brenda, and so many of YOU to celebrate the launch of Patti's new book! She's so glad the book is out in the world. She flew home the morning after the event to join her husband and son on spring break and is looking forward to a few days poolside, with a manuscript in hand to edit! MARY KAY ANDREWS loved seeing so many Friends and Fiction members when she was in conversation this past Saturday in Atlanta with Colleen Oakley for her new novel JANE AND DAN AT THE END OF THE WORLD. The only thing better was having our whole crew, including Meg Walker and Ron Block together for our F&F live launch for Patti’s fabulous new historical novel THE STORY SHE LEFT BEHIND. MKA will be in conversation at Eagle Eye Books in Decatur on Tuesday Mar. 25 with cookbook author (and Cake Doctor) Anne Byrn for her stunning new book BAKING IN THE AMERICAN SOUTH. Go here for more info. 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
Patti has events this week in Bluffton, SC & Savannah, GA (Wed), Sea Island, GA & Charleston, SC (Thurs), Greensboro & Raleigh, NC (Fri), Pittsboro, NC (Sat), Wilmington, NC (Sun), Myrtle Beach, SC & Ocean Isle Beach, NC (Mon), and St. Louis, MO (Tues). View Patti’s full 2025 book tour for The Story She Left Behind HERE. Tues., March 25, 7:00pm — Mary Kay Andrews at Eagle Eye Book Shop in Decatur, GA in conversation with cookbook author Anne Byrn. To attend the event you must purchase a copy of Anne’s Baking in the American South or Skillet Love. Details 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, the full F&F family—Mary Kay Andrews, Kristin Harmel, Kristy Woodson Harvey, plus Ron & Meg—gathered with Patti Callahan Henry for a celebration of her new historical novel, The Story She Left Behind. Those live launch episode was a great time, complete with a reprise of Friends & Fiction Theater! 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 Already aired: Colleen Oakley, Jane and Dan at the End of the World Already aired: 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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