Happy New Year from Friends & Fiction! Tune in at 7pm ET for TONIGHT’s show—our 250th episode! Join us Wednesday, January 1st at 7pm Eastern on the F&F Facebook page and YouTube channel as Kristin Harmel & Patti Callahan Henry welcome NYT-bestselling author Fiona Davis to discuss her latest utterly addictive historical novel, The Stolen Queen, which transports us from New York City’s glamorous Met Gala in the 1970s to the labyrinth streets of 1930s Cairo and back.
Fiona Davis is the New York Times bestselling author of seven historical fiction novels, each set in a different iconic New York City building, including The Spectacular, The Magnolia Palace, The Address, and The Lions of Fifth Avenue, which was a Good Morning America book club pick. Her articles have appeared in publications like The Wall Street Journal and the Oprah magazine. Fiona first came to New York as an actress, but fell in love with writing after getting a master's degree at Columbia Journalism School. Her books have been translated into more than twenty languages. She joins us to discuss The Stolen Queen in which New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art and the pharaohs' tombs of Egypt take center stage. Watch the video broadcast of this interview as it airs Wed 1/1 at 7pm ET on the F&F Facebook group page & YouTube channel. Catch the audio version on our podcast Fri 1/3. Order Fiona’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 wants to say Happy New Year to her FF community! She spent a very quiet Christmas week with family in South Carolina, then the week in between where she rarely knew what day it was. Now she’s gearing up for The Story She Left Behind (out in only 10 weeks!). Over the break she published a piece about 20 lessons she’s learned in her 20 years in publishing – Twenty Years of Searching for Stories. Again, Happy New Year! KRISTY WOODSON HARVEY had a wonderful Christmas with her family and was SO excited because Fodor’s did an article on her Christmas in Peachtree Bluff town tours! It was so cool! She has spent a fun few days in Palm Beach and Jupiter with her family and friends and is looking forward to ringing in a fabulous 2025! She just loves a fresh, new year! Happy New Year to all of you! KRISTIN HARMEL had a lovely, quiet Christmas and then spent a few days with her extended family at Disney’s Vero Beach Resort (where the temperature was close to 80–perfect pool weather for the kids!). She's excited for a big year, including the five-year anniversary of Friends & Fiction in April and the release of The Stolen Life of Colette Marceau in June! Happy New Year, friends! MARY KAY ANDREWS celebrated Christmas in a big way, with a Christmas Eve gathering, followed up by hosting family dinner for 22. Mr. MKA’s roast duckling and standing rib-roasts were the star of the dinner, although the crew devoured the carrot cake with maple cream cheese frosting. The week between Christmas and New Year’s was a happy blur. Wishing everyone a joyous and peaceful 2025! 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
Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 11am – Sunday, January 19, 2025 at 2pm — Patti & Kristin together with Kwame Alexander at the 20th Annual Wild Dunes Author Event & Weekend hosted by Mary Alice Monroe. Info & tickets HERE. Monday, March 17, 2025 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 20205 book tour for The Story She Left Behind 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, Patti Callahan Henry, Meg Walker & Ron Block — all gathered on-screen together (in some of the ugliest sweaters you ever did see) for the F&F Holiday Office Party, complete with a rousing round of Name That Holiday Tune, a fun game of Bookish Holiday Trivia, and a laugh-filled Lightning Round where they shared favorites and least favorites when it comes to all things Christmas. Check it out for a full dose of holiday merriment. 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.Fiona Davis, The Stolen Queen Kate Fagan, The Three Lives of Cate Kay F&F January Pick of the Month: Tara Dorabji, Call Her Freedom Scott Turow, Presumed Guilty Lisa Genova, More or Less Maddy Victoria Christopher Murray, Harlem Rhapsody Christina Clancy, The Snowbirds F&F February Pick of the Month: Pam Jenoff, Last Twilight in Paris 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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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 Debbie Macomber about her novel, A CHRISTMAS DUET. Mark your calendars for January 27th for their next author guest, Lauren Connolly, when they’ll discuss her novel, PS: I HATE YOU. 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 January prompt is to read a book with a title that begins with a P, B, or J. Stay in Touch!Subscribe to our PODCAST. Upgrade to our PAID Subscription for bonus content from our hosts and guests.
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