Tune in at 7pm ET for TONIGHT’s episode! Join us Wednesday, March 4th at 7pm Eastern on the F&F Facebook page and YouTube channel as Mary Kay Andrews & Patti Callahan Henry welcome New York Times and USA Today bestselling novelist Joshilyn Jackson to discuss her fast-paced new thriller, Missing Sister, a chilling story of sisters and revenge.
Joshilyn is the author of eleven previous novels, including Gods in Alabama and Never Have I Ever. Her books have been translated into more than a dozen languages. A former actor and an award-winning audiobook narrator, Joshilyn is a recent expat from the American South. She joins us from her new home in upstate New York to discuss Missing Sister, the book Karin Slaughter calls “deliciously sinister,” and which has gotten starred reviews in Kirkus (“propulsive and satisfying”) and Library Journal (“heart-pounding”). Watch the video broadcast of this interview as it airs on Wed 3/4 at 7pm ET on the F&F Facebook group page & YouTube channel. Catch the audio version on our podcast Fri 3/6. Order Joshilyn’s new 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!
MARY KAY ANDREWS spent a whirlwind weekend in New York City, along with her favorite ROAD TRIP wing-woman Meg Walker (see what we did there?). The itinerary included a spin through the Chelsea Flea Market and dinner with old publishing friends including John Searles, whose new novel SINGLE GIRLS will be out in July. Look for John and MKA to pair up this summer on book tour. The highlight of the weekend was attending a talk by historian Heather Cox Richardson. On Monday, MKA was in conversation with our Patti, on day one of the paperback launch of THE STORY SHE LEFT BEHIND at Poe & Company Books. Patti left lots of stories behind, if you didn’t catch her there. (Ooops. Did it again.) And if you’re in Atlanta this Thursday, come catch MKA in conversation with Joshilyn Jackson at Eagle Eye Books in Decatur, where they’ll be chatting about Joshilyn’s new thriller MISSING SISTER. Go here for book-with-ticket info. KRISTIN HARMEL is so excited that she gets to do not one but TWO events with Patti this week: Once tomorrow (Thursday) when they are in conversation at Writer’s Block Bookstore in Winter Park to celebrate the paperback launch of Patti’s THE STORY SHE LEFT BEHIND and then again on Saturday at the Southwest Florida Reading Festival in Fort Myers, where Kristin and Patti will be in conversation again at 1pm on Adult Stage A. The reading festival will also include F&F faves such as Fiona Davis, Annabel Monaghan, Sarah Pekkanen, Alka Joshi, Lisa Wingate, Wally Lamb, Brad Thor, and more… Kristin is looking forward to seeing all of them, and she hopes you’ll come out, too, if you’re in Southwest Florida! She also learned to play cribbage last weekend (taught by her father-in-law, Mark, and her husband’s 90-year-old grandfather, Grandpa Trouba, a fellow World War II buff) and went to a fun Sister Hazel concert with several friends at House of Blues in Orlando. KRISTY WOODSON HARVEY had the best time at the Amelia Island Book Festival with so many amazing authors, including F&F faves like Kate Quinn and Ashley Elston! Her Amazon exclusive short story LEAVE IT UP TO LOVE is out now, not just for Prime members. It’s short, sweet, and only $1.99 on Kindle and Audible! And… drumroll please… in case you missed it, she announced a new Peachtree Bluff Book, FALLING FOR PEACHTREE BLUFF, coming September 15! Check out her website for more information. She can’t wait to share it with you! PATTI CALLAHAN HENRY spent a lovely weekend attending the Southern Voices in Hoover, AL — where she got to visit with author pals like Ariel Lawhon, Katherine Center, and Hank Phillippi Ryan — before getting things underway bright and early Monday morning for the paperback tour for THE STORY SHE LEFT BEHIND. Things kicked off in grand style with a double-header in Atlanta on Monday. Poe & Co hosted a fabulous luncheon event where Patti was joined by F&F’s own MKA and then she was joined by Colleen Oakley that same evening with Cobb County Library. Tuesday brought her to Winston-Salem, NC and today she shuffled down to Florida where the rest of her tour events will take place over the next week. It has been so amazing to see so many incredible F&F community members. Patti is so grateful to all of you who have made it out to her events so far. It means the world. Lots more events to come so get the details on her website 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
Catch Patti on tour NOW for the paperback release of The Story She Left Behind! See all of her events HERE. Kristy will be touring in May for her forthcoming book, Summer State of Mind. Stay tuned to her events page HERE. MKA will be touring in June for her forthcoming book, Road Trip. Stay tuned to her events page HERE. Kristin will be touring in July/August for her forthcoming book, Meet Me in Paris. Stay tuned to her events page HERE. Want to know what our F&F Live events are all about? Watch this video compilation!  In Case You Missed It
On our most recent new episode of The Friends & Fiction Show, Ron Block & Patti Callahan Henry welcomed acclaimed author Terah Shelton Harris to discuss her new novel, Where the Wildflowers Grow, poignant story of survival and redemption that questions what it means to stop existing and start living. 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: Brad Meltzer, The Viper Already aired: Jayne Ann Krentz, The Shop on Hidden Lane Already aired: Jesse Q. Sutanto, Read Between the Lies Already aired: Paula McLain, Skylark Already aired: Janie Chang, The Fourth Princess & Kate Quinn, The Astral Library Already aired: Omid Scobie & Robin Benway, Royal Spin Already aired: Terah Shelton Harris, Where the Wildflowers Grow Joshilyn Jackson, Missing Sister Lucy Score, Mistakes Were Made Virginia Evans, The Correspondent & Allen Levi, Theo of Golden F&F 2026 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 nearly 40,000 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 Vanessa Riley about her new novel, Fire Sword and Sea. Mark your calendars for March 16th for their next author guest, Heather Webber, when they’ll discuss her new novel, The Forget-Me-Not Library. The Book Club is also hosting the 2026 F&F Reading Challenge. Join them for a different category prompt each month to read outside your comfort zone. The February prompt is to read a BIPOC Goodreads nominee or award winner and for March it’s to read a book from an indie or small press. Stay in Touch!Subscribe to our PODCAST. Upgrade to our PAID Subscription for bonus content from our hosts and guests.
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