Tune in at 7pm ET for TONIGHT’s episode! Join us Wednesday, February 11th at 7pm Eastern on the F&F Facebook page and YouTube channel as Kristy Woodson Harvey & Kristin Harmel welcome preeminent journalist and royal biographer Omid Scobie and his National Book Award-winning co-author Robin Benway to discuss their much-anticipated novel, Royal Spin, in which they draw from their real world expertise to create an irresistibly entertaining story about a young American woman who takes a job at Buckingham Palace—where she finds herself tangled in a royal mess she might not be able to spin her way out of.
Omid Scobie is a British journalist and NYT-bestselling author of Finding Freedom and Endgame, which have been published in more than 20 countries. He spent 12 years covering the royal beat for major outlets including ABC News, Good Morning America, and Harper’s Bazaar. Scobie is co-creator, writer, and executive producer on the forthcoming TV adaptation of Royal Spin. Robin Benway is a National Book Award-winning and NYT-bestselling author of nine YA novels (Far from the Tree, Emmy & Oliver), which have been published in more than 25 countries. Her nonfiction work has appeared in the Los Angeles Times, Bustle, Elle, and more. Omid & Robin join us from their home base in LA to discuss their first co-written novel, Royal Spin, which Jasmine Guillory calls, “hugely entertaining and engaging” and “a fun, page-turner of a book!” Watch the video broadcast of this interview as it airs on Wed 2/11 at 7pm ET on the F&F Facebook group page & YouTube channel. Catch the audio version on our podcast Fri 2/13. Order Omid & Robin’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 delightful afternoon on Saturday at the F&F Official Book Club Galentine’s Day party in Atlanta, at Poe & Company Books, with author pal Lynn Cullen. She always loves getting to see (and hug!) our F&F members. Like the rest of America, she’s been glued to the television, watching the Olympic winter games. She and her publishing team are putting the finishing touches on plans for the summer tour for Road Trip, so watch her social media for all the deets! KRISTIN HARMEL is celebrating both her husband Jason’s and her son Noah’s birthdays this week! (She actually went into labor with Noah ten years ago on Jason’s birthday!) So it’s a full week of celebrations–mixed in with second pass pages (another chance to see the full manuscript, laid out in print form) of MEET ME IN PARIS! She’s also loving all the Olympics coverage on NBC–and speaking of NBC, she (along with many of you) is holding Savannah Guthrie and her family close in her thoughts and prayers. KRISTY WOODSON HARVEY celebrated her husband’s birthday with lots of friends and an EPIC Tar Heel basketball win in the form of a 3-pointer at the buzzer. And loved watching Drake Maye–another former Tar Heel–in the Super Bowl. And, let’s face it, watching the commercials. She is watching the Olympics every free second. Figure skating has always been her favorite. She celebrated her short story LEAVE IT UP TO LOVE hitting #7 overall on Kindle, and wants to remind everyone that if you are an Amazon Prime member, it is totally free for you! She is working away on all the promotion for SUMMER STATE OF MIND in the form of interviews and lots of essays about summer and beach houses while it is absolutely freezing in Beaufort! Wishing everyone a wonderful week! PATTI CALLAHAN HENRY spent the week wrapping up the final edits for her new book – title to be announced soon! She just announced a few more events so check out her website (including a Feb. 22nd event with Allen Levi, author of Theo of Golden that so many of you love). Her paperbacks of The Story She Left Behind have arrived (check it out on Instagram HERE) and she is gearing up for paperback tour starting March 2nd! Please do come out and say hello! She is obsessed with the figure skaters and their stories in the Olympics (especially Barb and Nancy – IFYKYK!) 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 our most recent new episode of The Friends & Fiction Show, the full F&F family gathered to welcome this month’s F&F Featured Authors, the bestselling Janie Chang to discuss her haunting Gothic novel set in 1911 China, The Fourth Princess, and the NYT-bestselling Kate Quinn to discuss her gorgeously written fantastical adventure, The Astral Library. These are our TWO February 2026 Picks of the Month in one fabulous double whammy episode! 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 Omid Scobie & Robin Benway, Royal Spin 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 Rebecca Armitage about her debut novel, the December Reese's Book Club Pick, The Heir Apparent. Mark your calendars for February 23rd for their next author guest, Vanessa Riley, when they’ll discuss her new novel, Fire Sword and Sea. 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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