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On last week's show, our amazing guest @authormari On last week's show, our amazing guest @authormariebenedict gave us this great #writingtip! If you missed the episode live, head on over to our YouTube channel or Facebook page to catch up! And don't forget to tune in live tomorrow night at 7PM ET for our show with @pamjenoff!
Tomorrow's edition of the #friendsandfiction newsl Tomorrow's edition of the #friendsandfiction newsletter features an exclusive Q&A with this week’s guest, @pamjenoff. In addition to this tidbit, Pam tells us about what she’d be if she wasn’t a writer, the biggest misconceptions about her writing, the first piece of fiction she ever wrote, her writing rituals, her favorite indie, and the last book she raved about. Not subscribed? Head over to the link in our bio to sign up and never miss another issue! And don't forget to tune in live tomorrow night at 7pm ET for the show!
On next week’s episode of the #friendsandfiction On next week’s episode of the #friendsandfiction live Wednesday night web show, we are thrilled to welcome back our dear friend, New York Times bestselling author @pamjenoff!

Pam Jenoff is a law professor and the author of several works of historical fiction, including the NYT bestseller #theorphanstale. She holds a degree in international affairs from George Washington University, a degree in history from Cambridge, and a JD from UPenn. Her novels are inspired by her experiences working at the Pentagon and as a diplomat for the State Department handling Holocaust issues in Poland. She joins us to discuss her latest WW2 novel #codenamesapphire which @parkrowbooks will publish on February 7th. The early reviews are raves and we can’t wait to talk to Pam all about it.

See you Wed Feb 1st LIVE at 7pm ET on the F&F Facebook page and YouTube channel. Meanwhile, shop for Pam’s books — and those by all F&F hosts and guests — in the F&F Shop on @bookshop_org at the link in our bio. We can't wait to see you all there.
Happy birthday to @bookshop_org! Buy any book from Happy birthday to @bookshop_org! Buy any book from them TODAY ONLY Sat Jan 28th and be entered to win a $300 gift card! Any purchase there supports our beloved indie bookstores. Today is the perfect time to stock up on books by F&F Winter 2023 season author guests! Coming up in the next month alone we have @pamjenoff @elinorlipman @thrillerchick @sadeqasays @lynncullenauthor @hankpryan & @jessicabgeorge all with brand new books out or about to come out. Stock up and you could be a big winner! The link to the F&F Shop is in our bio! 🛍️📚🥳🎁
EXTRA! EXTRA! Read all about it! The Fab Four of F EXTRA! EXTRA! Read all about it! The Fab Four of F&F are in the news! First there was this lovely feature in @floridaweekly by our good pal Nancy Stetson. Then @shelf.awareness picked up the story too! We are so happy to see these feature stories about our beloved @rebeccabinkowski, owner of the Sanibel FL indie @macintoshbooks. Rebecca has opened up in a temporary location @macintoshbooksbelltower while Sanibel puts the pieces back together after the devastation of Hurricane Ian. We at F&F helped spread the word about how important shopping online with Macintosh, buying gift cards from them, and donating to their GoFundMe would be to their ultimate survival as a vital community cultural hub. To all who answered the call, THANK YOU! Let's keep up the great work so Macintosh can return to their island home...and maybe even keep this new satellite location going permanently too...!

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NEW EPISODE!!! #thewidow is a taut political thril NEW EPISODE!!! #thewidow is a taut political thriller you don’t want to miss!! Listen in to meet @kairarouda who is so fascinating herself. What a great conversation- follow link in profile ✍️✍️
Week One! As authors, we are often asked, where do Week One! As authors, we are often asked, where do you get your ideas? And sometimes we can say, and sometimes we have to make it up! So our Patti @pattichenry thought for the next 14 weeks until The Secret Book of Flora Lea releases on May 2, she would talk about the seeds that grew into this novel. So join her every Friday and we’ll talk about the inspirations behind this new book. But in the end, who knows where ideas come from @atriabooks
Have you joined #friendsandfiction on @fable yet?! Have you joined #friendsandfiction on @fable yet?! Over on our exclusive book club on the Fable app, we’ve just switched books to #nowisnotthetimetopanic by @kevinwilsonauthor! If you haven’t joined us on Fable yet, this is a great time to join in. Each month, one of the four F&F founders (@marykayandrews, @kristinharmel, @kristywharvey, @pattichenry) hosts an interactive discussion about our chosen book, and this month, Patti will be on there, chatting with club members. And you can read along in your own time and join the discussion whenever you’re ready. It’s just $5 a month to join our premium club. Visit the Fable link in our bio to sign up for “Friends & Fiction Behind the Book” today! On the app, Fable is offering a 14-day #freetrial! So go check it out for a couple weeks at no charge.
Our guest this week @authormariebenedict gave us a Our guest this week @authormariebenedict gave us a great #bookrecommendation! When talking about a novel that made her learn something new, she brought up #TheMistsofAvalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley, calling it groundbreaking for its time. She said it’s Arthurian legend told from the perspective of the women. “That’s the one that really started me on the path I'm on today. It opened up my eyes to the fact that there are so many women’s stories hidden in history that deserve to be unearthed.” Thanks for the #bookrec Marie!
Did you enjoy our episode with @authormariebenedic Did you enjoy our episode with @authormariebenedict and @eleanorbshearer last night? If you haven’t gotten Marie’s new book #themitfordaffair or Eleanor’s debut novel #riversingmehome, find them both at a discount in the F&F Shop on @bookshop_org! Portions of all sales placed in our shop help fund F&F and support our guests! Proceeds from every sale made anywhere across Bookshop go straight into the pockets of indie booksellers nationwide. Since its inception, Bookshop.org has raised more than $24 million for indie bookstores! Shop now at the link in our bio! #shopsmall #shoplocal
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