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Tomorrow's edition of the #friendsandfiction newsl

Tomorrow's edition of the #friendsandfiction newsletter features exclusive Q&A’s with both of this Wednesday’s guests, @writercolleenoakley & @juliecdalton. In addition to these tidbits, get more insights from Colleen & Julie about things like: the first piece of fiction they ever wrote, their favorite indies, recent favorite reads, and their writing rituals. 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 tomorrow night, Wednesday, March 22nd at 7pm ET for the LIVE show!

Happy birthday to our Peach, @pattichenry!! We can

Happy birthday to our Peach, @pattichenry!! We can’t wait to celebrate The Secret Book of Flora Lea in a few short weeks! Now is the perfect time to preorder ❤️📚

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Happy birthday to the bright, brilliant, beautiful @pattichenry! I am absolutely over the moon for her gorgeous new novel THE SECRET BOOK OF FLORA LEA and today would be the perfect day to preorder to wish Patti a very happy birthday!! 🎁🎂🎈 see you in Whisperwood! #iykyk #historicalfiction #patticallahanhenry #atriabooks #springreads

Find all the books by every F&F guest, past and pr

Find all the books by every F&F guest, past and present, in the F&F @bookshop_org Shop! 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 $25 million for indie bookstores. Find #themostlytruestoryoftannerandlouise by @writercolleenoakley, #thelastbeekeeper by @juliecdalton, and #herlostwords by @stephaniemariethornton (our guests coming up on March 22!) — as well as recent books by all of our guests and hosts — on our Friends & Fiction Winter 2023 Guests list at the link in our bio! #shopsmall #shoplocal

In our newsletter this week (subscribe at the link

In our newsletter this week (subscribe at the link in our bio!), our guest @nguyenphanquemai_ said the last book she raved about was our own @kristinharmel’s #theparisdaughter (coming June 6 from @gallerybooks). She called it “brilliantly crafted and heart-shatteringly beautiful” and “one of the best historical novels I have ever read.” Thanks for the #bookrecommendation, Que Mai—we couldn’t agree more! If you missed the March 15th show with Que Mai & Sarah Penner, catch it anytime on our Facebook page and YouTube channel!

What a fantastic conversation with @jennyjacksonpi

What a fantastic conversation with @jennyjacksonpineapple about her delightful and eye opening debut #pineapplestreet @marykayandrews and @rsblockmtm had the best time! Since our recording the book has become a @gmabookclub selection and an instant @nytbooks bestseller!! We hope you’ll give this episode a listen. 📚📚📚

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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 #dustchild by @nguyenphanquemai_! 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, Kristin 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.

Did you enjoy our episode with @sarah_penner_autho

Did you enjoy our episode with @sarah_penner_author & @nguyenphanquemai_ Wed night? If you haven’t gotten Sarah’s new book #thelondonseancesociety or Que Mai’s latest #dustchild, 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 $25 million for indie bookstores! Shop now at the link in our bio! #shopsmall #shoplocal If you missed this week's show when it aired on 3/15, catch it anytime on our Facebook page or YouTube channel!

@kristywharvey’s TBR! Repost @kristywharvey with

@kristywharvey’s TBR!
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So much incredible #bookmail came in while I was gone I’ll have to break it up into more than one post! (Wait until the end to see what’s next on my TBR!)
#1 HAPPY PUB WEEK next week to my amazing friend @ajtata_author! TOTAL EMPIRE releases next week, and I can’t wait! Tony is a retired Brigadier General so his novels are so authentic!
#2 You’ll be seeing this one again. I just love, love @writercolleenoakley , and I am beyond thrilled for THE MOSTLY TRUE STORY OF TANNER AND LOUISE.
#3 WOMEN ARE THE FIERCEST CREATURES by @andreadunlop (via @zibbybooks) released this week. You’ve probably seen me talk about it before!
#4 @nicolebaart is a long time friend, and fellow @tallpoppyywriter, and I am so excited for this beautiful novel!
#5 @susanmboyer’s mysteries are always my favorites and I can’t wait to blurb BIG TROUBLE ON SULLIVAN’S ISLAND!! You’ll be hearing more about this one.
#6 I loved @tilowe’s last novel, and I’m positive INDIGO ISLE will be no different!
#7 @thedailyreader_ THERAPY AND OTHER DRUGS provides insight into mental health and healing—and I wish I’d had it before I wrote THE SUMMER OF SONGBIRDS! So excited to read this one!
#8 I love @jenvido, and I have to admit SERENDIPITY BY THE SEA was my first read of hers—and it blew me away! Here’s what I had to say: From the first sentence of Jennifer Vido’s latest dazzling page-turner, I was transported to Gull Isle, a Lowcountry town complete with fried seafood, salt air, and, of course, summer love. Readers will gobble up SERENDIPITY BY THE SEA and will be clamoring for the next novel in the series! A transportive, pitch-perfect story to get lost in, this is romance at its very best!
#9 And next on my TBR is my darling @nancythayerbooks ALL THE DAYS OF SUMMER. I’ll be circling back to tell you more about this one! But oh that cover… Have you ever seen anything so dreamy?!

What is your Friday Read this week? (I know it’s Thursday night, but I’m getting a jump on it!!)

#ajtata #colleenoakley #andreadunlop #nicolebaart #tallpoppywriters #susanboyer #tilowe #christinabrown #jenvido #nancythayer #tbr #springreads #springbooks

On tonight’s episode of the #friendsandfiction w

On tonight’s episode of the #friendsandfiction web show, we have two amazing author guests — @sarah_penner_author and @nguyenphanquemai_

Dr Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai is an award-winning Vietnamese writer and journalist and the author of eleven books of poetry, short fiction and non-fiction. Her debut novel and first book in English, #themountainssing, was an international bestseller, a finalist for the 2021 Dayton Literary Peace Prize, and the winner of many other literary awards. She will be joining us all the way from her current home in Kyrgyzstan in central Asia to discuss her new novel, #dustchild (out now from @algonquinbooks), a suspenseful and moving saga about family secrets, hidden trauma, and the overriding power of forgiveness, set during the Vietnam War and in present-day Vietnam.

Sarah Penner is the bestselling author of the enormously popular debut novel #thelostapothecary. Inspired by a moving lecture given by Elizabeth Gilbert in 2015, Sarah enrolled in an online creative writing class and hasn’t looked back since. Now, after more than a decade in corporate finance, she is thrilled to call herself a full-time writer. Sarah joins us to discuss her new novel, #thelondonseancesociety. A spellbinding gothic whodunit introducing two enigmatic women out to solve a most unusual mystery, this book was just released on March 7th by @parkrowbooks and the @bookofthemonth pick for March.

Join us tonight at 7pm ET on the F&F Facebook page & YouTube channel. Meanwhile, shop for Que Mai’s and Sarah’s books — and those by all F&F guests and hosts — in the F&F Shop on @bookshop_org at the link in our bio.

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