Watch our LIVE show with Kristy Woodson Harvey TONIGHT!Weekly News from Friends & Fiction—June 19, 2024
Tune in LIVE at 7pm ET for TONIGHT’s episode! Join us Wednesday, June 19th LIVE at 7pm Eastern on the F&F Facebook page and YouTube channel as the Fab Four gather to celebrate this month’s F&F Featured Author, the NYT-bestselling author of The Summer of Songbirds and the Peachtree Bluff series, our very own Kristy Woodson Harvey, to discuss her brand-new book, our June 2024 Pick of the Month A HAPPIER LIFE, a tender and touching novel about a young woman who discovers the family she has always longed for when she spends a life-changing summer in North Carolina.
Kristy Woodson Harvey is the NYT-bestselling author of ten novels, including The Wedding Veil, Under the Southern Sky, and the Peachtree Bluff series, which is in development for television with NBC. Her writing has appeared in numerous online and print publications including Southern Living, Traditional Home, USA TODAY, Domino, and O. Henry. Her latest novel, A HAPPIER LIFE, is imbued with “her signature warmth and Southern charm” (E! Online), and has been called “a family mystery wrapped in a love story and a gracious nod to tradition and the people who came before us” by bestselling novelist Annabel Monaghan, and labeled “women’s fiction at its best” in a rave review from Publishers Weekly. The full Fab Four plus Meg & Ron will be on-hand to launch this beautiful book in grand F&F fashion on a LIVE show with all the laughs and shenanigans you’ve come to expect. AND! Also during tonight’s live show, Patti will unveil the title and the cover for her forthcoming March 2025 historical novel! You do not want to miss this exclusive first sneak peek! Watch the LIVE video broadcast of this show Wed 6/19 at 7pm ET on the F&F Facebook group page & YouTube channel. Catch the audio version on our podcast Fri 6/21. Pre-order Kristy’s book on Bookshop.org! Upgrade to our PAID Subscription for a bonus Q&A with Kristy which includes a writing tip, book recommendation, and information about her work-in-progress, plus other great material not covered on the show! Latest News from the Fab Four!
KRISTY WOODSON HARVEY is SO EXCITED for her Friends & Fiction launch of A HAPPIER LIFE. It makes everything feel real. I can’t wait to see so many Friends & Fiction members on my tour! Don’t forget: If you’re near St.Louis, you can see the entire crew on Friday, June 28th at the St. Louis Library! Get your tickets HERE. And, make sure you check out my fun interview with Gilmore Girls star Devon Sorvari, who just so happens to also be the voice of Keaton in my audiobook version of A HAPPIER LIFE! I had so much fun chatting with her! MARY KAY ANDREWS is loving the slower pace of summer, even doing water aerobics at the neighborhood pool! She’s “diving into” all things A HAPPIER LIFE with this week’s live show and next week’s event in St. Louis. Father’s Day meant a family cookout and celebrating Mr. MKA and our amazing son-in-law Mark. You can catch her signing copies of SUMMERS AT THE SAINT at a new Atlanta-area bookstore, Scholars and Scribes in Fayetteville, this Friday night for a fun Prosecco and Prose event. Go here for tickets. KRISTIN HARMEL is so very excited to be celebrating the launch of Kristy’s A HAPPIER LIFE this week (on the live show!) and next week (in person in St.Louis!). She hopes that if you’re within driving distance of St. Louis, you’ll consider coming to see all four Friends & Fiction authors in conversation about this incredible book. Kristin enjoyed celebrating Father’s Day with her husband and son on Sunday, and she’s working on a screenwriting project she can’t wait to share with you! PATTI CALLAHAN HENRY has had the most incredible time in Scotland and Sweden – it’s been the trip of a lifetime. A total blur of beauty and family and wedding and trains, planes, ferries and hikes. She will post pictures soon but for now she is so excited to come home (one of the best parts of travel is returning home!), dive into her copy edits and prepare to share her cover and title with you on the LIVE show tonight! Are you signed up for her newsletter so you can see the cover and hear all the news?! Patti is also thrilled for Kristy’s launch tonight—there is so much fun in store!—and for next week’s live event in St. Louis. 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
Click HERE to see Kristy Woodson Harvey’s full book tour for the June 25th release of her new hardcover, A Happier Life. Friday, June 28, 7pm ET — Join all four founders and hosts of Friends & Fiction—along with Meg Walker & Ron Block—together in-person in St. Louis for a launch celebration and garden party for Kristy’s A Happier Life hosted by The Novel Neighbor at the St. Louis County Library Post Event Space, 1640 S. Lindbergh Blvd., Ladue, MO. Get tickets HERE. Friday, September 27 — An F&F Live event to benefit Earlier.org at High Point Country Club in High Point, NC. Details & ticketing info to come. Sunday, September 29 — An F&F Live brunch event at the Bookmarks Festival of Books & Authors in Winston-Salem, NC. Details & ticketing info to come. Wednesday, November 6, 6pm ET — Join all four founders and hosts of Friends & Fiction—along with Meg Walker & Ron Block—together in-person at the Grand Bohemian Hotel in Orlando, FL for a unique fundraising event benefiting the Florida Cancer Specialists (FCS) Foundation which will include a reception over cocktails and hors d’oeuvres, an intimate presentation, book sales, and an autograph session. Take advantage of "The Happier Life Special" by purchasing tickets before June 25th for $60 apiece (marked down from $75). Get tickets HERE. Thursday, November 7 — An F&F Live afternoon tea event hosted by the Amelia Island Book Festival at The Ritz-Carlton in Amelia Island, FL. Details & ticketing info to come. Want to know what these F&F Live events are all about? Watch this video compilation! And then grab your tickets to meet up with us in St. Louis next week! Did not find video In Case You Missed It
On last week’s episode of The Friends & Fiction Show, Patti & Kristin welcome the #1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa Wingate to discuss SHELTERWOOD, her sweeping new novel inspired by the untold history of women pioneers who fought to protect children caught in the storm of land barons hungry for power and oil wealth. Order Lisa’s book from the F&F Shop on Bookshop.org, where you’ll also find books by all our hosts and guests, all at a discount—and where all your purchases support our show and our beloved indie bookstores nationwide! 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: Lisa Scottoline, The Truth About the Devlins Already aired: Jo Piazza, The Sicilian Inheritance Already aired: F&F April Pick of the Month: Emily Henry, Funny Story Already aired: Sally Hepworth, Darling Girls Already aired: Janet Skeslien Charles, Miss Morgan's Book Brigade Already aired: Ruth Ware, One Perfect Couple Already aired: F&F May Pick of the Month: Mary Kay Andrews, Summers at the Saint Already aired: Steven Rowley, The Guncle Abroad Already aired: Sunny Hostin, Summer on Highland Beach Already aired: Annabel Monaghan, Summer Romance Already aired: Lisa Wingate, Shelterwood F&F June Pick of the Month: Kristy Woodson Harvey, A Happier Life Chris Whitaker, All the Colors of the Dark Stay tuned for the announcement (coming soon!) of our Summer 2024 Season (July-September) guest line-up! We’ve got great things in store! Bonus Episodes!
The Fab Four (along with Meg & Ron) are taking turns interviewing some additional authors in short video segments we are calling “Behind the Book.” Check out a few recent bonus interviews that we’ve run on the F&F YouTube channel! WATCH Kristy’s interview with Gilmore Girls star Devon Sorvari, who is also the voice of Keaton in the audiobook version of A HAPPIER LIFE. WATCH Kristin’s interview with Erika Robuck about her new highly-anticipated WWII historical novel, The Last Twelve Miles. WATCH Kristin & Kristy’s interview with Lisa Barr about her new highly-anticipated WWII historical novel, The Goddess of Warsaw. WATCH Kristin’s conversation with Christina Lauren about their brand-new instant NYT-bestselling hit The Paradise Problem. WATCH MKA’s conversation with the award-winning voice artist Kathleen McInerney who narrates the Summers at the Saint audiobook. WATCH Patti & MKA’s interview with Sheila Roberts about her newest The Best Life Book Club. F&F Merch Store & 2024 Subscription Box
We have a Friends & Fiction merch store with t-shirts, sweatshirts, coffee mugs and a book bag on Bonfire. We also have other items like wine tumblers, reading journals, and our original white v-neck logo tees available through Oxford Exchange. You can also order the F&F 2024 SUBSCRIPTION BOX exclusively through our friends at Oxford Exchange. You get the two first-edition autographed hardcover books (and the adorable pouch!) shown below, plus the option to add Patti’s & Kristin’s 2024 paperback editions of last year’s books. All details HERE!
F&F Official Book Club & 2024 Reading Challenge
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 more than 30k 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 Mary Kay Andrews about her novel, Summers at the Saint. Mark your calendars for July 15th for their next author guest, Katherine Center, when they’ll discuss her novel, The Rom-Commers. With the help of Annissa Armstrong, the Book Club is also hosting the 2024 F&F Reading Challenge. Join them for a different category prompt each month to read outside your comfort zone. The June prompt is to read a book with the word “summer” in the title. For July it’s to read a book you got from a Little Free Library. Stay in Touch!Subscribe to our PODCAST. Upgrade to our PAID Subscription for bonus content from our hosts and guests. You're currently a free subscriber to Friends & Fiction's Substack. For the full experience, upgrade your subscription.
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