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Friends & Fiction

We’re four bestselling novelists and friends whose common love of reading, writing, and independent bookstores bound us together. Now we want to share and celebrate stories—of the books we’ve written, the ones we’re reading now, and the art of writing—with each other and the guest authors we invite to join us. If you love books and are curious about the writing world, you’re in the right place.

Copyright: © 2024 Mary Kay Andrews, Kristin Harmel, Kristy Woodson Harvey, Patti Callahan Henry, Ron Block | 2020-2023

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WB-S2E21 Prolific Writers, Friendship & Community May 20, 2022

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WRITERS' BLOCK Ron Block and Kristin Harmel speak with prolific writers Jane Porter and Megan Crane about their amazing careers, their friendship and the importance of community.

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Friends & Fiction with Laura Dave plus Nancy Thayer on the Aftershow May 19, 2022

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The Fab Four welcome #1 New York Times bestselling author Laura Dave to talk all about her mega-selling phenomenon THE LAST THING HE TOLD ME, which has spent nearly a full year on the NYT bestseller list. The crew talk about research, setting, character developmnet, and Laura's involvement in the television adaptation of her book as a limited series with Hello Sunshine for AppleTV starring Jennifer Garner. On the after show, F&F fave Nancy Thayer makes a return appearance to discuss her latest Nantucket-based novel, SUMMER LOVE.

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WB-S2E20 Unsung Heroines in Historical Fiction May 13, 2022

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WRITERS' BLOCK Ron Block and Patti Callahan talk with Aimie Runyan and Kelli Stuart about taking little known stories from history and crafting powerful historical fiction novels surrounding these stories.

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Friends & Fiction with Adriana Trigiani May 12, 2022

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Join the Fab Four as they host one of the reigning queens of women’s fiction, the hilarious, warm, and wonderful, Adriana Trigiani. A one-woman Broadway show waitng to happen, Adri is the New York Times bestselling author of twenty works of fiction and nonfiction, including The Shoemaker’s Wife and the beloved fan-favorite Big Stone Gap series. Her books have been published in 38 languages around the world. Not content to simply conquer the world of book publishing, Adri is also an award-winning playwright, television writer/producer, and filmmaker. Among her screen credits, Trigiani wrote and directed the major motion picture adaptation of her debut novel, Big Stone Gap. Adri joins us to talk about her brand-new blockbuster bestseller THE GOOD LEFT UNDONE, which was an instant NYT bestseller, a People Book of the Week, and a Book of the Month pick.

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WB-S2E19 Mythology Brought to Life May 06, 2022

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WRITERS' BLOCK Ron Block and Patti Callahan explore the exploration of Mythology both in Fiction with Jennifer Sain and in Non-Fiction with Natalie Haynes

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The Friends & Fiction Launch Party Episode for The Homewreckers & the paperback of The Forest of Vanishing Stars May 05, 2022

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Don't miss this episode as we gather to celebrate the launch of Mary Kay Andrews’s 30th novel THE HOMEWRECKERS. It wouldn’t be an F&F launch party without silly hats, role playing, and special guests. The crew will revive “F&F Theater” as they get in character to engage in a not-ready-for-prime-time cable TV-style gossip show, to dish about the reality television show at the heart of THE HOMEWRECKERS.Then on the after show we celebrate the launch of Kristin Harmel’s paperback of THE FOREST OF VANISHING STARS which is new this week in stores across the country. Kristin will share with us some footage we’ve never seen before of Aron Bielski whom she interviewed while researching her book about his experience fleeing the Nazis in the woods of Poland eight decades ago.

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WB-S2E18 The Homewreckers Launch with Mary Kay Andrews Apr 29, 2022

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WRITERS' BLOCK Ron Block and Kristy Woodson Harvey speak with Rachel Deloache Williams about her book, My Friend Anna and about the Netflix series, Inventing Anna, and how she was portrayed

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Friends & Fiction with Jane Green Apr 28, 2022

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The Fab Four talk to the ever fabulous Jane Green. The New York Times bestselling author of 21 novels, Jane Green has more than 10-million books in print in over 25 languages and has landed on the NYT bestseller list an incredible 18 times. Jane joins us to discuss her new book, SISTER STARDUST which has been named Parade Most Anticipated Book Of The Year, an Indie Next Pick, and a Library Reads Pick. SISTER STARDUST is Jane’s first foray into biographical fiction which tells the story of Talitha Getty in Marrakech in the late sixties. Listen in as Jane tells us what inspired the novel, about her research process, and how immersing herself in this time period and fascinating story has impacted her creative life in unexpected ways.

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WB-S2E17 Women, Science & Fiction Apr 22, 2022

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WRITERS' BLOCK Ron Block explores Women, Science and Fiction with two exceptional new releases, Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus, and Atomic Anna with Rachel Barenbaum.

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Friends & Fiction with Lian Dolan Apr 21, 2022

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The Fab Four welcome Lian Dolan in their first show of the Spring/Summer 2022 season. They chat all about Lian's latest book LOST AND FOUND IN PARIS, her research process, character development and bringing the Parisian stting alive. They also talk about sisterhood and family and Lian's wildly successful podcast SATELLITE SISTERS. Lots of laughs and heartwarming monents abound as the ladies share tales of reinvention and how the bonds of freindship and sisterhood inform their work.

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