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Friends & Fiction

Mary Kay Andrews, Kristin Harmel, Kristy Woodson Harvey, Patti Callahan Henry, Ron Block, Bleav

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.

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Friends & Fiction—The Christmas Spectacular with the...

Friends & Fiction ·

2021/12/16

For our super special F&F Christmas episode, we invited EIGHT amazing author guests to join us. Join the fun for a special group reading of a custom adaptation of 'Twas the Night Before Christmas penned by our own Kristin Harmel. Each of our eight guests also talks about their latest book and answers a few questions from the Fab Four. You won’t want to miss all the festive holiday fun! Meet F&F’s 12 Authors of Christmas: VIOLA SHIPMAN, The Secret of SnowJULIA KELLY, The Last Dance of the

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WB S1E27: Amy Phillips and Chef Stuart O'Keefe

Friends & Fiction ·

2021/12/10

WRITERS' BLOCK: Comedian Amy Phillips and Chef Stuart O'Keefe talk with Ron about the delectable cookbook parody the two have put together. They also talk about their mutual adoration of anything Real Housewives!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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64:45

Friends & Fiction with Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney

Friends & Fiction ·

2021/12/09

We are so pleased to welcome Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney whose 2016 debut novel THE NEST has been translated into more than 28 languages and is in development with Amazon Studios as a limited series. The Nest spent more than six months on the New York Times bestseller list, was a B&N Discover pick, a Goodreads Choice Award finalist, and a best book of the year pick by People, the Washington Post, NPR, and Amazon among others. Cynthia joins us to discuss her latest novel, GOOD COMPANY, which was an

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WB S1E26: KImmery Martin

Friends & Fiction ·

2021/12/03

WRITERS' BLOCK: Kimmery Martin, ER Doctor turned Novelist talks to Ron Block and Patti Callahan about her novel, Doctors and Friends written about a global pandemic with eerie similarities to what the world has just gone through.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Friends & Fiction with Christopher Swann & John Hart

Friends & Fiction ·

2021/12/02

Join us as we welcome two fabulous author guests! Meet John Hart, the author of six New York Times bestsellers (his latest: THE UNWILLING, Feb '21, St. Martin’s Press) and the only author in history to win the Edgar Award for consecutive novels. Meet acclaimed Southern mystery master, Christopher Swann who joins us to talk about his third novel, A FIRE IN THE NIGHT (Sept '21, Crooked Lane Books). With these two masters of the craft, we talk all about plot and character and setting, and what

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WB_S1E25 Kim Richey and Gretchen Peters

Friends & Fiction ·

2021/11/26

WRITERS' BLOCK: Esteemed Nashville singer/songwriters, Kim Richey and Gretchen Peters join Ron Block to explore the storytelling process in music and share insider tips and songsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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76:05

The Friends & Fiction 100th Episode Extravaganza with...

Friends & Fiction ·

2021/11/25

A good time is had by all on the 100th episode extravaganza! Joining us is #1 mega-bestselling author and dear friend of the show, Elin Hilderbrand, along with the marketing whiz behind Nantucket’s two indie bookshops, Nantucket Book Partners, and the Nantucket Book Festival, Tim Ehrenberg (known to his legions of social media followers as Tim Talks Books). There are guessing games with prizes and a series of lightning round questions covering everything from holiday traditions to favorite books

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43:02

WB S1E24: Mary Alice Monroe with Alyson Heller and...

Friends & Fiction ·

2021/11/19

WRITERS' BLOCK: Mary Alice Monroe talks with publishing elite Alyson Heller and Faye Bender about writing for children.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Friends & Fiction with Vivian Howard

Friends & Fiction ·

2021/11/18

Join us as we welcome award-winning cookbook author, TV personality, chef and restaurateur, Vivian Howard. Her first cookbook, DEEP RUN ROOTS, was a New York Times bestseller and was named “Cookbook of the Year” by the International Association of Culinary Professionals. Vivian created and stars in the public television shows Somewhere South and A Chef’s Life, for which she has won Peabody, Emmy and James Beard awards. Vivian runs the restaurants Chef & the Farmer in Kinston, NC; Benny’s Big

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WB S1E23: Mary Kay Andrews with Pam Dorman and Stuart...

Friends & Fiction ·

2021/11/12

WRITERS' BLOCK: Mary Kay Andrews speaks with Pam Dorman & Stuart Krichevsky about life in publishing as Agents, Editors and Publishers.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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75:26

Friends & Fiction with Armando Lucas Correa and...

Friends & Fiction ·

2021/11/11

On this episode we welcome two author guests. First we talk to Cuban-American author Armando Lucas Correa, a journalist who has worked at People en Español for 24 years, the past 14 as editorial director. He joins us to discuss his new memoir, IN SEARCH OF EMMA: How We Created Our Family, the moving story of his lifelong dream of becoming a father and the long emotional road to making that dream come true. Then we sit down with Katherine Reay, the national bestselling and award-winning author of

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48:53

WB S1E22: Ron Block with Kristin Harmel, James Ponti,...

Friends & Fiction ·

2021/11/05

WRITERS' BLOCK: Ron Block and Kristin Harmel explore writing a book series for Middle Grade Readers with authors James Ponti and Sarah Mlynowski.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Friends & Fiction with Zibby Owens2

Friends & Fiction ·

2021/11/04

F&F welcomes Zibby Owens, host of the award-winning podcast Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books and the author/editor of the anthology Moms Don't Have Time To: A Quarantine Anthology. Named "NYC's Top Book-fluencer" by Vulture and on Oprah's list of top literary podcasts two years in a row, Zibby is a frequent contributor to such media outlets as Good Morning America and The Washington Post and just launched her own publishing house, Zibby Books. She joins us to talk about

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WB S1E21: Ron Block with Jenna Blum

Friends & Fiction ·

2021/10/29

WRITERS' BLOCK: Ron Block talks with Jenna Blum about her memoir, Woodrow on the Bench about the life lessons her aging dog taught her.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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79:23

Friends & Fiction with Richard Paul Evans and the...

Friends & Fiction ·

2021/10/28

This episode of F&F is all about the magic of Christmas! On the first half of the show Kristy Woodson Harvey hosts as we welcome #1 New York Times bestselling master of the holiday craft, Richard Paul Evans whose new book THE CHRISTMAS PROMISE will hit stores in November 2021. We’ll hear about his #1 bestselling phenomenon The Christmas Box and how that debut novel reshaped Richard’s life, leading to a string of 35 books, every single one of which has hit the NYT list. Then Mary Kay Andrews will

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WB S1E20: Ron Block w/ Patti Callahan and Kristy...

Friends & Fiction ·

2021/10/22

WRITERS' BLOCK: Ron Block, Patti Callahan & Kristy Woodson Harvey celebrate the release of their winter books, Once Upon A Wardrobe & Christmas in Peachtree BluffSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Frinds & Fiction with Alice Hoffman and the launch...

Friends & Fiction ·

2021/10/21

F&F welcomes bestselling author Alice Hoffman. The crew discuss the brand new fourth installment in Alice's acclaimed and beloved Practical Magic series, THE BOOK OF MAGIC (an instant NYT bestseller). They also talk about magic and fairy tales and witches, about the different skills invloved in writing fiction, non-fiction, screenplays, and magical realism, and they talk about Alice's work for breast cancer resarch and treatment. Then they shitft gears to celebrate Patti Callahan's

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WB S1E19: Ron Block with Sari Feldman

Friends & Fiction ·

2021/10/15

WRITERS' BLOCK: Ron Block is joined by Library Rockstar, Sari Feldman, former president of the American Library Association on her historic career and the changing role of libraries.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Friends & Fiction with Tasha Alexander & Andrew Grant

Friends & Fiction ·

2021/10/14

F&F is pleased to welcome husband and wife thriller writers Tasha Alexander and Andrew Grant. They discuss their life on a wildlife preserve in Wyoming, Tasha's bestselling Lady Emily mystery series, their own "meet cute" at a hotel bar at a literary festival, and, of course, Andrew's role in co-writing and taking the mantle of the beloved and mega-bestselling Jack Reacher series from his brother, Lee Child. Hear about Tasha's latest book THE DARK HEART OF FLORENCE and

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WB S1E18: Ron Block, Patti Callahan with Ron Rash

Friends & Fiction ·

2021/10/08

WRITERS' BLOCK: Ron Block and Patti Callahan talk with Southern Writer, Ron Rash about his career and works as a poet, short story and novel writer. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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