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Friends & Fiction
by 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.
Episodes
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Friends and Fiction with Bonnie Garmus
On this episode, Ron Block & Kristin Harmel welcome Bonnie Garmus, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the global sensation Lessons in Chemistry, to discuss Peck & Peck, her irresistible, delightful, and tender new literary novel set in the publishing world of 1980s New York City about a...
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Friends and Fiction with Annie Hartnett
On this episode, Mary Kay Andrews & Kristin Harmel welcome bestselling, award-winning author Annie Hartnett to discuss her darkly comic and warm-hearted national bestseller, The Road to Tender Hearts, about an old man on a cross-country mission to reunite with his high school crush—bringing...
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Friends & Fiction with Lucy Foley
On this episode, Mary Kay Andrews & Ron Block welcome #1 bestselling author Lucy Foley to discuss her brand-new novel, Murder at the Grand Alpine Hotel, the first fully authorized Miss Marple mystery in fifty years featuring Agatha Christie’s iconic detective. Lucy is a #1 Sunday Times, Irish...
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Friends & Fiction with Ariel Lawhon
On this episode, Patti Callahan Henry & Kristin Harmel welcome New York Times bestselling author Ariel Lawhon to discuss her brand-new instant NYT-bestselling novel, The Pirate Queen, a sweeping historical adventure inspired by the life of Grace O’Malley, the legendary Irish folk heroine who…
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Friends & Fiction with Chloe Benjamin
On this episode, Ron Block & Kristy Woodson Harvey welcome award-winning, NYT-bestselling author Chloe Benjamin to discuss her new novel and this month’s Good Morning America Book Club pick, Under Story, an intimate yet epic love story that’s also a sweeping odyssey of scientific discovery. Chloe...
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Friends & Fiction celebrates the launch of Falling for Peachtree Bluff by Kristy Woodson Harvey
On this episode, the full F&F family gathers to celebrate this month’s F&F Featured Author, our very own Kristy Woodson Harvey, to discuss our August 2026 Pick of the Month, Falling for Peachtree Bluff, the fifth installment in Kristy’s fan-favorite series that reunites the Murphy crew just in…
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Ask Us Anything with Friends & Fiction
On this episode, we are airing an “Ask Us Anything” episode where F&F’s Managing Director Meg Walker leads our hosts & founders — Mary Kay Andrews, Kristin Harmel, Kristy Woodson Harvey & Patti Callahan Henry in answering questions that were submitted by our community. The Fab Four wanted to know...
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Friends & Fiction Best-Of Re-Airing with Elin Hilderbrand & Shelby Cunningham
This episode is a re-airing of one of our favorite episodes from the vault! Join us as Kristy, Kristin & Mary Kay talk to #1 NYT-bestselling novelist Elin Hilderbrand along with her daughter Shelby Cunningham, to discuss their 2025 bestselling co-written novel, The Academy, the deliciously...
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Friends & Fiction with Karin Slaughter
On this episode, the full F&F family gathers to welcome this month’s F&F Featured Author, the #1 New York Times bestseller Karin Slaughter to discuss The Secrets We Hide, the next thrilling mystery in her new North Falls series featuring Sheriff Emmy Clifton, which is our August 2026 Pick of the...
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Friends & Fiction with Christina Lauren
On this episode, Kristy Woodson Harvey & Kristin Harmel welcome New York Times bestselling author duo Christina Lauren to discuss their brand-new instant NYT-bestseller The Romance Revival, in which a fateful accident erases a troubled marriage from memory and a scientific breakthrough gives love...
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Friends & Fiction with Jo Piazza
On this episode, Kristin Harmel & Ron Block welcome bestselling author, podcast creator, and award-winning journalist Jo Piazza to discuss her new novel, The Parisian Heist, a propulsive dual-timeline mystery drenched in art-world intrigue and brimming with family secrets, betrayal, and the...
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Friends & Fiction with Natalie Messier, Kyleigh Leddy & Chloe Liese
On this episode, Kristy Woodson Harvey & Kristin Harmel chat with three three of their Gallery Books pub house sisters all with new contemporary summer romance novels out. Released on July 7th, Natalie Messier’s debut novel Every Version of You is for fans of The Love of My Afterlife and The…
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Friends & Fiction celebrates the launch of Meet Me in Paris by Kristin Harmel
On this episode, the full F&F family gathers to celebrate the launch of our very own NYT-bestselling author Kristin Harmel’s captivating new novel, Meet Me In Paris about several intertwined stories of love, loss, courage, and redemption set over the course of one magical week in Paris, which is,...
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Friends & Fiction with Ben Reeves
On this episode, Patti Callahan Henry & Kristin Harmel welcome debut novelist Ben Reeves to discuss his super buzzy new book, Everything Was Beautiful and Nothing Hurt, an astonishing, deeply moving story about finding beauty in the brevity of life, as narrated by the one who knows it best…
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Friends & Fiction with John Searles
On this episode, Mary Kay Andrews & Patti Callahan Henry welcome NYT-bestselling author John Searles to discuss his infectious and utterly charming new novel, Single Girls, which is a fictionalization of the iconic Helen Gurley Brown’s early years at the helm of Cosmopolitan, and the intrepid…
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Friends & Fiction with Lisa Jewell
On this episode, Ron Block & Mary Kay Andrews welcome #1 NYT-bestselling author Lisa Jewell to discuss her "deliciously dark, devilishly addictive" (Alice Feeney) new novel It Could Have Been Her, in which two women's lives converge in a house containing devastating secrets that refuse to stay...
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Friends & Fiction with Lisa See
On this episode, Kristin Harmel & Kristy Woodson Harvey welcome beloved New York Times bestselling author Lisa See to discuss her new novel, Daughters of the Sun and Moon, the story of three Chinese women whose unexpected friendship helps them survive and, despite the odds, thrive, in the turmoil...
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Friends & Fiction with Ann Patchett
On tis episode, Patti Callahan Henry & Kristin Harmel welcome #1 New York Times bestselling author Ann Patchett to discuss her new Katie Couric and Good Housekeeping Book Club Pick, Whistler, a moving, luminous novel that reminds us of the sweetness and impermanence of life and the power of...
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Friends & Fiction with Annabel Monaghan
On this episode, Kristy Woodson Harvey & Mary Kay Andrews welcome New York Times bestselling author Annabel Monaghan to discuss her brand-new novel, Dolly All the Time—the GMA Book Club pick for June—in which a hardworking single mom returns to her seaside hometown and stumbles into a fake dating...
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Friends & Fiction celebrates the launch ofRoad Trip by Mary Kay Andrews
On this episode, the full F&F family gathers to celebrate the launch of our very own “undisputed queen of beach reads,” (Southern Living) NYT-bestselling author Mary Kay Andrews’s new book, Road Trip, which is, of course, our June Pick of the Month! A former journalist with a fourteen-year career...
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Friends & Fiction Steven Rowley and Liz Fenton & Lisa Steinke
On this episode, we are re-airing one of our favorite episodes from the vault! Join us as the Fab Four talk to Steven Rowley about his 2023 novel The Celebrants, and to Liz Fenton & Lisa Steinke about their 2023 novel Forever Hold Your Peace. Steven Rowley is the NYT-bestselling author of six...
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Friends & Fiction with Kathryn Stockett
On this episode, Patti Callahan Henry & Mary Kay Andrews welcome the multimillion-copy-selling author of The Help, Kathryn Stockett, to discuss The Calamity Club, her bold, big-hearted new novel about a group of unbreakable women, fighting for what's rightfully theirs—and the power of friendship…
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Friends & Fiction with Christina Baker Kline
On this episode, Patti Callahan Henry & Kristy Woodson Harvey welcome #1 NYT-bestselling author Christina Baker Kline to discuss her new historical novel, The Foursome, a boldly original reimagining of the astonishing true story of two sisters in nineteenth-century North Carolina — Kline’s own...
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Friends & Fiction celebrates the launch of Kristy Woodson Harvey's Summer State of Mind
On this episode, the full F&F family gathers to celebrate the launch of our very own “queen of the beach read” (Cosmopolitan), NYT-bestselling author Kristy Woodson Harvey’s new book Summer State of Mind, which is, of course, our May Pick of the Month! Kristy is the New York Times, USA TODAY, and...
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Friends & Fiction with Lynn Cullen & Priya Parmar
On this episode, Ron Block & Patti Callahan Henry welcome two authors both with new novels about Hollywood icons—Lynn Cullen with hers about Marilyn Monroe, When We Were Brilliant, and Priya Parmar with hers about Katharine Hepburn, The Original. Priya Parmar is the author of the novels Exit the...
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Friends & Fiction with Tana French
On this episode, Mary Kay Andrews & Kristy Woodson Harvey welcome iconic NYT-bestselling crime writer Tana French to discuss the third and final book in her million-copy-bestselling Cal Hooper trilogy, The Keeper, which just debuted at #4 on the NYT bestseller list upon its release. Tana French…
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Friends & Fiction with V.E. Schwab & Cat Clarke
On this episode, Kristin Harmel, Patti Callahan Henry & Mary Kay Andrews welcome this month’s F&F Featured Authors, #1 NYT-bestselling novelist V.E. Schwab and screenwriter and YA author Cat Clarke to discuss their new locked-room thriller (co-written as Evelyn Clarke), The Ending Writes Itself,...
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Friends & Fiction with Kristin Harmel
For Easter week, we are re-airing one of our favorite episodes from the vault! Join us as Kristy Woodson Harvey, Patti Callahan Henry & Mary Kay Andrews talk to our own Kristin Harmel about her 2025 instant NYT-bestseller, The Stolen Life of Colette Marceau—about two jewel thieves, a priceless...
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Friends & Fiction with Virginia Evans & Allen Levi
On this episode, the full F&F family — Mary Kay Andrews, Kristin Harmel, Kristy Woodson Harvey & Patti Callahan Henry — gathers to welcome this month’s F&F Featured Authors, the #1 NYT-bestselling Virginia Evans to discuss her epistolary novel of connection and daring, The Correspondent, and the…
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Friends & Fiction "Just Us" with the Fab Four + Shaun & Meg
On this episode, the full F&F family — Mary Kay Andrews, Kristin Harmel, Kristy Woodson Harvey & Patti Callahan Henry — gathers with Managing Director Meg Walker and Producer Shaun Hettinger for a special “just us” episode. We’ve got another F&F family episode of our show, but this time we are...
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Friends & Fiction with Lucy Score
On this episode, Kristy Woodson Harvey & Mary Kay Andrews welcome #1 New York Times bestselling author Lucy Score to discuss her new swoonworthy small town rom-com, Mistakes Were Made, which invites us back to Story Lake for a steamy escape full of emotional twists, slow-burn tension, and Lucy's...
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Friends & Fiction with Joshilyn Jackson
On this episode, Mary Kay Andrews & Patti Callahan Henry welcome New York Times and USA Today bestselling novelist Joshilyn Jackson to discuss her fast-paced new thriller, Missing Sister, a chilling story of sisters and revenge. Joshilyn is the author of eleven previous novels, including Gods in...
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Friends & Fiction with Terah Shelton Harris
On this episode, Ron Block & Patti Callahan Henry welcome acclaimed author Terah Shelton Harris to discuss her new novel, Where the Wildflowers Grow, poignant story of survival and redemption that questions what it means to stop existing and start living. Terah is a former librarian who now…
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Friends & Fiction with the Fab Four "Just Us'
On this episode, the full F&F family — Mary Kay Andrews, Kristin Harmel, Kristy Woodson Harvey & Patti Callahan Henry — gathers with Managing Director Meg Walker for a special “just us” episode. Consider this a throwback to the earlier days of Friends & Fiction when we wouldn’t always welcome an...
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Friends & Fiction with Omid Scobie & Robin Benway
On this episode, Kristy Woodson Harvey & Kristin Harmel welcome preeminent journalist and royal biographer Omid Scobie and his National Book Award-winning co-author Robin Benway to discuss their much-anticipated novel, Royal Spin, in which they draw from their real world expertise to create an...
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Friends & Fiction with Janie Chang & Kate Quinn
On this episode, the full F&F family gathers to welcome this month’s F&F Featured Authors, the bestselling Janie Chang to discuss her haunting Gothic novel set in 1911 China, The Fourth Princess, and the NYT-bestselling Kate Quinn to discuss her gorgeously written fantastical adventure, The…
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Friends & Fiction with Paula McLain
On this episode, the full F&F family gathers to welcome this month’s F&F Featured Author, the NYT-bestselling Paula McLain, to discuss our January 2026 Pick of the Month, her new mesmerizing tale of Paris above and below, Skylark, in which a woman’s quest for artistic freedom in 1664 intertwines...
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Friends & Fiction with Jesse Q. Sutanto
On this episode, Ron Block & Mary Kay Andrews welcome USA Today bestselling author Jesse Q. Sutanto to discuss her new claustrophobic psychological suspense novel Read Between the Lies in which the line between victim and villain blurs with every chapter. Because in the end, everyone has their…
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Friends & Fiction with Jayne Ann Krentz
On this episode, Mary Kay Andrews & Kristy Woodson Harvey welcome New York Times bestselling author Jayne Ann Krentz to discuss her enthralling new romantic suspense novel, The Shop on Hidden Lane which is filled with deeply entrenched grudges, psychic dangers, and a conspiracy that threatens not...
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Friends & Fiction with Brad Meltzer
On this episode, Kristin Harmel & Ron Block welcome #1 bestselling author Brad Meltzer on our first show of the new year to discuss The Viper, the brand-new installment in his thrilling Zig and Nola series which unravels a shocking cold case with a personal—and deadly—twist. Brad Meltzer is the...
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Friends & Fiction with Emily Henry
For New Year's week, we are re-airing one of our favorite episodes from the vault! Join us as the Fab Four — Mary Kay Andrews, Kristin Harmel, Kristy Woodson Harvey & Patti Callahan Henry — talk to reigning queen of the modern romance novel, Emily Henry, about her 2024 No.1 NYT-bestselling FUNNY...
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Friends & Fiction with Taylor Jenkins Reid
For Christmas week, we are re-airing one of our favorite episodes from the vault! Join us as the Fab Four — Mary Kay Andrews, Kristin Harmel, Kristy Woodson Harvey & Patti Callahan Henry — talk to #1 bestselling author Taylor Jenkins Reid about her blockbuster 2021 novel MAILUBU RISING, a...
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Friends & Fiction with Jacquelyn Mitchard
On this episode, Mary Kay Andrews & Ron Block welcome #1 New York Times bestselling author, Jacquelyn Mitchard, to discuss The Birdwatcher, her page-turning drama that explores the beauty of female friendship; the relationship between money, power, and sex; and the very human desire to protect…
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Friends & Fiction with Ace Atkins
On this episode, Mary Kay Andrews & Patti Callahan Henry welcome New York Times bestselling author, Ace Atkins, to discuss his rollicking comedic thriller, Everybody Wants to Rule the World, set in 1985 in which a suburban teen suspects his mom’s new boyfriend is the ultimate bad guy—a KGB agent....
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Friends & Fiction with John Irving
On this episode, Kristin Harmel, Patti Callahan Henry & Mary Kay Andrews welcome this month’s F&F Featured Author, the internationally renowned, award-winning, NYT-bestselling author John Irving, to discuss our December 2025 Pick of the Month, Queen Esther, which returns us after forty years to…
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Friends & Fiction with Louise Penny
For Thanksgiving week we are re-airing one of our favorite episodes from the vault! Join us as Kristin Harmel & Patti Callahan Henry talk to #1 bestselling author Louise Penny about her Fall 2024 novel The Grey Wolf, the 19th installment in her wildly successful Armand Gamache mystery series....
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Friends & Fiction with Lee & Andrew Child
On this episode, Mary Kay Andrews & Kristin Harmel welcome #1 New York Times bestselling authors Lee Child and Andrew Child to discuss Exit Strategy, the “blockbuster” (Esquire) 30th installment in their Jack Reacher thriller series. Lee Child is the author of the #1 NYT-bestselling Jack Reacher...
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Friends & Fiction with Brisa Carleton
On this episode, Patti Callahan Henry & Kristy Woodson Harvey welcome Broadway producer turned author Brisa Carleton to discuss her debut novel Last Call at the Savoy, which is set against the glittering backdrop of London's iconic Savoy hotel where a young woman is forced to confront her…
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Friends & Fiction with David Baldacci
On this episode, the full F&F family gathers live to welcome this month’s F&F Featured Author, the award-winning global #1 bestselling David Baldacci to discuss our November 2025 Pick of the Month, his new thriller, Nash Falls, in which Walter Nash’s life is turned completely upside down when…
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Friends & Fiction with Nicholas Sparks
On this episode, we air the recording from a recent in-person theater event that Kristy Woodson Harvey conducted with #1 NYT-bestselling global phenomenon Nicholas Sparks. Tune in to catch this conversation that was recorded at a packed-house sold-out event at Trustee’s Theater in Savannah, GA on...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
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.
HOSTED BY
Mary Kay Andrews, Kristin Harmel, Kristy Woodson Harvey, Patti Callahan Henry, Ron Block, Bleav
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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...
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