Friends & Fiction

The Fab Four welcome two authors on a special episode of the show dedicated to libraries that was simulcast to the digital feed for the US Book Show. On the first half of the show meet Tia Williams, author of the smash hit novel SEVEN DAYS IN JUNE. Tia discusses her rise as an author from writing YA and romance while simultaneously working her way up themastheads at major beauty magazines like Glamour, Essence, and Elle.On the second half of the show we meet indie bookseller turned flight attendent turned author TJ Newman to hear all about her debut novel FALLING. TJ wrote the book during red-eye flights while her passengers slept and regales us with the story of finally getting the call from an agent that changed her life after a mountain of rejections.On the after show, the founders and hosts of the F&F Official Book Club, Lisa Harrison and Brenda Gardner join the Fab Four to talk about the club reacing 12k members, what's coming up in the next few months, and we get a preview from MKA, PCH, Kristin, and Kristy of their 2023 novels.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

WRITERS' BLOCK Ron Block and Patti Callahan explore the exploration of Mythology both in Fiction with Jennifer Sain and in Non-Fiction with Natalie HaynesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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 portrayedSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.