Friends & Fiction

Award winning #1 New York Times bestselling author of more than 60 novels, Robyn Carr joins the Fab Five to talk about her career and the latest installment in her Virgin River series, which has been adapted as a Netflix Original Series. https://www.robyncarr.comSee 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.

James Beard Award-winning author of 15 cookbooks, Nathalie Dupree, joins the Fab Five to discuss how food and stories go hand-in-hand, her legacy as a "connector," clever entertaining hacks, and who she'd invite to her fantasy dinner party. http://www.nathalie.com/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 incredible pair of thriller writers and Emmy Award winning television hosts JT Ellison & Hank Phillippi Ryan join the Fab Five to talk about work/life balance, their fascinating back stories, the interesting stories behnd both of their new books, and their mentors. https://hankphillippiryan.com/ https://www.jtellison.com/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 incomparable Sue Monk Kidd joins the Fab Five to talk about her passion for racial and social justice and how writing stories of women journeying to find their own true, authentic self is her “thing.” Sue discusses her arduous research process for her new novel The Book of Longings, the challenges of writing about Jesus as a human, cultivating our bravery as women, and the fearlessness to express our souls as a writers. https://suemonkkidd.comSee 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.

Brit Bennett joins the Friends & Fiction authors to talk about the stunning smash success of her novel THE VANISHING HALF. Hear about her background, her inspiration for this incredible story, and her reaction to news of the HBO adaptation of her work. https://britbennett.comSee 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.

Meet Caroline Leavitt, bestselling author of a dozen novels, writing teacher, and co-founder of the Facebook grpup A Mighty Blaze. Caroline joins the Fab Five to discuss her latest book WITH OR WITHOUT YOU and how her real-life experience with being in a medically induced coma informed the plot. She also shares some great wiriting tips and some advice about the pitfalls of writing about your own real-life loved ones. https://www.carolineleavitt.com/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.

Author, humor columnist, and podcaster, Lian Dolan joins the Friends & Fiction authors to discuss her work as producer and host of the award-winning talk show Satellite Sisters and her latest novel, The Sweeney Sisters. https://www.liandolan.comSee 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.

Elizabeth Berg joins the Friends & Fiction authors to discuss her novels, including the beloved Authur Truluv series, and her latest memoir, I'll Be Seeing You. http://www.elizabeth-berg.netSee 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.

Humorist, memoirist, and former People Magazine Real Housewives expert Wade Rouse joins the Friends & Fiction authors to discuss his novels written under the pen name Viola Shipman. Hear about the lasting impact Wade's grandmother, whose name he writes under, had on his life and learn the "real housewives tag line" chosen by all six authors. https://violashipman.comSee 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 friends & Fiction authors gather to discuss the concept of legacy and what they as writers hope to leave behind with their body of work. They are joined briefly by novelist Cassandra King Conroy to discuss her recent memoir Tell Me a Story: My Life with Pat Conroy and how The Pat Conroy Lierary Center honors his legacy. Plus a special suprise gift presentation for Cassandra from her agent and her son! https://cassandrakingconroy.com/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.