Friends & Fiction

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 abo...

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 Simplecas...

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 expr...

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.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for info...

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 r...

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.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection an...

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.net 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.

Charlaine Harris—the master of multiple genres including mystery, urban fantasy, graphic novels, and alternative historical fiction—joins the Friends & Fiction authors to chat about the wildly popular HBO series “True Blood” was based on her Sookie Stackhouse novels and the latest book in her Gunnie Rose series, A Longer Fall. http://charlaineharris.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy info...

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.com See omnystudio.com/listener for...

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...

The Friends & Fiction authors gather to discuss the magic of books and how reading has shaped our lives. Plus a cover reveal of Kristy Woodson Harvey's forthcoming book, Under the Southern Sky. http://friendsandfiction.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...

Writing duo Christina Hobbs and Lauren Billings (who write together as Christina Lauren) join the Friends & Fiction authors to discuss their unique process of writing novels as a team and their latest NYT bestselling rom-com In a Holidaze. https://christinalaurenbooks.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for informat...

Author of The Lost Queen trilogy, Signe Pike, joins the Friends & Fiction authors to discuss her research of Celtic history, myth and folklore, and how her love of history, the great outdoors, early medieval and ancient archeology informs her writing. https://www.signepike.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for inf...

Blockbuster bestseller Emily Giffin joins the Friends & Fiction authors to discuss giving up her law career to write, launching The Lies That Bind on the day of a nationwide social media blackout, and staying connected during the pandemic. https://www.emilygiffin.com/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information...

#1 New York Times bestselling author Katjy Reichs joins the Friends & Fiction authors to discuss A Conspiracy of Bones, the nineteenth entry in her Temperance Brennan series, as well as her work as a producer of the hit Fox TV series, Bones, which is based on her work and her novels. https://kathyreichs.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz compa...

Etaf Rum joins the Friends & Fiction authors to discuss her wildly successful debut novel A Woman is No Man which was a New York Times bestseller and a Read with Jenna Today Show Book Club Pick. https://etafrum.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 adv...

The Friends & Fiction authors discuss their failures, how they've overcome them, and what inspires them to keep writing. www.friendsandfiction.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.

Writer, social media guru, and literary agent, Rachel McMillan joins the Friends & Fiction authors to discuss her new book, The London Restoration. https://www.rachelmcmillan.net/ 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.

Kristina McMorris joins the Friends & Fiction authors to discuss her unexpected path to writing, her former life as a child TV host--and how she was almost a regular F&F host! https://kristinamcmorris.com/home 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 advertisi...

Karin Slaughter joins the Friends & Fiction crew to discuss her unconventional path to selling more than 35 million novels worldwide. https://www.karinslaughter.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.

Elin Hilderbrand joins the Friends & Fiction authors to discuss her writing schedule, her enviable workout routine and (gasp!) her retirement plans! https://www.elinhilderbrand.ne 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.

Fiona Davis joins the Fab Five to discuss her new release THE LIONS OF FIFTH AVENUE, a Good Morning America Book Club Pick. http://www.fionadavis.net 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.

Ken and Drew from Sister Hazel join the Fab Five to celebrate the launch of Kristin Harmel's THE BOOK OF LOST NAMES--and perform ALL FOR YOU live for the Friends & Fiction viewers! https://www.sisterhazel.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 advertisin...

Jasmine Guillory discusses her New York Times Bestseller PARTY OF TWO and her transition from the practice of law to writing romance. https://www.jasmineguillory.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.

www.friendsandfiction.com The Friends & Fiction authors discuss how Coronavirus shifted their 4th of July plans, their first concerts, favorite writing tips and what they're reading and loving lately. 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.