Friends & Fiction

WRITERS' BLOCK: Ron Block and Kristin Harmel talk with Historical Fiction Authors Genevieve Graham (BLUEBIRD) and Julia Kelly (Last Dance of the Debutante) about their new books and about the art of showcasing history throuh fiction. . 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 p...

We are so thrilled to welcome #1 internationally bestselling author Jeffery Deaver, who People Magazine calls “the master of ticking-bomb suspense.” Jeffery’s 40+ books are sold in 150 countries, have been translated into over 25 languages, and have sold more than 50-million copies worldwide. His first Lincoln Rhyme novel, THE BONE COLLECTOR, was made into a major motion picture starring Denzel Wa...

WRITERS' BLOCK: Ron Block talks with Best-Selling author Thrity Umrigar about her powerful new novel, HONOR and about the importance of reading outside our own experience. 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.

What a way to kick off a shiny new year! Join the raucous good time as the Fab Four welcome two author guests plus two special guests to the first episode of 2022. Talented writers and dear friends with an amazing sense of humor and sisterhood, Sally Hepworth and Kelly Rimmer join us from Australia. Sally is the New York Times bestselling author of seven novels, including the smash hit bestseller...

WRITERS' BLOCK: Ron talks with Meg Walker to hear about her background and how she became the glue that holds Friends and Fiction together. Includes interviews with F & F fans taped in Beaufort at our live event in June! 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 fo...

F&F is so pleased to welcome New York Times, Washington Post & USA Today bestselling author, Sarah MacLean as our guest on our final show of the year! Sarah is the author of many popular historical romance novels, which have been translated into more than twenty-five languages. A graduate of Smith College & Harvard University, a leading advocate for the romance genre, and a co-host of the weekly r...

WRITERS' BLOCK: Toasting to the holiday season through memories, traditions and a look at the year ahead! 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.

Friends & Fiction welcomes New York Times bestselling bilingual novelist, short story writer, screenwriter, and film producer, María Amparo Escandón . María is the author of #1 L.A. Times bestseller ESPERANZA’S BOX OF SAINTS and GONZÁLEZ & DAUGHTER TRUCKING CO. She joins us to discuss her third novel, L.A. WEATHER , which was selected as a Reese’s Book Club pick and a Best Book of the Month by Bar...

WRITERS' BLOCK: Our own Mary Kay Andrews unearths a holiday short story, Fatal Fruitcake and reads it for a Holiday Surprise! 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: Esteemed Nashville singer/songwriters, Kim Richey and Gretchen Peters continue their convesation with Ron Block and perform songs bothe written by them and by each other. 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.

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...

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. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advert...

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,...

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. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of persona...

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)...

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 songs 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.

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...

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

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, Emm...

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

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...

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

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 j...

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

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...