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Friends & Fiction

Friends & Fiction

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 to join us. If you love books and are curious about the writing world, you’re in the right place.2024 Mary Kay Andrews, Kristin Harmel, Kristy Woodson Harvey, Patti Callahan Henry, Ron Block | 2020-2023 Art Literary History & Criticism
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  • Friends & Fiction with Lee & Andrew Child
    Nov 21 2025

    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 series and the complete Jack Reacher story collection, No Middle Name. Foreign rights in the Reacher series have been sold in one hundred territories. Lee is an Executive Producer on the wildly successful Reacher Amazon Prime series which is adapted from his novels. Lee’s brother, Andrew Child, who also writes as Andrew Grant, is the author of six novels of his own (Run, False Positive, Too Close to Home). He’s also the #1 bestselling co-author of six novels in the Reacher universe, including this latest one. The brothers join us to chat about Exit Strategy, how their co-writing process works, and what kind of trouble Reacher gets up to in this “sure to please” (Booklist) thriller with “the best villain yet” (USA Today).


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    57 mins
  • Friends & Fiction with Brisa Carleton
    Nov 14 2025

    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 troubled past as she uncovers the story of the hotel's first female bartender who’s been erased from the history books. Brisa grew up in the Pacific Northwest before moving to Midtown Manhattan to turn her passion for musicals and "flare for the dramatic" into an award-winning career as a Broadway producer. Three Tonys later, she's worked on numerous productions including Hamilton, Beautiful, and Moulin Rouge. She recently turned her entrepreneurial spirit to actual "spirits," launching Literati Spirits, a premium vodka created by book lovers for book lovers. She joins us to discuss her buzzy debut novel Last Call at the Savoy which Fiona Davis calls, "an exhilarating, tender read that will leave you smiling," and which Lisa Jackson calls, “bright and sassy.”


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    42 mins
  • Friends & Fiction with David Baldacci
    Nov 7 2025

    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 he’s recruited by the FBI to bring down a global crime network. Baldacci is one of the world's favorite storytellers with books published in more than forty-five languages in more than eighty countries with 200 million plus copies sold worldwide. His works have been adapted for feature film and television. He’s the cofounder, along with his wife, of the Wish You Well Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to supporting literacy efforts across America. He joins us from his native Virginia to discuss his brand-new stand-alone novel Nash Falls (coming from Grand Central Publishing on Nov. 11) featuring investment banker turned FBI inside man Walter Nash who’s tasked with exposing a money laundering enterprise at his own firm.


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    53 mins
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