

Friends & Fiction
Mary Kay Andrews, Kristin Harmel, Kristy Woodson Harvey, Patti Callahan Henry, Ron Block, Bleav
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.
Episodes
Mentioned books

Jun 17, 2022 • 47min
WB-S2E25 Father's Day w/ Michael Ian Black
WRITERS' BLOCK Ron Block and Meghan Walker are joined by author/comedian/actore Michael Ian Black to talk about his book, A Better Man in a special Father's Day episode.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.

Jun 16, 2022 • 1h 22min
Friends & Fiction with Emily Giffin and Harlan Coben + Kate Quinn on the After Show
The Fab Four have a blockbuster night with three rockstar guests. Meet two #1 bestselling athors Emily Giffin and Harlan Coben on the main show. The crew chats about Harlan's latest THE MATCH and how he researched it, and about Emily's latest MEANT TO BE and the challenges of writing about very real and ver well-known people. They also chat about writing process, writerly friendships, and developing work for the silver screen, with lots of laughs along the way. On the after show, Kate Quinn returns to F&F to tell us all about her latest THE DIAMOND EYE, with a surprise appearance from her husband!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.

Jun 10, 2022 • 28min
WB-S2E24 Tell it Again! Darling Girl w/ Liz Michalski
WRITERS' BLOCK Ron Block and Patti Callahan explore the retelling of the Peter Pan story with Liz Michalski, author of Darling GirlSee 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.

Jun 9, 2022 • 1h 18min
Friends & Ficiton with Greer Henricks, Sarah Pekkanen, Ali Brady, Mary Alice Monroe & Angela May
The Fab Four talk with THREE author pairs to learn all about what it takes to write as a team. Meet Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen, co-authors of THE GOLDEN COUPLE; Ali Brady, the oen name for Alison Hammer & Bradiegh Godfrey who co-wrote their debut nobel THE BEACH TRAP; and Mary Alice Monroe & Angela May the writing team behind the middle grade series whose latest installment SEARCH FOR TREASURE is about to be released. All three pairs talk about their unique process for writing together, what they learn from one another, what makes them tick, and they tell us al about their latest releases.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.

Jun 3, 2022 • 44min
WB-S2E23 The Mutual Friend with Carter Bays
WRITERS' BLOCK Ron Block and Meg Walker talk with Carter Bays about his debut novel, The Mutual Friend, and jumping from co-creating How I Met Your Mother to writing 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.

Jun 2, 2022 • 1h 14min
Friends & Fiction with Sarah McCoy and Chanel Cleeton + Christina Lauren on the After Show
The Fab Four welcome bestselling authors Sarah McCoy (MUSTIQUE ISLAND) and Chanel Cleeton (OUR LAST DAYS IN BARCELONA). The women discuss their research processes and how that was effected by Covid restrictions on travel, the challenges of writing about real historical figures in fiction, and how much of their actual family stories and histories were folded into their writing of their recent historical novels. On the After Show we welcome the writing duo of Christina Lauren to discuss their latest rom-com SOMETHING WILDER.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.

May 27, 2022 • 38min
WB-S2E22 The Grand Design
WRITERS' BLOCK Joy Callaway joins Ron Block and Kristy Woodson Harvey to talk about her fascinating new book, The Grand DesignSee 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.

May 26, 2022 • 1h 17min
Friends & Fiction with Tia Williams & TJ Newman
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.

May 20, 2022 • 47min
WB-S2E21 Prolific Writers, Friendship & Community
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.

May 19, 2022 • 1h 7min
Friends & Fiction with Laura Dave plus Nancy Thayer on the Aftershow
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.


