Friends & Fiction

#1 New York Times bestselling author of more than 50 novels, Susan Wiggs, sits down with the Fab Five to discuss her latest novel, just released in paperback, The Lost and Found Book Shop. The crew discuss the influences on their writing career, how life experience, failures, and sense of place inform their writing, and the books that shaped them. https://www.susanwiggs.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.

Mary Bly joins the Fab Five to discuss her long, successful career writing regency romances under the pseudonym Eloisa James while living somewhat of a double life as a Shakespeare professor and English Dept chair at Fordham University. We hear about how she made the decision to write contemporary fiction (LIZZIE & DANTE, out now) under her real name just this year for the first time and how her love of Italy and the classics infuses all of her writing. https://www.eloisajames.com/ She’s joined by Sonali Dev who writes clever, deeply layered, and heartwarming Bollywood-style romantic comedies in the Jane Austen tradition (INCENSE AND SENSIBILITY, coming July 6th). Sonali discusses giving readers a glimpse into the Indian American experience through her work, and the importance of revisiting and retelling classics like Austen. https://sonalidev.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.

For audiobook month, Alice Monroe interviews audiobook narrators Cassandra Campbell and Dan Zitt.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 Fab Five welcome their friend Nancy Thayer to discuss her latest summer sensation, FAMILY REUNION. Hear all about Nancy's long career as an author, her love for old houses and how they figure prominently in her writing, writing romantic plot lines for cahracters of all ages, and her love of Nantucket—a place she has called home for more than three decades and which figures prominently in all of her fiction. https://nancythayer.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.

Writing About a Real Person. Mary Alice Monroe and Patti Callahan Henry have a fascintating discussion with Rebecca Bruff about her debut novel Trouble the Water and with Signe PIke about the second book in her Lost Queen Trilogy, The Forgotten Kingdom. Both women wrote about very real people in different centures.  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.

Kristin Harmel chats with the writing team of Hazel Gaynor and Heather Webb and the writing team Christina Lauren about writing as a team and collaboration. 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.

he Fab Five sit down with New York Times bestselling historical fiction author Pam Jenoff. They talk about her new book, the instant NYT bestseller THE WOMAN WITH THE BLUE STAR, her research process, how the pandemic impacted her ability to research her latest book, and her past career as a diplomat and current career as a law professor and how those things inform her writing. https://pamjenoff.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.

On the launch party episode for Mary Alice Monroe's THE SUMMER OF LOST AND FOUND, the Fab Five take a journey through the seven-book Beach House series. Along ith a couple of special surprise guests, the ladies don turtle hats, occasionally burst into song, and often burst into fits of laughter, and even get a little misty eyed as they explore the legacy of MA's signature series. https://maryalicemonroe.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.

Three hosts of the award-winning 20-year podcast phenomenon Satellite Sisters swing by to celebrate Mother's Day with the Fab Five in a fun round-robin question-and-answer show. Learn each woman's most embarassing mom moment, the fictional mom they most wanted for their own, and their favorite fictional bad mom. Enjoy a trip down memory lane with lots of insights and revelations and plenty of laughs. https://satellitesisters.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.

BOOK CLUB BUZZ! Patti Callahan Henry and Mary Kay Andrews interview Jenn Hart of Jennifer Hart of Bookclubgirl.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.