Friends & Fiction
Episodes
Friends & Fiction with Emily Henry
02 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
For New Year's week, we are re-airing one of our favorite episodes from the vault! Join us as the Fab Four — Mary Kay Andrews, Kristin Harmel, Krist...
Friends & Fiction with Taylor Jenkins Reid
26 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
For Christmas week, we are re-airing one of our favorite episodes from the vault! Join us as the Fab Four — Mary Kay Andrews, Kristin Harmel, Kristy...
Friends & Fiction with Jacquelyn Mitchard
19 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, Mary Kay Andrews & Ron Block welcome #1 New York Times bestselling author, Jacquelyn Mitchard, to discuss The Birdwatcher, her pa...
Friends & Fiction with Ace Atkins
12 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, Mary Kay Andrews & Patti Callahan Henry welcome New York Times bestselling author, Ace Atkins, to discuss his rollicking comedic ...
Friends & Fiction with John Irving
05 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, Kristin Harmel, Patti Callahan Henry & Mary Kay Andrews welcome this month’s F&F Featured Author, the internationally renow...
Friends & Fiction with Louise Penny
28 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
For Thanksgiving week we are re-airing one of our favorite episodes from the vault! Join us as Kristin Harmel & Patti Callahan Henry talk to #1 be...
Friends & Fiction with Lee & Andrew Child
21 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, Mary Kay Andrews & Kristin Harmel welcome #1 New York Times bestselling authors Lee Child and Andrew Child to discuss Exit Strate...
Friends & Fiction with Brisa Carleton
14 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, Patti Callahan Henry & Kristy Woodson Harvey welcome Broadway producer turned author Brisa Carleton to discuss her debut novel La...
Friends & Fiction with David Baldacci
07 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Friends & Fiction with Nicholas Sparks
31 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, we air the recording from a recent in-person theater event that Kristy Woodson Harvey conducted with #1 NYT-bestselling global phenom...
Friends & Fiction with Catherine Newman
24 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, Ron Block & Patti Callahan Henry welcome New York Times bestselling author Catherine Newman to discuss her wonderful new novel WR...
Friends & Fiction with Joe Hill
17 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, Patti Callahan Henry & Kristin Harmel welcome #1 New York Times bestselling author Joe Hill to discuss his new novel, King Sorrow...
Friends & Fiction with Mitch Albom
10 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, the full F&F family — Kristin Harmel, Kristy Woodson Harvey, Mary Kay Andrews & Patti Callahan Henry — gathers to welcome...
Friends & Fiction with Meagan Church
03 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, Kristy Woodson Harvey & Mary Kay Andrews welcome bestselling author Meagan Church to discuss The Mad Wife, an exploration of iden...
Friends & Fiction with Jane Hamilton
26 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, Kristin Harmel & Ron Block welcome acclaimed NYT-bestselling novelist Jane Hamilton to discuss her stunning new coming-of-age nov...
Friends & Fiction with Hank Phillippi Ryan
19 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, Mary Kay Andrews & Kristy Woodson Harvey welcome bestselling, award-winning author Hank Phillippi Ryan to discuss her new cross-c...
Friends & Fiction with Elin Hilderbrand & Shelby Cunningham
12 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, Kristy Woodson Harvey, Mary Kay Andrews & Kristin Harmel gather to welcome this month’s F&F Featured Author, #1 NYT-bestsel...
Friends & Fiction with Sarah McCoy
05 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, Kristin Harmel & Kristy Woodson Harvey welcome NYT-bestselling author Sarah McCoy to discuss her spellbinding new novel, Whatever...
Friends & Fiction with Christina Baker Kline & Anne Burt
29 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, Patti Callahan Henry & Kristin Harmel welcome #1 New York Times bestselling author Christina Baker Kline and award-winning author...
Friends & Fiction with Francesca Serritella
22 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, the full F&F family — Patti Callahan Henry, Kristy Woodson Harvey, Kristin Harmel & Mary Kay Andrews — gathers to welcome...
Friends & Fiction with Victoria Benton Frank
15 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, Ron Block & Patti Callahan Henry welcome author Victoria Benton Frank to discuss THE VIOLET HOUR, her heartwarming and empowering...
Friends & Fiction with Laura Dickerman & Morgan Pager
08 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, Patti Callahan Henry & Kristy Woodson Harvey welcome TWO debut novelists! We love the discovery of new voices on F&F, so this...
Friends & Fiction with Susan Wiggs
01 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, Patti Callahan Henry & Mary Kay Andrews welcome #1 NYT-bestselling author Susan Wiggs to discuss her wrenching but life-affirming...
Friends & Fiction with Lisa Scottoline
25 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, the full F&F family gathers to welcome this month’s F&F Featured Author, #1 bestselling novelist Lisa Scottoline to discuss...
Friends & Fiction with Adriana Trigiani
18 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, Mary Kay Andrews & Ron Block welcome beloved NYT-bestselling author Adriana Trigiani to discuss The View from Lake Como, her new ...
Friends & Fiction with Meg Waite Clayton
11 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, Kristin Harmel & Patti Callahan Henry welcome NYT-bestselling author Meg Waite Clayton to discuss her new dual-timeline historica...
Independence Day "Best Of" F&Fwith Kristin Hannah on The Women
04 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In honor of Independence Day we are re-airing a favorite episode of The Friends & Fiction Show from the vault. Join all four F&F hosts—Patti...
Friends & Fiction with Jess Walter
27 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, Patti Callahan Henry & Ron Block welcome #1 New York Times bestselling author Jess Walter to discuss his propulsive new novel So ...
Friends & Fiction with Julie Clark
20 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, Mary Kay Andrews & Kristy Woodson Harvey welcome New York Times bestselling author Julie Clark to discuss her dazzling new thrill...
Friends & Fiction with Kristin Harmel
13 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, the full F&F family gathers to welcome this month’s F&F Featured Author, New York Times bestselling novelist and F&F'sm...
The Frieds & Fiction Beach Party Official Kick-Off to Summer 2025
06 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, Meg Walker and Mary Kay Andrews (Summers at the Saint, new in paperback 6/3) welcome 6 author guests, all with new summer reads hitti...
Friends & Fiction with Kristina McMorris
30 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, Kristin Harmel & Patti Callahan Henry welcome New York Times bestselling author Kristina McMorris to discuss her latest work of h...
Friends & Fiction with Kristy Woodson Harvey
23 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, the Fab Four gather to welcome this month’s F&F Featured Author, New York Times bestselling, award-winning author Kristy Woodso...
Friends & Fiction with Ruth Reichl
16 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, Ron Block & Kristin Harmel welcome New York Times bestselling author and award-winning food editor and restaurant critic Ruth Rei...
Friends & Fiction with Mary Alice Monroe
09 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, the full Fab Four—Mary Kay Andrews, Kristin Harmel, Kristy Woodson Harvey & Patti Callahan Henry — welcome New York Times bes...
Friends & Fiction with Carley Fortune
02 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, Kristy Woodson Harvey & Patti Callahan Henry welcome #1 New York Times bestselling author Carley Fortune to discuss ONE GOLDEN SU...
Friends & Fiction with Jasmine Guillory
25 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, Mary Kay Andrews & Kristin Harmel welcome New York Times bestselling author Jasmine Guillory to discuss Flirting Lessons, her “...
Friends & Fiction with Jeneva Rose
18 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, the Fab Four—Mary Kay Andrews, Kristin Harmel, Kristy Woodson Harvey—gather to welcome this month’s F&F Featured Author, th...
Friends & Fiction with Dolen Perkins-Valdez
11 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, Kristy Woodson Harvey & Ron Block welcome New York Times bestselling author Dolen Perkins-Valdez to discuss her enthralling new n...
Friends & Fiction with Nita Prose
04 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, Kristin Harmel & Mary Kay Andrews welcome #1 New York Times bestselling author, Nita Prose, to discuss her latest intriguing and ...
Friends & Fiction with Emilia Hart
28 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, Patti Callahan Henry & Kristy Woodson Harvey welcome New York Times bestselling author Emilia Hart to discuss her latest spellbin...
Friends & Fiction with Emma Donoghue
21 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, Ron Block and Kristin Harmel welcome internationally bestselling author of contemporary and historical fiction, Emma Donoghue, to dis...
Friends & Ficiton with Patti Callahan Henry
14 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, the full F&F family—Mary Kay Andrews, Kristin Harmel, Kristy Woodson Harvey, plus Ron & Meg—gather with Patti Callahan He...
Friends & Fiction with Colleen Oakley
07 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, Kristin Harmel & Mary Kay Andrews welcome bestselling author Colleen Oakley to discuss her new novel, Jane and Dan at the End of ...
Friends & Fiction with C.J. Box
28 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, Ron Block and Mary Kay Andrews welcome #1 New York Times bestselling author C. J. Box to discuss the riveting 25th installment in his...
Friends & Fiction with Pam Jenoff
21 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, the Fab Four (Mary Kay Andrews, Kristin Harmel, Kristy Woodsdon Harvey & Patti Callahan Henry) gather to welcome this month’s F...
Friends & Fiction with Christina Clancy
14 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, Mary Kay Andrews and Kristy Woodson Harvey welcome author Christina Clancy to discuss The Snowbirds, her latest page-turning story of...
Friends & Fiction with Victoria Christopher Murray
07 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, Patti Callahan Henry & Ron Block welcome New York Times bestselling author Victoria Christopher Murray to discuss her gripping ne...
Friends & Fiction with Lisa Genova
31 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, Kristy Woodson Harvey & Mary Kay Andrews welcome neuroscientist turned New York Times bestselling author Lisa Genova to discuss h...
Friends & Fiction with Scott Turow
24 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, Mary Kay Andrews & Ron Block welcome #1 New York Times bestselling master of the legal thriller, Scott Turow, to discuss his rive...
Friends & Fiction with Tara Dorabji
17 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, the Fab Four — Mary Kay Andrews, Kristin Harmel, Kristy Woodson Harvey, Patti Callahan Henry — gather to welcome this month’s F...
Friends & Fiction with Kate Fagan
10 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, Patti Callahan Henry & Kristy Woodson Harvey welcome Emmy-winning journalist and #1 New York Times bestselling author Kate Fagan ...
Friends & Fiction with Fiona Davis
03 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, Kristin Harmel & Patti Callahan Henry welcome NYT-bestselling author Fiona Davis to discuss her latest utterly addictive historic...
Friends & Fiction Holiday Office Party
27 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, the full F&F family all gather together — Mary Kay Andrews, Kristin Harmel, Kristy Woodson Harvey, Patti Callahan Henry, Meg Wa...
Friends & Fiction with Hazel Gaynor & Heather Webb
20 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, the Fab Four (Kristy Woodson Harvey, Patti Callahan Henry, Kristin Harmel & Mary Kay Andrews) gather to welcome this month’s F&...
Friends & Fiction with Jillian Cantor
13 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, Kristy Woodson Harvey and Patti Callahan Henry welcome the USA Today and internationally bestselling author Jillian Cantor to discuss...
Friends & Fiction with Craig Johnson
29 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, Kristy Woodson Harvey & Mary Kay Andrews welcome New York Times bestselling author Craig Johnson to discuss TOOTH AND CLAW, the new s...
Friends & Fiction with Michael Connelly
22 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode the Fab Four (Mary Kay Andrews, Kristin Harmel, Kristy Woodson Harvey & Patti Callahan Henry) gather to welcome this month’s F&F Fea...
Friends & Ficton with David Baldacci
15 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, Kristin Harmel & Mary Kay Andrews welcome #1 New York Times bestselling author, David Baldacci to discuss To Die For, the third insta...
Friends & Fiction with J.T. Ellison
08 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, Patti Callahan Henry & Kristy Woodson Harvey welcome New York Times bestselling author, J.T. Ellison, to discuss her new novel, A Ver...
Friends & Fiction with Louise Penny
01 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, Kristin Harmel & Patti Callahan Henry welcome #1 bestselling author Louise Penny to discuss her new novel The Grey Wolf, the 19th ins...
Friends & Fiction with Paula Hawkins
25 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, the Fab Four (Mary Kay Andrews, Kristin Harmel, Kristy Woodson Harvey & Patti Callahan Henry) gather to welcome this month’s F&F Fe...
Friends & Fiction with Marybeth Whalen
16 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode Ron Block & Kristy Woodson Harvey welcome Marybeth Whalen to discuss her new novel EVERY MOMENT SINCE. Marybeth Whalen is the author o...
Friends & Fiction with Sophie Kinsella
11 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, Kristy Woodson Harvey & Mary Kay Andrews welcome #1 mega internationally bestselling author Sophie Kinsella to discuss her new novell...
Friends & Fiction with Jean Hanff Korelitz
04 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, Patti Callahan Henry & Mary Kay Andrews welcome bestselling author Jean Hanff Korelitz to discuss her new novel THE SEQUEL—the eage...
Friends & Fiction with Liane Moriarty
27 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, Kristy Woodson Harvey & Kristin Harmel welcome #1 New York Times bestselling global sensation Liane Moriarty to discuss her new novel...
Friends & Fiction with Jodi Picoult
20 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, Patti Callahan Henry, Mary Kay Andrews & Kristin Harmel gather to welcome this month’s F&F Featured Author, Jodi Picoult, to discus...
Friends & Fiction with Laura Dave
13 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On tis episode, Mary Kay Andrews and Patti Callahan Henry welcome #1 New York Times bestselling author Laura Dave to discuss her new thriller, The Nig...
Friends & Fiction with TJ Klune
06 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, Ron Block and Patti Callahan Henry welcome mega-bestselling author TJ Klune to discuss his new novel, Somewhere Beyond The Sea, the h...
Friends & Fiction with Madeline Martin and Linda Hurtado Bond
30 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, Kristin Harmel & Ron Block welcome bestselling author Madeline Martin to discuss The Booklover’s Library, her heartwarming new stor...
Friends & Fiction with Jessa Maxwell
23 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, the Fab Four gather to welcome this month’s F&F Featured Author, Jessa Maxwell, to discuss her new book, our August 2024 Pick of th...
Friends & Fiction with Greer Macallister
16 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, Kristy Woodson Harvey and Mary Kay Andrews welcome bestselling author Greer Macallister to discuss THE THIRTEENTH HUSBAND, the story ...
Friends & Fiction with Rhys Bowen
09 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, Mary Kay Andrews and Patti Callahan Henry welcome New York Times bestselling author Rhys Bowen to discuss THE ROSE ARBOR, her hauntin...
Friends & Fiction with Marjan Kamali
02 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, Kristin Harmel and Patti Callahan Henry welcome award-winning, internationally bestselling author Marjan Kamali to discuss her new bo...
Friends & Fiction with Emily Giffin
26 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, Patti Callahan Henry and Kristy Woodson Harvey welcome #1 New York Times bestselling author Emily Giffin to discuss her new novel THE...
Friends & Fiction with Jamie Brenner
19 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, the Fab Four gather to welcome this month’s F&F Featured Author, Jamie Brenner, to discuss her brand-new book, our July 2024 Pick o...
Friends & Fiction with Christina Dodd
12 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, Mary Kay Andrews & Ron Block welcome NYT-bestselling author Christina Dodd to discuss her brand-new book A DAUGHTER OF FAIR VERONA, a...
Friends & Fiction with The Killer Author Club
05 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, Patti Callahan Henry, Kristin Harmel & Mary Kay Andrews welcome the three bestselling authors—Heather Gudenkauf, Kimberly Belle & K...
Friends & Fiction with Chris Whitaker
28 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, Patti Callahan Henry & Ron Block welcome the award-winning and New York Times bestselling author Chris Whitaker to discuss his newly ...
Friends & Fiction Celebrates the Launch of Kristy Woodson Harvey's A HAPPIER LIFE
21 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, the Fab Four gather to celebrate this month’s F&F Featured Author, the NYT-bestselling author of The Summer of Songbirds and the Pe...
Friends & Fiction with Lisa Wingate
14 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, Patti Callahan Henry & Kristin Harmel welcome the #1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa Wingate to discuss SHELTERWOOD, her sweep...
Friends & Fiction with Annabel Monaghan
07 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, Mary Kay Andrews & Kristy Woodson Harvey welcome national bestselling author Annabel Monaghan to discuss her brand-new, highly-antici...
Friends & Fiction with Sunny Hostin
31 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, Patti Callahan Henry & Kristy Woodson Harvey welcome four-time Emmy Award winning co-host of ABC’s The View, Sunny Hostin, to discu...
Friends & Fiction with Steven Rowley
24 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, Mary Kay Andrews & Kristy Woodson Harvey welcome the bestselling, award-winning novelist Steven Rowley to discuss THE GUNCLE ABROAD, ...
Friends & Fiction Celebrates the Launch of Mary Kay Andrews's Summers at the Saint
17 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, the Fab Four gather to celebrate this month’s F&F Featured Author, the NYT bestselling novelist and Queen of the Beach Reads hersel...
Friends & Fiction with Ruth Ware
10 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, Mary Kay Andrews & Ron Block welcome the international No.1 bestselling author of psychological crime thrillers, Ruth Ware, to discus...
Friends & Fiction with Janet Skeslien Charles
03 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, Patti Callahan Henry & Kristin Harmel welcome the New York Times and internationally bestselling author, Janet Skeslien Charles, to d...
Friends & Fiction with Sally Hepworth
26 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, Kristin Harmel & Kristy Woodson Harvey welcome the New York Times bestselling master of suspense, Sally Hepworth, to discuss her fort...
Friends & Fiction with Emily Henry
19 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, the Fab Four—Kristy Woodson Harvey, Mary Kay Andrews, Kristin Harme & Patti Callahan Herny—gather to welcome this month’s F&F F...
Friends & Fiction with Jo Piazza
12 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, Patti Callahan Henry & Ron Block welcome bestselling author, podcast creator, and award-winning journalist, Jo Piazza, to discuss THE...
Friends & Fiction with Lisa Scottoline
05 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, Mary Kay Andrews & Kristin Harmel welcome #1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa Scottoline to discuss THE TRUTH ABOUT THE DEVLINS...
Friends & Fiction with Allison Pataki
29 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, Kristin Harmel & Ron Block welcome former news writer and producer turned NYT bestselling author Allison Pataki to discuss her highly...
Friends & Fiction with Anna Quindlen
22 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, Mary Kay Andrews and Kristy Woodson Harvey welcome #1 New York Times bestselling author and Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Anna Qu...
Friends & Fiction with Chris Bohjalian
15 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, the Fab Four — Patti Callahan Henry, Kristy Woodson Harvey, Kristin Harmel & Mary Kay Andrews — gather to welcome this month’s ...
Friends & Fiction with Rebecca Serle
08 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, host Kristy Woodson Harvey interviews NYT bestselling author, producer and screenwriter, Rebecca Serle all about her forthcoming nove...
Friends & Fiction with Tommy Orange
01 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, hosts Patti Callahan Henry & Kristin Harmel welcome this week’s guest, the Pulitzer Prize-finalist and author of the breakout bests...
Friends & Fiction with Tia Williams
23 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode all four of our fabulous hosts — Kristy Woodson Harvey, Patti Callahan Henry, Mary Kay Andrews & Kristin Harmel — interviewing our...
Friends & Fiction with Kate Quinn & Janie Chang
16 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, hosts Mary Kay Andrews & Kristin Harmel interview bestselling authors Kate Quinn & Janie Chang all about their new co-written novel, ...
Friends & Fiction with Amy Jo Burns
09 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, hosts Patti Callahan Henry and Ron Block welcome critically-acclaimed author Amy Jo Burns who previously penned the memoir CINDERLAND...
Friends & Fiction with Jennifer Moorman
02 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, hosts Patti Callahan Henry & Kristy Woodson Harvey interview award-winning, bestselling author, Jennifer Moorman about her new novel,...