Friends & Fiction

WRITERS' BLOCK Ron Block and Mary Kay Andrews host author Clare Pooley, author of Iona Iverson's Rules for Commuting in our ongoing series, Books You Should Know!

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The Fall 2022 season premiere episode with Karin Slaughter and Chris Swann is a rip roaring good time filled with lots of laughs and insightful book talk. Hear from Karin all about her latest GIRL, FORGOTTEN. We talk to her about her research process into cults and the federal marshal service, what drew her to the 1980's time period, her work to raise money for libraries, and what's coming next. Then 2022 Georgia Author of the Year Chris Swann joins the Fab Four to chat about his latest novel NEVER GO HOME. We hear from Chris about blancing his career as English dept chair at a provate Atlanta high school with his career as a thriller writer, and he tells us how he devised his badasss female character Suzie Faulkner and the joys and challenges of setting his fiction in and around his home city of Atlanta. All this plus book recommedations and writing tips!

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WRITERS' BLOCK Ron Block and Mary Kay Andrews are joined by Ellen Meister, author of the darkly comic new book, Take My Husband to talk about writing with humor.

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WRITERS' BLOCK Ron Block is joined by special guest Co-host Nancy Johnson, author of The Kindest Lie to speak with Dolen Perkins-Valdez about her powerful, poignant and timely newest work, Take My Hand.

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WRITERS' BLOCK Ron Block is joined by Mary Kay Andrews in conversation with NYT Bestselling Author Therese Anne Fowler to discuss It All Comes Down To This, her latest novel.

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For the Spring/Summer 2022 season finale, the Fab Four are joined by bestselling authors Jamie Ford and Jason Mott. Jamie Ford discusses his research into epigenetics for his new novel THE MANY DAUGHTERS OF AFONG MOY, his own muti-cultural background, his inspriation for writing about a real historical figure, and the challenges of telling a tale that spans 250 years. Jason Mott discusses the phenomenal success of and the winding road to publication for his National Book Award winning novel HELL OF A BOOK. We hear about Jason's inspiration, his bravery in branching out into a different direction with his writing, the challenges of incorporating current events while still weaving in humor, and what he hopes "all the other mad kids, the outsiders, the weirdos, and the bullied" take away from the novel.

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WRITERS' BLOCK Ron Block and Patti Callahan Henry talk with Laura McKowen about her astounding book, We Are The Luckiest, and her hugely popular podcast, Tell Me Something True!

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The Fab Four are joined by blockbuster bestselling author and “the queen of fun, feisty summer reads” Jennifer Weiner. We hear about the origin story behind Jen's latest NYT bestselling novel THE SUMMER PLACE, the themes of motherhood and secrets in the book, and the Cape Cod setting. We also hear about how Jen found her own voice as a writer, her writing process, her activism on behald of body positivty and recognition for women authors, and her decision to travel her book tour by bicycle. On the after show we meet Mateo Askaripour who tells us all about his debut novel BLACK BUCK, his inspirations, the blend of fact and fiction in his work, how he devised the novel's structure, and what he's working on next.

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WRITERS' BLOCK Ron Block talks with Christina Geist about her newest book in her Growing with Buddy Series, Buddy's New Buddy- she shares how she created the characters and the importance of picture books in literary growth!

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Get ready for a good time on this episode as we welcome two masters of heartwarming, feel-good fiction — Katherine Center and Linda Holmes! And we are treated to a visit from Leslie Hooton on the after show! The Fab Four discuss writing funny, crafting dialogue, and the meaning of home in Katherine's and Linda's novels. The group talks about their favorite masters and undiscovered gems in the rom-com genre—get ready to take notes with lots of reading recommendations. We get an inside look at Katherine's new novel THE BODYGUARD and Linda's new novel FLYING SOLO in a show that's laced with loads of super fun pop culture references and lots of laughs. On the after show we are joined by Leslie Hooton who tells the incredible story of learning she'd been born with a stroke and how she has overcome that in her life and writing career. And we hear all about her brand new book AFTER EVERYONE ELSE, a sequel to her 2020 deubt novel.

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