Friends & Fiction

On this episode we welcome two author guests. First we talk to Cuban-American author Armando Lucas Correa, a journalist who has worked at People en Español for 24 years, the past 14 as editorial director. He joins us to discuss his new memoir, IN SEARCH OF EMMA: How We Created Our Family, the moving story of his lifelong dream of becoming a father and the long emotional road to making that dream come true. Then we sit down with Katherine Reay, the national bestselling and award-winning author of several novels and one work of non-fiction book, Awful Beautiful Life, co-authored with Rebecca Powell. Katherine joins us to discuss her forthcoming historical novel, THE LONDON HOUSE, in which an uncovered family secret sets one woman on the journey of a lifetime through the history of Britain’s WWII spy network and glamorous 1930s Paris.

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WRITERS' BLOCK: Ron Block and Kristin Harmel explore writing a book series for Middle Grade Readers with authors James Ponti and Sarah Mlynowski.

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F&F welcomes Zibby Owens, host of the award-winning podcast Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books and the author/editor of the anthology Moms Don't Have Time To: A Quarantine Anthology. Named "NYC's Top Book-fluencer" by Vulture and on Oprah's list of top literary podcasts two years in a row, Zibby is a frequent contributor to such media outlets as Good Morning America and The Washington Post and just launched her own publishing house, Zibby Books. She joins us to talk about her new book Moms Don't Have Time to Have Kids, released November 2, 2021 from Skyhorse.

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WRITERS' BLOCK: Ron Block talks with Jenna Blum about her memoir, Woodrow on the Bench about the life lessons her aging dog taught her.

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This episode of F&F is all about the magic of Christmas! On the first half of the show Kristy Woodson Harvey hosts as we welcome #1 New York Times bestselling master of the holiday craft, Richard Paul Evans whose new book THE CHRISTMAS PROMISE will hit stores in November 2021. We’ll hear about his #1 bestselling phenomenon The Christmas Box and how that debut novel reshaped Richard’s life, leading to a string of 35 books, every single one of which has hit the NYT list. Then Mary Kay Andrews will take over Santa’s sleigh (holla!) as the Fab Four celebrate the launch of Kristy’s CHRISTMAS IN PEACHTREE BLUFF, which hit stores everywhere on October 26, 2021. We promise you’ll leave this show full of Christmas spirit, inspired to deck those halls and trim those trees—and to get a jump on your holiday shopping. Books make great gifts!

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WRITERS' BLOCK: Ron Block, Patti Callahan & Kristy Woodson Harvey celebrate the release of their winter books, Once Upon A Wardrobe & Christmas in Peachtree Bluff

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F&F welcomes bestselling author Alice Hoffman. The crew discuss the brand new fourth installment in Alice's acclaimed and beloved Practical Magic series, THE BOOK OF MAGIC (an instant NYT bestseller). They also talk about magic and fairy tales and witches, about the different skills invloved in writing fiction, non-fiction, screenplays, and magical realism, and they talk about Alice's work for breast cancer resarch and treatment. Then they shitft gears to celebrate Patti Callahan's new book ONCE UPON A WARDROBE. Hear about Patti's research and inspration, her passion for all things CS Lewis and Narnia, and about the power of imagination and stories to bring us hope and a deeper understanding of our world.

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WRITERS' BLOCK: Ron Block is joined by Library Rockstar, Sari Feldman, former president of the American Library Association on her historic career and the changing role of libraries.

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F&F is pleased to welcome husband and wife thriller writers Tasha Alexander and Andrew Grant. They discuss their life on a wildlife preserve in Wyoming, Tasha's bestselling Lady Emily mystery series, their own "meet cute" at a hotel bar at a literary festival, and, of course, Andrew's role in co-writing and taking the mantle of the beloved and mega-bestselling Jack Reacher series from his brother, Lee Child. Hear about Tasha's latest book THE DARK HEART OF FLORENCE and Andrew's latest Jack Reacher novel, BETTER OFF DEAD.

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WRITERS' BLOCK: Ron Block and Patti Callahan talk with Southern Writer, Ron Rash about his career and works as a poet, short story and novel writer. 

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