Podcast
Friends & Fiction
https://bleav.com/shows/friends-and-fiction/
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.
465episodes
625guest appearances
434unique guests
Hosts
- Kristin Harmel host
- Kristy Woodson Harvey host
- Mary Kay Andrews host
- Patti Callahan Henry host
Frequent Guests
| Guest | Appearances | Hours | Most Recent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Block | 19 | 2023-10-27 | |
| Patti Callahan | 10 | 2022-04-07 | |
| Elin Hilderbrand | 6 | 2025-09-11 | |
| Mary Alice Monroe | 6 | 2025-05-08 | |
| Kristin Hannah | 5 | 2025-07-03 | |
| Wade Rouse | 5 | 2023-12-14 | |
| Emily Giffin | 4 | 2024-07-26 | |
| Fiona Davis | 4 | 2025-01-02 | |
| Hank Phillippi Ryan | 4 | 2025-09-18 | |
| Julia Kelly | 4 | 2023-03-09 | |
| Kate Quinn | 4 | 2026-02-05 | |
| Kristina Mc Morris | 4 | 2025-05-29 | |
| Lisa Scottoline | 4 | 2025-07-24 | |
| Steven Rowley | 4 | 2026-05-21 | |
| Ariel Lawhon | 3 | 2023-11-30 | |
| Christina Baker Kline | 3 | 2026-05-07 | |
| Colleen Oakley | 3 | 2025-03-06 | |
| Emily Henry | 3 | 2026-01-01 | |
| Hazel Gaynor | 3 | 2024-12-20 | |
| Heather Webb | 3 | 2024-12-20 | |
| Jennifer Robson | 3 | 2023-05-11 | |
| Joshilyn Jackson | 3 | 2026-03-05 | |
| Karin Slaughter | 3 | 2022-08-18 | |
| Katherine Reay | 3 | 2023-06-22 | |
| Louise Penny | 3 | 2025-11-27 | |
| Marie Benedict | 3 | 2023-01-26 | |
| Martha Hall Kelly | 3 | 2023-05-11 | |
| Meg Walker | 3 | 2023-02-10 | |
| Nancy Johnson | 3 | 2022-08-05 | |
| Nita Prose | 3 | 2025-04-03 | |
| Pam Jenoff | 3 | 2025-02-20 | |
| Rachel Hawkins | 3 | 2022-01-21 | |
| Rachel Mc Millan | 3 | 2023-12-14 | |
| Sadeqa Johnson | 3 | 2023-02-23 | |
| Susan Elizabeth Phillips | 3 | 2021-07-07 | |
| Susan Meissner | 3 | 2023-05-25 | |
| Adriana Trigiani | 2 | 2025-07-17 | |
| Alka Joshi | 2 | 2023-04-20 | |
| Allison Pataki | 2 | 2024-03-29 | |
| Amy Jo Burns | 2 | 2024-02-09 | |
| Angela May | 2 | 2022-06-09 | |
| Annabel Monaghan | 2 | 2024-06-07 | |
| Anne Burt | 2 | 2025-08-28 | |
| Armando Lucas Correa | 2 | 2023-01-13 | |
| Brad Meltzer | 2 | 2026-01-08 | |
| Brenda Gardner | 2 | 2022-12-30 | |
| Brenda Janowitz | 2 | 2023-06-21 | |
| Brenda Novak | 2 | 2023-04-20 | |
| Chris Bohjalian | 2 | 2024-03-15 | |
| Christina Lauren | 2 | 2022-06-02 | |
| Christine Pride | 2 | 2023-06-30 | |
| Christopher Swann | 2 | 2023-07-14 | |
| Chris Whitaker | 2 | 2024-06-28 | |
| Craig Johnson | 2 | 2024-11-29 | |
| David Baldacci | 2 | 2025-11-06 | |
| Debbie Macomber | 2 | 2022-12-15 | |
| Diane Chamberlain | 2 | 2022-01-06 | |
| Dolen Perkins-Valdez | 2 | 2025-04-10 | |
| Elizabeth Berg | 2 | 2023-03-24 | |
| Etaf Rum | 2 | 2023-09-21 | |
| Greer Macallister | 2 | 2024-08-16 | |
| Gretchen Peters | 2 | 2021-12-17 | |
| Harlan Coben | 2 | 2022-06-16 | |
| Jamie Brenner | 2 | 2024-07-19 | |
| Janet Skeslien Charles | 2 | 2024-05-03 | |
| Janie Chang | 2 | 2026-02-05 | |
| Jasmine Guillory | 2 | 2025-04-24 | |
| Jean Hanff Korelitz | 2 | 2024-10-04 | |
| Jean Kwok | 2 | 2023-10-19 | |
| Jessa Maxwell | 2 | 2024-08-23 | |
| Jillian Cantor | 2 | 2024-12-12 | |
| Jodi Picoult | 2 | 2024-09-20 | |
| John Truby | 2 | 2022-12-02 | |
| Jo Piazza | 2 | 2024-04-12 | |
| J.T. Ellison | 2 | 2024-11-08 | |
| Julie Clark | 2 | 2025-06-19 | |
| Kaira Rouda | 2 | 2024-07-05 | |
| Karen Cleveland | 2 | 2022-06-23 | |
| Kim Richey | 2 | 2021-12-17 | |
| Laura Dave | 2 | 2024-09-13 | |
| Lauren Willig | 2 | 2022-09-01 | |
| Lian Dolan | 2 | 2022-04-21 | |
| Lisa Steinke | 2 | 2026-05-21 | |
| Lisa Unger | 2 | 2022-11-17 | |
| Lisa Wingate | 2 | 2024-06-14 | |
| Liz Fenton | 2 | 2026-05-21 | |
| Lynn Cullen | 2 | 2026-04-23 | |
| Michael Farris Smith | 2 | 2023-12-22 | |
| Paige Crutcher | 2 | 2022-12-16 | |
| Pamela Terry | 2 | 2023-02-24 | |
| Paula Mc Lain | 2 | 2026-01-29 | |
| Robert Dugoni | 2 | 2023-03-30 | |
| Robyn Carr | 2 | 2022-06-30 | |
| Ruth Ware | 2 | 2024-05-10 | |
| Sally Hepworth | 2 | 2024-04-26 | |
| Sarah Mc Coy | 2 | 2025-09-04 | |
| Sarah Pekkanen | 2 | 2023-09-21 | |
| Sarah Penner | 2 | 2023-03-16 | |
| Shaun Hettinger | 2 | 2022-12-23 | |
| Signe Pike | 2 | 2021-05-28 |
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