{"id":1467,"date":"2024-03-04T12:00:10","date_gmt":"2024-03-04T17:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/friendsandfiction.com\/?p=1467"},"modified":"2024-03-04T12:00:10","modified_gmt":"2024-03-04T17:00:10","slug":"episode-34-brit-bennett","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/friendsandfiction.com\/episode-34-brit-bennett\/","title":{"rendered":"Friends &#038; Fiction: Episode 34 &#8211; Brit Bennett"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row][vc_column][vc_video link=&#8221;https:\/\/youtu.be\/P8ij3jTsnKg&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221;][vc_column_text]\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Brit Bennett<\/h2>\n<p>Brit Bennett joins the Friends &amp; Fiction authors to talk about the stunning smash success of her novel THE VANISHING HALF. 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