{"id":2103,"date":"2024-05-10T15:22:59","date_gmt":"2024-05-10T19:22:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/friendsandfiction.com\/?p=2103"},"modified":"2024-05-10T15:22:59","modified_gmt":"2024-05-10T19:22:59","slug":"friends-fiction-episode-138-sarah-addison-allen-lauren-k-denton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/friendsandfiction.com\/friends-fiction-episode-138-sarah-addison-allen-lauren-k-denton\/","title":{"rendered":"Friends &#038; Fiction: Episode 138 &#8211; Sarah Addison Allen + Lauren K. 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Denton<\/h2>\n<p><span data-sheets-formula-bar-text-style=\"font-size:13px;color:#000000;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;font-family:'Arial';font-style:normal;text-decoration-skip-ink:none;\">On this episode, we talk to TWO amazing authors! Meet the New York Times bestselling author of seven novels (<\/span><a class=\"waffle-rich-text-link\" data-sheets-formula-bar-text-link=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/19399\/9780553384833\" data-sheets-formula-bar-text-style=\"font-size:13px;color:#1155cc;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline;font-family:''Arial'';font-style:normal;text-decoration-skip-ink:none;\">Garden Spells<\/a><span data-sheets-formula-bar-text-style=\"font-size:13px;color:#000000;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;font-family:'Arial';font-style:normal;text-decoration-skip-ink:none;\">, <\/span><a class=\"waffle-rich-text-link\" data-sheets-formula-bar-text-link=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/19399\/9781250019851\" data-sheets-formula-bar-text-style=\"font-size:13px;color:#1155cc;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline;font-family:''Arial'';font-style:normal;text-decoration-skip-ink:none;\">First Frost<\/a><span data-sheets-formula-bar-text-style=\"font-size:13px;color:#000000;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;font-family:'Arial';font-style:normal;text-decoration-skip-ink:none;\">), <\/span><a class=\"waffle-rich-text-link\" data-sheets-formula-bar-text-link=\"https:\/\/www.sarahaddisonallen.com\/\" data-sheets-formula-bar-text-style=\"font-size:13px;color:#1155cc;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline;font-family:''Arial'';font-style:normal;text-decoration-skip-ink:none;\">Sarah Addison Allen<\/a><span data-sheets-formula-bar-text-style=\"font-size:13px;color:#000000;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;font-family:'Arial';font-style:normal;text-decoration-skip-ink:none;\">, a self-described master of &#8220;southern fried magical realism.&#8221; She joins us to discuss her long-awaited seventh novel, <\/span><a class=\"waffle-rich-text-link\" data-sheets-formula-bar-text-link=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/19399\/9781250019868\" data-sheets-formula-bar-text-style=\"font-size:13px;color:#1155cc;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline;font-family:''Arial'';font-style:normal;text-decoration-skip-ink:none;\">OTHER BIRDS<\/a><span data-sheets-formula-bar-text-style=\"font-size:13px;color:#000000;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;font-family:'Arial';font-style:normal;text-decoration-skip-ink:none;\">, which St.Martin\u2019s Press just released on August 30th, and which debuted at #3 on the New York Times bestseller list. The crew discuss character develpment, the craft of magical realism, the role that food and the theme of motherhood play in her books, and they go deep as they talk to Sarah about the tragic loss of her mother and how it effected her writing. On the second half of the show, the crew welcomes the USA TODAY bestselling author of six novels (<\/span><a class=\"waffle-rich-text-link\" data-sheets-formula-bar-text-link=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/19399\/9780718084226\" data-sheets-formula-bar-text-style=\"font-size:13px;color:#1155cc;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline;font-family:''Arial'';font-style:normal;text-decoration-skip-ink:none;\">The Hideaway<\/a><span data-sheets-formula-bar-text-style=\"font-size:13px;color:#000000;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;font-family:'Arial';font-style:normal;text-decoration-skip-ink:none;\">, <\/span><a class=\"waffle-rich-text-link\" data-sheets-formula-bar-text-link=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/19399\/9780718084257\" data-sheets-formula-bar-text-style=\"font-size:13px;color:#1155cc;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline;font-family:''Arial'';font-style:normal;text-decoration-skip-ink:none;\">Hurricane Season<\/a><span data-sheets-formula-bar-text-style=\"font-size:13px;color:#000000;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;font-family:'Arial';font-style:normal;text-decoration-skip-ink:none;\">), <\/span><a class=\"waffle-rich-text-link\" data-sheets-formula-bar-text-link=\"https:\/\/laurenkdenton.com\/\" data-sheets-formula-bar-text-style=\"font-size:13px;color:#1155cc;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline;font-family:''Arial'';font-style:normal;text-decoration-skip-ink:none;\">Lauren K. Denton<\/a><span data-sheets-formula-bar-text-style=\"font-size:13px;color:#000000;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;font-family:'Arial';font-style:normal;text-decoration-skip-ink:none;\"> who joins us to discuss her forthcoming sixth novel, <\/span><a class=\"waffle-rich-text-link\" data-sheets-formula-bar-text-link=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/19399\/9780785232650\" data-sheets-formula-bar-text-style=\"font-size:13px;color:#1155cc;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline;font-family:''Arial'';font-style:normal;text-decoration-skip-ink:none;\">A PLACE TO LAND<\/a><span data-sheets-formula-bar-text-style=\"font-size:13px;color:#000000;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;font-family:'Arial';font-style:normal;text-decoration-skip-ink:none;\"> (Harper Muse, October 4th). 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