Let the Road Trip Begin

Meet Mary Kay Andrews on Tour

Dear Readers,

Our own resident queen of the beach reads, Mary Kay Andrews is heading out on an epic book tour for her new novel ROAD TRIP with all the fun kicking off tomorrow—Friday, May 29th—in North Myrtle Beach, SC! With 33 stops in 31 cities, MKA is bound to be in a city near you! We hope you will grab your tickets and meet up with her on the road to celebrate her first new book in two years!

For our Friends & Fiction community there are a few events of particular interest!

June 3rd in Savannah, GA

On Wednesday, June 3rd, the full F&F crew will be gathered for an in-person event in Savannah, GA. Meet up with MKA, Kristin, Patti, Meg & Ron at the Otis Johnson Cultural Arts Center in the downtown historic district. We are offering an incredible giveaway open exclusively to ticket-holders for this event. Buy a ticket and you’ll automatically be entered to win a 2-night stay at a beautiful 3-bedroom townhouse and a $200 gift card to Ardsley Station restaurant!

June 4th in Charleston, SC

On Thursday, June 4th, MKA will be in conversation with fellow F&F founder and co-host Patti Callahan Henry in Charleston, SC. Get tickets now!

June 24, Atlantic Beach, NC

Join MKA with fellow F&F founder and co-host Kristy Woodson Harvey for a luncheon in Kristy’s home stomping grounds of Atlantic Beach, NC. Get tickets now!

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The Full ROAD TRIP Book Tour

NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, SC | Friday, May 29 | 10:45 AM
Luncheon Event
Hosted by Litchfield Books
21 Main
719 North Beach Boulevard
North Myrtle Beach, SC
Tickets

OCEAN ISLE BEACH, NC | Friday, May 29 | 5:30 PM
Book Talk & Signing
Hosted by Pelican Bookstore
Silver Coast Winery
6680 Barbeque Road NW
Ocean Isle Beach, NC
Tickets

DECATUR, GA | Sunday, May 31 | 3:00 PM
Book Launch Party
Hosted by The Book Bird
The Chapel on Sycamore
318 Sycamore St, Decatur, GA
Tickets

GREENVILLE, SC | Monday, June 1 | 12:00 PM
“Lunch & Lit”
Hosted by M. Judson Booksellers
Soby’s
207 S Main St
Greenville, SC
Tickets

GREENVILLE, SC | Monday, June 1 | 7:30 PM
“Books Over Drinks”
M. Judson Booksellers
130 S. Main St.
Greenville, SC
Tickets

GREENSBORO, NC | Tuesday, June 2 | 12:00 PM
Luncheon Event
Hosted by O.Henry magazine
Book sales by The Country Bookshop
The Colonnade at Revolution Mill
900 Revolution Mill Dr.
Greensboro, NC
Tickets

RALEIGH, NC | Tuesday, June 2 | 6:30 PM
Book Talk & Signing
Quail Ridge Books & Music
4209-100 Lassiter Mill Rd.
Raleigh, NC
Tickets

SAVANNAH, GA | Wednesday, June 3 | 6:30 PM
Friends & Fiction LIVE!
Hosted by E.Shaver Booksellers
Otis Johnson Cultural Arts Center
201 Montgomery Street
Savannah, GA
Tickets

BLUFFTON, SC | Thursday, June 4 | 11:00 AM
In conversation with Cassandra King
Hosted by Pat Conroy Literary Center and The Storybook Shoppe
The Rotary Community Center
Oscar Frazier Park
11 Recreation Court
Bluffton, SC
Tickets

CHARLESTON, SC | Thursday, June 4 | 6:00 PM
In conversation with Patti Callahan Henry
Hosted by Buxton Books
Lance Hall
Circular Congregational Church
150 Meeting Street
Charleston, SC
Tickets

SPRING LAKE, NJ | Friday, June 5 | 6:00 PM
Book Talk & Signing
Hosted by Thunder Road Books
The Spring Lake Theater
300 Madison Ave
Spring Lake, NJ
Tickets

BETHANY BEACH, DE | Saturday, June 6 | 1:00 PM
Book Signing
Bethany Beach Books
99 Garfield Pkwy
Bethany Beach, DE
Tickets

LEWES, DE | Saturday, June 6 | 5:00 PM
Book Talk & Signing
Hosted by Browseabout Books
Lewes Public Library
111 Adams Ave.
Lewes, DE
Event listing

SEVERNA PARK, MD | Sunday, June 7 | 5:00 PM
Book Talk & Signing
Park Books
555 Baltimore Annapolis Blvd
Severna Park, MD
Tickets

CLEVELAND, OH | Monday, June 8 | 7:00 PM
Book Talk & Signing
Cuyahoga County Public Library, Brooklyn Branch
7619 Memphis Ave
Brooklyn, OH
Register

BEXLEY, OH | Tuesday, June 9 | 12:00 PM
Luncheon Event
Hosted by Gramercy Books
Giuseppe’s Ritrovo
2268 East Main Street
Bexley, OH
Tickets

FRANKLIN, IN | Tuesday, June 9 | 6:30 PM
Book Talk & Signing
Hosted by Wild Geese Bookshop
The Sycamore at Mallow Run
7070 W Whiteland Rd
Bargersville, IN
Tickets

ST. LOUIS, MO | Wednesday, June 10 | 7:00 PM
Book Talk & Signing
Hosted by A Novel Neighbor
St. Louis County Library
Clark Family Library
1640 S. Lindbergh Blvd.
St. Louis, MO
Event Listing

FAIRHOPE, AL | Thursday, June 11 | 6:00 PM
Book Talk & Signing
Page & Palette
32 S Section St
Fairhope, AL
Tickets

HUNTINGTON, NY | Friday, June 12 | 7:00 PM
In conversation with Sarah MacLean
The Next Chapter
204 New York Ave
Huntington, NY
Tickets

AVON, CT | Saturday, June 13 | 2:00 PM
Book Talk & Signing
Avon Free Public Library
281 Country Club Road
Avon, CT
Register

PLAINVILLE, MA | Monday, June 15 | 6:30 PM
Book Talk & Signing
An Unlikely Story
111 South Street
Plainville, MA
Tickets

EAST SANDWICH, MA | Tuesday, June 16 | 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Book Signing
Titcomb’s Book Shop
432 Route 6A
East Sandwich, MA
Event Listing

NANTUCKET, MA | Wednesday, June 17 | 11:00 AM
Book Signing with Elin Hildberbrand
Mitchell’s Book Corner
1 Miller Lane
Nantucket MA
Event listing

MARTHA’S VINEYARD, MA | Thursday, June 18 | 7:00 PM
In conversation with Sally Page
Bunch of Grapes Bookstore
23 Main Street
Vineyard Haven, MA
Event listing

ATLANTIC BEACH, NC | Wednesday, June 24 | 12:00 PM
Literary Luncheon
In conversation with Kristy Woodson Harvey
Hosted by Beaufort Historic Site
Coral Bay Club
1901 W Fort Macon Rd.
Atlantic Beach, NC
Tickets

THOMASVILLE, GA | Friday, June 26 | 6:00 PM
Book Talk & Signing
The Bookshelf
126 S. Broad Street
Thomasville, GA
Tickets

CUMMING, GA | Sunday, June 28 | 2:30 PM
In conversation with Colleen Oakley
Hosted by Bookmiser
Sharon Forks Library
2820 Old Atlanta Rd
Cumming, GA
Event Listing

ST. SIMONS ISLAND, GA | Tuesday, July 7 | 10:30 AM
Book Talk & Signing
Hosted by G.J. Ford Bookshop and The Literary Guild
St. Simons Casino Theater
550 Beachview Drive
St. Simons Island, GA

ST. SIMONS ISLAND, GA | Wednesday, July 8 | 5:00 PM
Book Talk & Signing
Hosted by G.J. Ford Bookshop
The King and Prince
201 Arnold Rd.
St Simons Island, GA
Tickets

WOODSTOCK, GA | Sunday, July 12 | 2:00 PM
In conversation with John Searles
FoxTale Book Shoppe
105 E. Main St.
Woodstock, GA
RSVP / Event Listing

NEPTUNE BEACH, FL | Monday, July 13 | 6:00 PM
In conversation with John Searles
The Bookmark
220 First St.
Neptune Beach, FL
Event Listing

AMELIA ISLAND, FL | Tuesday, July 14 | 4:00 PM
In conversation with John Searles
Co-Hosted by Amelia Island Book Festival
Story & Song Bookstore
1430 Park Ave.
Fernandina Beach, FL
Tickets

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About the Author

MARY KAY ANDREWS is the New York Times bestselling author of 34 novels and one cookbook.

A native of St. Petersburg, Florida, she earned a B.A. in journalism from The University of Georgia. After a 14-year career working as a reporter at newspapers including The Savannah Morning News, The Marietta Journal, and The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, where she spent the final ten years of her career, she left journalism in 1991 to write fiction.

Her first novel, Every Crooked Nanny, was published in 1992 by HarperCollins. She went on to write ten critically acclaimed mysteries under her real name, Kathy Hogan Trocheck. In 2002, she assumed the pen name Mary Kay Andrews with the publication of Savannah Blues. In 2006, Hissy Fit became her first New York Times bestseller, followed by fifteen more New York Times, USA Today and Publishers Weekly bestsellers. To date, her novels have been published in German, Italian, Polish, Slovenian, Hungarian, Dutch, Czech and Japanese.

She and her family divide their time between Atlanta and Tybee Island, GA, where they cook up new recipes in two restored beach homes, The Breeze Inn and Ebbtide—both named after fictional places in Mary Kay’s novels, and available to rent through Tybee Vacation Rentals. In between cooking, spoiling her grandkids, and plotting her next novel, Mary Kay is an intrepid treasure hunter whose favorite pastime is junking and fixing up old houses.

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About the Book

New from the beloved New York Times bestselling author of Summers at the Saint and Hello, Summer!

Pack your bags for a summer journey shaped by family secrets, long-buried history, and charming men with Irish accents.

Maeve and Therese Dunigan haven’t spoken in years. Raised under the same roof in Savannah, the two sisters could not be more opposite—Maeve the rule follower, Therese the unapologetic rebel. But when their mother’s death pulls them back together, they inherit more than just grief: a mysterious painting that may be worth millions…if it’s real.

Determined to uncover the truth—and desperately in need of the money—the sisters set out on a journey to Ireland, tracing their family’s roots and the origins of the portrait. What begins as a search for answers soon becomes something deeper—a reckoning with the past, as they uncover secrets that span generations and reshape everything they thought they knew about their family.

With tensions simmering, the two hit the road and find themselves on twisty lanes, in colorful villages, at local pubs, and with handsome men whose gift of the gab is surpassed only by their charm.

Can Maeve and Therese actually survive the journey without killing each other? Join Mary Kay Andrews on a road trip that will entertain you for miles.

“Andrews sparkles in this tale of two 30-something estranged sisters reconnecting after their mother’s death… With well-developed characters, a taut plot, and a keen sense of place, this lively tale is perfect for the beach bag.”—Publishers Weekly

“The pacing is consistent throughout the entire story, making the entire reading experience enjoyable. These characters shine under Andrews’s established hand, and their story arc is very satisfying.”—Library Journal

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