Christina Baker Kline

Early reviews for The Foursome are in! 🌸✨

THE FOURSOME tour dates are here! I can’t wait to share this story with you 🌸 Full details on my website.

My new novel, The Foursome (coming next May) is based on a family saga I couldn’t stop thinking about. I can’t wait to share it with the world! Pre-orders, worldwide, are open now (link in bio!)

Chicago ➡️ Indianapolis today for an event at @carmel_library , hosted by the irrepressible Elizabeth Hamilton, with @morgenstern.books co-owner Jenna Bowman. A highlight was meeting another Chang Bunker descendant, Nancy Bunker Sullivan. What a day! 🤩

At my event last night in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, something extraordinary happened: four of Chang Bunker’s descendants came, bringing with them a necklace that has been passed down through the family for generations. The necklace, they told me, was given to Chang by King Rama III, the newly crowned king of Siam (now Thailand), when the twins visited the royal court in Bangkok in 1825. Several years later they left Siam for America, never to return, and became known around the world as “the Siamese Twins.” Researching this novel, I saw many objects connected to Chang and Eng. I read accounts, studied archives, followed paper trails. But to stand in a bookstore in Pennsylvania with descendants carrying an object the brother owned almost exactly two centuries ago was something else entirely. This is one of the gifts of writing fiction set in the past. You spend years trying to bring the past to life, and every now and then the past taps you on a shoulder. P.S. shoutout to the lovely bookstore @doylestownbookshop , and all the friendly folks who came out!

The best part of bringing a book into the world is getting to meet the people who read it. Thank you for showing up for THE FOURSOME — and for sending me on my way as I travel around the country! 🌸🩷

Here we go!

What a delightful launch of The Foursome last night at @bnupperws . Thanks to all who came! @people Magazine books editor @lizzschumer and I talked about the origins of the novel, its complicated themes, and how I’ve come to believe that every family is a cult. 👀 I’m kicking off my national tour today. Come see me on the road! Dates and destinations are pinned to my profile and listed on my website. 🌸

🌸TONIGHT🌸 Join me at @bnupperws for the launch of The Foursome, in conversation with the brilliant @lizzschumer ! More details at the link in my bio—can’t wait to see you all so very soon!

🎧 Meet One of My Favorite Historical Fiction Books of 2026 🎧 Don’t miss our special pop-up episode this week on Book Gang, featuring one of my all-time favorite historical fiction authors—Christina Baker Kline! ❤️😭 Her new novel, The Foursome, is inspired by the legendary lives of Chang and Eng Bunker, the original “Siamese twins,” and their extraordinary wives who married them. Kline investigates the surprising bonds and familial tensions that abounded as these sisters navigated this uniquely made marriage partnership. Kline’s storytelling always wraps you in warmth and wonder, and this was no exception. This conversation pulls back the curtain on multiple years of research to tell a story that was authentic, even in its harder truths. Join us for a conversation that feels like catching up with a friend—full of fascinating history, behind-the-scenes inspiration, and plenty of advice on longevity in the industry after her breakout hit with Orphan Train. This is, truly, a special hour worth your time! BONUS BOOK LIST: 43 incredible books about twins is the theme this week! Stream Book Gang wherever you get podcasts and find me the book list, fun, all the usual places. ❤️ TELL ME: What historical fiction book have you been loving lately? #HistoricalFiction #ChristinaBakerKline #TheFoursome #Bookstagram #BookPodcast

Happy publication day to @bakerkline and her new novel, “The Foursome.” 🎉 Early reviews are already calling it, “a triumph of empathy and imagination,” and “remarkable.” Now we’re excited to welcome her to Greensboro for a special conversation about the book and the North Carolina history behind it. Join us for this free event! June 4 | 2:00PM The Virginia Somerville, Sutton Theatre at Wellspring #greensborobound #visitgreensboro

On the latest episode of The Castle Hill Author Talks, NYT bestselling author Christina Baker Kline (Orphan Train) discusses her riveting new novel The Foursome, how she blended imagination and historical research, why she thinks The Foursome is ultimately a novel about slavery and complicity, and how she tackled the daunting issue of writing about the sisters’ intimate lives with their conjoined husbands. Available wherever you listen to podcasts, or comment "episode" and I'll DM you a link!