Eight p.m. ET on a Thursday is a simple number, but it feels big when Dolly Parton sets a date. She sits down with Reba McEntire for a warm, prerecorded chat about her new book, Star of the Show: My Life on Stage, arriving November 11. No stage lights, just two legends planning something cozy and close.
Dolly is not selling sparkle. She is sharing years. This new book is the third step after Songteller in 2020 and Behind the Seams in 2023, and it sounds like a friend passing photos across the table. TalkShopLive will carry the moment, and a simple word in the comments will pull up the preorder link.
Sat down with my friend Reba McEntire for a special chat about my new book ‘Star of the Show: My Life on Stage.’
Fans know their rhythm already. When Dolly and Reba speak, people gather. This feels like one of those nights when timelines pause and living rooms lean in. Viewers will not be quiet, either. They will type SHOP, cue up reminders, and swap favorite memories from past team ups, including their 2021 take on “Does He Love You.”
The first conversation sets the table. Then the story shifts from page to playback, and Reba’s own memory pulls us closer. She remembers filming the “Does He Love You” duet with Dolly, and how the best part was not the cameras. It was the visiting. The laughing between takes. Two friends, stealing time while the crew reset the scene.
Reba McEntire Shares Favorite Memory from Working with Dolly Parton on “Does He Love You”
Reba says the hangout was “so much fun,” and calls Dolly the sweetheart everyone believes she is. Then they leaned into the acting, playing women at odds until the joke landed, and the man no longer mattered. It is confident work, light on its feet. Fans see the wink, remember the sparkle, and feel the friendship first.
Dolly has built a life where kindness and craft go hand in hand. She writes like she sings, plain and bright, and she picks partners who bring out her most authentic self. If this is the next turn, it looks steady and kind. Follow Dolly Parton on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube. There is always another story waiting with her name on it.