Farrah Penn's guest appearances

Farrah Penn

First Draft with Sarah Enni

Skylight Books Podcast Series

Thriving Authors Podcast

Stephanie Kuehn

Amy Spalding

Kayla Cagan

Elissa Sussman

Jon Klassen

Julie Buxbaum

Francesca Lia Block

Pseudonymous Bosch

Lilliam Rivera

Doree Shafrir

Mac Barnett

Zan Romanoff

Samira Ahmed

Edan Lepucki

NINA LACOUR

OwlTail

Farrah Penn was born and raised in a suburb in Texas that’s far from the big city, but close enough to Whataburger. She now resides in Los Angeles, CA with her gremlin dog and succulents. When she’s not writing books, she can be found writing things for BuzzFeed and sending texts that contain too many emojis. 12 STEPS TO NORMAL is her first novel.--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dallas-woodburn/support

Farrah Penn was born and raised in a suburb in Texas that’s far from the big city, but close enough to Whataburger. She now resides in Los Angeles, CA with her gremlin dog and succulents. When she’s not writing books, she can be found writing things for BuzzFeed and sending texts that contain too many emojis. 12 STEPS TO NORMAL is her first novel.--- Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/dallas-woodburn/support" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">https://anchor.fm/dallas-woodburn/support</a>

Episode 13: Interview with Farrah Penn

Eight months ago, Kira's father was sent to rehab for alcoholism and she was forced to move in with her aunt across the country. She left behind everything--her best friends, her boyfriend, her dance team, and the life she'd known and loved. Now her father's done with rehab and wants her back home. But the normal life she once knew proves elusive--her friends are distant, one of them is dating her ex, and her dad brought home three strangers from rehab to live with them. Is there any way to get back the life she once had? Kira embarks on her own twelve-step program to try to find some normalcy. But somewhere along the way, she learns that while some broken things can't be put back exactly the way they were, they can be repaired, and sometimes made even stronger. Life, love, and loss come crashing together in this achingly authentic debut by Farrah Penn that will catch you and hold you close till the very end. Penn is in conversation with Nicola Yoon, the author of The Sun Is Also a Star and Everything, Everything.

Eight months ago, Kira's father was sent to rehab for alcoholism and she was forced to move in with her aunt across the country. She left behind everything--her best friends, her boyfriend, her dance team, and the life she'd known and loved. Now her father's done with rehab and wants her back home. But the normal life she once knew proves elusive--her friends are distant, one of them is dating her ex, and her dad brought home three strangers from rehab to live with them. Is there any way to get back the life she once had? Kira embarks on her own twelve-step program to try to find some normalcy. But somewhere along the way, she learns that while some broken things can't be put back exactly the way they were, they can be repaired, and sometimes made even stronger. Life, love, and loss come crashing together in this achingly authentic debut by Farrah Penn that will catch you and hold you close till the very end. Penn is in conversation with Nicola Yoon, the author of The Sun Is Also a Star and Everything, Everything.

Farrah Penn, "TWELVE STEPS TO NORMAL"

Farrah Penn, debut author of Twelve Steps to Normal, on not loving learning how to read, almost giving up on her book after her father passed, and the injustice of having a trailer full of your things stolen in Arizona.   Farrah Penn Show Notes Hooked on Phonics American Girl books Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century (TV movie) Wendy Tolliver Agent Query Query Tracker The Hunger Games Suzie Townsend (literary agent) Fine Print Literary Stephanie Perkins Sarah Dessen Fall Out Boy Panic! At the Disco I Believe in a Thing Called Love by Maurene Goo Corrie Shatto The Astonishing Color of After by Emily X R Pan Farrah’s articles on Buzzfeed "I'm Still Learning How to Talk About My Father's Alcholism," Farrah’s article on growing up with a parent suffering from alcoholism

<a href="https://twitter.com/FarrahPenn" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Farrah Penn</a>, debut author of <a href="http://www.jamespatterson.com/books/twelve-steps-to-normal#.WrpzP9PwZo4" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Twelve Steps to Normal</a>, on not loving learning how to read, almost giving up on her book after her father passed, and the injustice of having a trailer full of your things stolen in Arizona. Farrah Penn Show Notes <a href="https://www.hookedonphonics.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Hooked on Phonics</a> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/american-girl" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">American Girl books</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zenon:_Girl_of_the_21st_Century_(film)" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century</a> (TV movie) <a href="https://twitter.com/wendytoliver" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Wendy Tolliver</a> <a href="https://www.agentquery.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Agent Query</a> <a href="https://querytracker.net/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Query Tracker</a> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2767052-the-hunger-games?ac=1&amp;from_search=true" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The Hunger Games</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/sztownsend81" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Suzie Townsend</a> (literary agent) <a href="https://fineprintlit.com/index.html" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Fine Print Literary</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/naturallysteph" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Stephanie Perkins</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/sarahdessen" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Sarah Dessen</a> <a href="https://falloutboy.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Fall Out Boy</a> <a href="https://panicatthedisco.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Panic! At the Disco</a> <a href="https://us.macmillan.com/ibelieveinathingcalledlove/maurenegoo/9780374304041/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">I Believe in a Thing Called Love</a> by <a href="https://twitter.com/mauxbot" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Maurene Goo</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/CorrieShatto" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Corrie Shatto</a> <a href="https://www.lbyr.com/titles/emily-x-r-pan/the-astonishing-color-of-after/9780316464000/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The Astonishing Color of After</a> by <a href="https://twitter.com/exrpan" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Emily X R Pan</a> <a href="https://www.buzzfeed.com/farrahpenn" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Farrah’s articles on Buzzfeed</a> "<a href="https://www.buzzfeed.com/farrahpenn/im-still-learning-how-to-talk-about-my-fathers-alcoholism?utm_term=.xyQNVGxVZV#.praPoymoeo" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">I'm Still Learning How to Talk About My Father's Alcholism</a>," Farrah’s article on growing up with a parent suffering from alcoholism

Ep 130: Farrah Penn