Penny Zang
@pennyzang.bsky.social
English prof + writer + Tori Amos fan. Debut novel, Doll Parts, forthcoming from Sourcebooks in 2025. Substack & more: http://linktr.ee/PennyZang
My personal and unofficial fall curriculum while editing Book 2 (Accidents Never Happen 💋) is a combination of Poe and Shirley Jackson, haunted bar stories, and the architecture of Baltimore row homes.
October 5, 2025 at 12:40 PM
My personal and unofficial fall curriculum while editing Book 2 (Accidents Never Happen 💋) is a combination of Poe and Shirley Jackson, haunted bar stories, and the architecture of Baltimore row homes.
It’s my birthday! 🥳 Instead of candles, I’d love more readers discovering Doll Parts. If you’ve been looking for a sign to grab a copy (or leave a review), consider this my shameless birthday wish. Oh, and eat some cake while you're at it, too.
www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1464...
www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1464...
September 28, 2025 at 3:31 PM
It’s my birthday! 🥳 Instead of candles, I’d love more readers discovering Doll Parts. If you’ve been looking for a sign to grab a copy (or leave a review), consider this my shameless birthday wish. Oh, and eat some cake while you're at it, too.
www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1464...
www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1464...
Turns out that I really needed to unplug. Getting back on the hamster wheel but adjusting the speed to slow.
September 21, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Turns out that I really needed to unplug. Getting back on the hamster wheel but adjusting the speed to slow.
When the bookstore gets the assignment. Thank you to M Judson Booksellers in Greenville, SC for making my pub day so fantastic.
August 27, 2025 at 8:39 PM
When the bookstore gets the assignment. Thank you to M Judson Booksellers in Greenville, SC for making my pub day so fantastic.
Today is the day! Doll Parts is officially out in the world. 💗💗💗
August 26, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Today is the day! Doll Parts is officially out in the world. 💗💗💗
The countdown to book pub day is on. Which means extra cake.
August 22, 2025 at 11:02 AM
The countdown to book pub day is on. Which means extra cake.
Just found some old friends
August 10, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Just found some old friends
DOLL PARTS is out now in the U.K.
A suspense novel about grief, girlhood, secrets, and the haunting legacy of a mysterious college club.
If you love: complicated female friendship, dark academia, Sylvia Plath, dual timelines
…this one’s for you.
A suspense novel about grief, girlhood, secrets, and the haunting legacy of a mysterious college club.
If you love: complicated female friendship, dark academia, Sylvia Plath, dual timelines
…this one’s for you.
July 31, 2025 at 11:14 AM
DOLL PARTS is out now in the U.K.
A suspense novel about grief, girlhood, secrets, and the haunting legacy of a mysterious college club.
If you love: complicated female friendship, dark academia, Sylvia Plath, dual timelines
…this one’s for you.
A suspense novel about grief, girlhood, secrets, and the haunting legacy of a mysterious college club.
If you love: complicated female friendship, dark academia, Sylvia Plath, dual timelines
…this one’s for you.
This is me rereading Meditations for Mortals with a cat who missed me. It’s good to be home.
July 30, 2025 at 10:23 AM
This is me rereading Meditations for Mortals with a cat who missed me. It’s good to be home.
Italian covers of some real bangers
July 24, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Italian covers of some real bangers
Hand selling my book to anyone who will listen
July 20, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Hand selling my book to anyone who will listen
This traveling ARC is coffee stained and well-loved.
July 19, 2025 at 10:20 AM
This traveling ARC is coffee stained and well-loved.
How many books is too many books to pack for vacation? 😅
July 17, 2025 at 2:13 PM
How many books is too many books to pack for vacation? 😅
just realized I could take off the book jacket! This spine. I’m in love.
July 16, 2025 at 11:08 PM
just realized I could take off the book jacket! This spine. I’m in love.
There was a time when my son was much younger and he kept drawing birds for an art project until he got them right. I keep these pictures above my desk to remind me, especially when I’m revising.
Bird by bird, indeed.
Bird by bird, indeed.
July 10, 2025 at 11:36 AM
There was a time when my son was much younger and he kept drawing birds for an art project until he got them right. I keep these pictures above my desk to remind me, especially when I’m revising.
Bird by bird, indeed.
Bird by bird, indeed.
It’s that time & I could really use help with pre-orders!
If you have a B&N Rewards or B&N Premium Membership you can save 25% when you pre-order Doll Parts (e-books and audiobooks, too)
Rewards membership is free & this is happening for the next two days only. Use code PREORDER25 at checkout.
If you have a B&N Rewards or B&N Premium Membership you can save 25% when you pre-order Doll Parts (e-books and audiobooks, too)
Rewards membership is free & this is happening for the next two days only. Use code PREORDER25 at checkout.
July 8, 2025 at 11:23 AM
It’s that time & I could really use help with pre-orders!
If you have a B&N Rewards or B&N Premium Membership you can save 25% when you pre-order Doll Parts (e-books and audiobooks, too)
Rewards membership is free & this is happening for the next two days only. Use code PREORDER25 at checkout.
If you have a B&N Rewards or B&N Premium Membership you can save 25% when you pre-order Doll Parts (e-books and audiobooks, too)
Rewards membership is free & this is happening for the next two days only. Use code PREORDER25 at checkout.
Happy Friday. Happy for the sunshine, trying to find pockets of joy.
July 4, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Happy Friday. Happy for the sunshine, trying to find pockets of joy.
Audiobook News! The Doll Parts audiobook, narrated by the amazing Leah Horowitz and Helen Laser, is available for pre-order.
I am thrilled beyond words. 🖤🖤🖤
I am thrilled beyond words. 🖤🖤🖤
July 1, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Audiobook News! The Doll Parts audiobook, narrated by the amazing Leah Horowitz and Helen Laser, is available for pre-order.
I am thrilled beyond words. 🖤🖤🖤
I am thrilled beyond words. 🖤🖤🖤
Signed my first book at ThrillerFest—dream come true! 🩷🩷🩷
June 25, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Signed my first book at ThrillerFest—dream come true! 🩷🩷🩷
My Thrillerfest 2025 experience has been a whirlwind. At the Sourcebooks party—my book! (And so many other amazing books). Seeing Doll Parts in NYC—😍
June 22, 2025 at 11:31 AM
My Thrillerfest 2025 experience has been a whirlwind. At the Sourcebooks party—my book! (And so many other amazing books). Seeing Doll Parts in NYC—😍
It is impossible to fully express how grateful and excited I am for this blurb from Samantha Downing. Her propulsive thrillers have kept me up late too many times to count. Check out all all her novels, especially her latest, Too Old For This (out on August 12).
May 19, 2025 at 6:19 PM
It is impossible to fully express how grateful and excited I am for this blurb from Samantha Downing. Her propulsive thrillers have kept me up late too many times to count. Check out all all her novels, especially her latest, Too Old For This (out on August 12).
The countdown begins! We are 100 days out from Doll Part’s birthday (on August 26).
Heads up—there will be a lot more posts, a lot more of me being shouty about this book. I truly can’t wait for everyone to read it. 🖤🩷🖤
Heads up—there will be a lot more posts, a lot more of me being shouty about this book. I truly can’t wait for everyone to read it. 🖤🩷🖤
May 18, 2025 at 11:05 AM
The countdown begins! We are 100 days out from Doll Part’s birthday (on August 26).
Heads up—there will be a lot more posts, a lot more of me being shouty about this book. I truly can’t wait for everyone to read it. 🖤🩷🖤
Heads up—there will be a lot more posts, a lot more of me being shouty about this book. I truly can’t wait for everyone to read it. 🖤🩷🖤
I am delighted and honored to see Doll Parts mentioned alongside so many amazing books: 72 of Summer’s Hottest New Mysteries & Thrillers (from Goodreads).
It’s going to be a great summer for thrillers! 🖤
It’s going to be a great summer for thrillers! 🖤
May 12, 2025 at 10:35 AM
I am delighted and honored to see Doll Parts mentioned alongside so many amazing books: 72 of Summer’s Hottest New Mysteries & Thrillers (from Goodreads).
It’s going to be a great summer for thrillers! 🖤
It’s going to be a great summer for thrillers! 🖤
Happy Tuesday from beneath my pile of final essays and exams.
May 6, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Happy Tuesday from beneath my pile of final essays and exams.
The mess, the grind, the hustle. The end of the semester. Too busy to do much but drink more coffee. I hope you’re well.
April 18, 2025 at 2:53 PM
The mess, the grind, the hustle. The end of the semester. Too busy to do much but drink more coffee. I hope you’re well.