I'm J.F. (Joanna Frances) Penn, an Award-nominated, New York Times and USA Today bestselling thriller author. My books blend my love of traveling and learning new things with psychology and the supernatural in a fast-paced style. I'm also an international professional speaker and award-winning creative entrepreneur. I love reading and always dreamed of writing my own books, but I spent many years thinking about it before I actually took the plunge. However, I did write a lot of journals … Read more
Articles about the research behind my books
The Hereford Mappa Mundi: A World Off The Edge Of The Map
My fascination with maps and cartography led me to research and write Map of Shadows, which features the Mapwalkers, who can travel through maps into the Borderlands, a world adjoining our own made … [Read More...]
Interviews with other thriller authors
Action Adventure, Demons, And Traveling For Research. Meet the Thriller Author with J.F. Penn
I was recently interviewed on Meet The Thriller Author with Alan Petersen about the ideas behind my thrillers and my writing process. Click here to listen to the show, or subscribe on … [Read More...]
Unusual places to explore around the world
7 Unusual Places To Visit In San Francisco
In many ways, San Francisco is a high-tech city, with Silicon Valley just down the road, Twitter on Market Street and Ubers on every corner. But it also has a rich religious history and some … [Read More...]
Other news, articles, and recommended reading
15 Strange Underwater Places
I first learned to scuba dive on the West Coast of Australia and have spent a lot of time diving off the coast of New Zealand. The picture below is from the Poor Knights Islands. Living in England now … [Read More...]
What I’m working on right now
What I’m Working On Right Now
I'll update this page every few months, so you know what I'm working on right now. 5 March 2019 I'm 25,000 words into Map of Plagues, the next Mapwalker Dark Fantasy thriller. You can find some of the images inspiring me on Pinterest here. A Thousand Fiendish Angels, narrated by me (!) is now available in audiobook, and I've also recorded my short story, The Dark Queen as well. We've had some … Click here to read more
