“Sarah Penner is a fantastic and engaging speaker who is able to adapt to the interests of any audience. She also goes above and beyond for her readers. We could not have been happier with our experience with Sarah, and I believe this was one of our best If All Arkansas Read the Same Book programs yet.” — Arkansas Center for the Book at the Arkansas State Library, 2025
“This is my second time working with Sarah and it was just as amazing as the first! She was able to attend the entire event and was very personable and kind to everyone around her! Everyone absolutely loved hearing her story and getting to meet her.” — Lakewood Ranch Library, 2025
“Sarah Penner is a talented, professional, and dynamic author and speaker. Not only did she give a great presentation, she happily greeted anyone that approached her and was active with all of the connected activities at our event. She is as magical and engaging as her books and we can’t wait to read what she is working on next!” — Clearview Library District Friends and Foundation, 2024
“We loved having you at the Sahara West Library. Our staff are looking forward for future program participation.” — Las Vegas-Clark County Library District, 2024
“Sarah told an inspiring story to a captivated crowd about the hard work and self-discipline that it takes to make your dreams come true. She is a natural in front of a crowd and is clearly passionate about what she does. Her conviction about women supporting women was particularly inspiring. I would have her as a speaker again in a heartbeat!” — Kayleigh Tschanen-Feasel, Tiffin-Seneca Library
“Sarah Penner wowed a standing-room-only crowd of 430+ people as the headlining author of the 2023 DSM Book Festival. The event served as the kickoff to the Des Moines Public Library’s annual Authors Visiting in Des Moines (AViD) speaker series, and we could not have asked for a better author to do it. Sarah was warm and gracious with fans and hosts at every step, and treated the massive audience to a funny, educational, and inspiring conversation. Truly an event to remember for the library.” — Tim Paluch, Des Moines Public Library, 2023
“Sarah Penner is an amazing, eloquent and entertaining speaker. If you like history, mysteries, and strong female characters, then Sarah Penner will be on your must-read list for years to come!” — Southern Voices Festival, 2023
“Our attendees loved Sarah…one of the best speakers that they have heard.” — Marlene Haywood, Events Manager, Friends of the Library of Collier County
“What a pleasure to have Sarah Penner at our first event for the season. She captured our audience from her first sentence. Sarah’s personality, her love for what she does and her appreciation of her readers was felt by everyone in the room. Thank you Sarah for being such a gracious and giving person. You certainly helped to make our event a huge success.” — Patricia DeGroot, Advisor, Friends of the Library of Collier County
“Sarah kept the crowd engaged. She is smart, funny and lively and I would certainly ask her to join me again on any stage or platform.” — Linda Hurtado Bond, Author and TV Newscaster
“Sarah Penner was a featured guest at the 2022 Florida WritersCon. Our 200+ audience enjoyed an honest view of her journey from writer to best-selling author; her presentation was one of the highlights of our weekend.” — Alison Nissen, 2022 Florida WritersCon Conference Chair
“A wonderful melding of two timelines told by a trio of female voices. Each woman is standing at a crossroads; one is just becoming a woman, one is anticipating the end of her life, and one the end of her marriage. A small, blue apothecary bottle links the women and the timelines together. Penner skillfully guides us along the path each woman chooses. I could hardly bear to put the book down, such was the need to know the choice each woman makes and the consequences of that choice.” — Sandi Madore, Magnolia’s Bookstore, Seattle, WA
“A bold, edgy, accomplished debut ” — Kate Quinn, New York Times bestselling author of The Alice Network
