Cover of music camp. Two girls stand back to back, one playing recorder the other playing flute.

Hello!

Thanks for visiting my website. My name is Penny Tangey and I write books.

My middle-grade novel Music Camp was published by University of Queensland Press in 2025.

My first book for adults is coming out in 2026 with Simon & Schuster. What Rhymes with Murder is a cosy mystery about a woman on maternity leave who starts investigating crime.

I’ve had four previous novels published by University of Queensland Press, Loving Richard Feynman, Clara in Washington, Stay Well Soon, and As Fast As I Can. I’ve also written a picture book Granbad, illustrated by Peter Baldwin.

You can look me up on Facebook.

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