Penguin This Is Fine.

by Poorna Bell

Penguin This Is Fine ABISBOOK Penguin.

368 pages, Paperback

Published June 19, 2025

About the author

I'm an award-winning journalist of 21 years, author and a digital editorial expert, having previously worked as UK Executive Editor and Global Lifestyle Head for HuffPost. I’ve also published three non-fiction books and my second novel is out in 2024.

I specialise in women’s issues, diversity, fitness, pro-ageing and mental health, and have freelanced for The Times, The i Paper, Grazia, The Guardian, Red magazine, and Stylist among others. I work across written features, video and podcasts.

I’m an experienced public speaker, from doing keynotes to moderating events for FTSE 100 companies, hosting and running seminars for corporations. I’m also accomplished in broadcast, having spoken on Channel 5, ITV, and BBC News, and am a regular fixture on BBC radio.

And, did I mention I’m a competitive powerlifter?

Reviews

[Laura]

I generally really liked this and enjoyed the relationship between Padma and Myra. There were really interesting themes throughout the book that I wanted to hear/learn more about and found a lot of them ended up being surface level. There were elements that were a bit cliché and predictable but sometimes that's what we need in a book! I've recommended it to a few people and would probably read it again.