Penn & Kim Holderness discuss ADHD IS AWESOME at B&N Union Square

Join Barnes & Noble - Union Square on Wednesday, May 1st as we welcome the creators and stars of The Holderness Family, Penn and Kim Holderness, to discuss their new book ADHD IS AWESOME. This book is a resource for people with ADHD that draws from the Holderness's own ADHD journey.

Penn and Kim will be in conversation with Tony award winning actress and singer, Katie Finneran.

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To make this event safe and enjoyable for all attendees, please read the below guidelines ahead of buying a ticket, so you know what to expect on the day. To avoid disappointment, we must stress that there will be no access to the event for non-ticketholders.

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TICKETING INFORMATION

Book Admission - $32.70 (Admission + one pre-signed copy of ADHD IS AWESOME + 5-cent bag fee): **LIMITED QUANTITY AVAILABLE**: A ticket PER PERSON includes:

• One pre-signed copy of ADHD IS AWESOME.
• Admission to the event space for the Talk/Q&A and signing line with Penn and Kim Holderness.

Penn and Kim will pose for photos. B&N staff will take photos for attendees.

All copies of ADHD IS AWESOME will be pre-signed. Penn and Kim will personalize (name only) copies of ADHD IS AWESOME after the discussion.

Any gifts for the authors will be collected prior to the signing line.

Due to health and safety and space limitations, those without a ticket will not be permitted into the event space.

Please arrive by 6PM in order to secure your seat in the event space. Late arrivals may only have access to standing room and may not have the opportunity to meet the authors.

GUIDELINES

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No memorabilia will be signed at this event.

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REFUNDS

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ABOUT ADHD IS AWESOME:

The must-have resource for anyone who lives with ADHD, either themselves or with an affected family member. Written to appeal to the ADHD brain, ADHD is Awesome is the engaging, uplifting antidote to traditional ADHD books (which, let’s be honest if you have ADHD you’d never read anyway).

If you have ADHD, you live in a world that wasn’t designed for you—a world where you’re expected to sit still, stay quiet, and focus up and where, because of the way your brain is wired, you can feel like you’re failing at life. You are not failing at life. You are awesome.

In their first bestselling book, Everybody Fights, award-winning YouTubers Kim and Penn Holderness of the Holderness Family (8 million followers) upended thinking about fighting in relationships. Now, they are on a mission to reboot how we think about ADHD.

As always, they are doing it by looking in the mirror, because they don’t study ADHD, they live it. Penn has walked the ADHD journey for many years, and his wife, Kim, has learned how to support him with grace and good humor.

Drawing on their often-hilarious from-the-trenches insights that have made them beloved content creators and the expertise of their network of doctors, researchers, and specialists, Kim and Penn provide fun, easy-to-digest sections, including:

• What is going on inside the black box of your brain
• How to find humor in the pitfalls, sob stories, and unbelievable triumphs (like the time they won The Amazing Race!) that come with ADHD
• What it’s actually like to live with an ADHD brain
• The challenges ADHD presents and how to tackle them
• How to give your attitude a much-needed tune up
• Targeted tools and techniques to play to your unique strengths
• Fun extras like ADHD Bingo, an ode to cargo pants, and what the world would look like if ADHDers were in charge

You are part of a tribe of massively creative, fun-loving, funny, innovators and non-linear thinkers who aren’t easily discouraged. Having ADHD can be scary, but it comes with incredible gifts including creativity, hyperfocus, and energy. Welcome to the club.

ABOUT THE AUTHORS:

Penn Holderness was born in Durham, North Carolina, to a Presbyterian minister and a public school teacher. He was super into Boy Scouts, show choir, and synthesizers as a kid, so he wasn’t exactly a ladies’ man. He went to the University of Virginia, then started a two-decade career in TV journalism. Penn and Kim met in Orlando while working in local news and were married in 2005. In 2013 they left the TV business and launched a digital content company called Greenroom Communications. Part of that launch was a video called “Xmas Jammies” that went viral and led to appearances on GMA, the Today Show, Fox News Channel, and CNN. (Apparently Xmas Jammies are bipartisan.) The Holderness Family currently lives in Raleigh with their dog, Sunny.

Kim Holderness was born and raised in Sarasota, Florida, and was a competitive dancer (once crowned Miss Dance Florida). She went to the University of Florida, then began her career in TV journalism. Penn and Kim met in Orlando while working in local news and were married in 2005. In 2013 they left the TV business and launched a digital content company called Greenroom Communications. Part of that launch was a video called “Xmas Jammies” that went viral, and led to appearances on GMA, the Today Show, Fox News Channel, and CNN. (Apparently Xmas Jammies are bipartisan.) The Holderness Family currently lives in Raleigh with their dog, Sunny.