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We really like stories that involve conquering obstacles and involve victory over adversity. Why was it important to you to convey that message? You emphasize the idea that there’s no magical cure for mental illness throughout the book. And one of the main things I wanted to do in the book was to get at how isolating it can be to live with mental illness and also how difficult it can be for the people who are around you because you’re so isolated. But in another way, it was really empowering because I felt like if I could give it form or expression I could look at it and I could talk about it directly rather than being scared of it. It was really hard, especially at first, to write about this thing that’s been such a big part of my life. The word triggering has become so broadly used in popular culture, but anyone who has experienced an anxiety attack knows how badly they want to avoid it. I still can’t really talk directly about my own obsessions. And so Aza has somewhat different focai of her obsessive concerns and the behaviors she uses to manage them.

I had to write with enough distance from myself to make it OK, to make it feel safe. What was it like to write about the specific type of OCD and anxiety you’ve suffered from? Christ, I’m not asking if you’re a seventeenth-century nun.You’ve been extremely open about talking about your own struggles with mental illness.

Daisy says, “‘Well, of course you’ve seen one, Holmesy. It’s a real tragedy.” Or instead of saying hello she asks Holmesy, “Have you ever gotten a dick pic?” Holmesy says yes. She says, “I have the soul of a private jet owner, and the life of a public transportation rider. Daisy works at Chuck E Cheese in Indianapolis where the acclaimed author lives. I want a girlfriend like Daisy who will make me laugh all the time. Daisy tells her, “You’re sung.” I love Daisy. When Aza tells Daisy she’s the unsung hero in the investigation. Aza and her best friend Daisy have a lead, but will Aza pursue the mystery and betray Miles and his younger disturbed brother, Noah?īest friend Daisy is a riot. Miles’s super-rich and super-corrupt father has gone missing and there’s a hundred thousand dollar reward to find him. Sixteen year old Aza is kind of smitten with Miles Pickett, who she’s known since they were little kids. T urtles All the Way Down (2017) by the acclaimed and very best selling young adult author, John Green, is the brilliant story of Aza Holmes who suffers acute anxiety.