We’ve become a nation of dysfunctional families. But Kenny Porpora survived being raised in one and explains how you can, too.
Kenny Porpora
About Kenny Porpora
Kenny Porpora is the 28-year-old author of The Autumn Balloon published by Grand Central Publishing. He is a graduate of Columbia University and Hofstra University, where he graduated magna cum laude and studied philosophy and journalism. His work has appeared in The New York Times, the New York Daily News, Newsday, The Huffington Post. Salon and Buzzfeed He is the Associate Editor and co-owner of ManAboutWorld magazine.
The Autumn Balloon was hailed as "a brilliant debut" by USA Today and award-winning author Andre Dubus III declared the book "One of the strongest literary debuts I’ve witnessed in years…” Dubus called Porpora, “an important new voice among us.”
Kenny was born in New York City and currently resides in Los Angeles. The Autumn Balloon is his first book and chronicles his outlaw journey across the country at the age of seven with a dysfunctional, drug-addled family. He is currently working on a novel.
You can follow Kenny on Twitter @KennyPorpora and on Instagram @wozels1102