Julie Murphy | |
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 Murphy at the 2017 Texas Book Festival. | |
| Born | 8 November 1985 |
| Website | juliemurphywrites |
Julie Murphy (born November 8, 1985 [1] [2] ) is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the books Side Effects May Vary (2014), Dumplin' (2015), [3] [4] [5] Ramona Blue (2017), and Puddin' (2018). [6] Murphy wrote her first novel, Side Effects May Vary, during National Novel Writing Month. [7]
Murphy's literary debut was the young adult (YA) novel Side Effects May Vary which was published by Balzer + Bray on March 18, 2014. Murphy wrote the book as part of National Novel Writing Month around 2010 while working as a librarian in Texas. [7]
Her next young adult novel, titled Dumplin' , was published in 2015. Critical reception for Dumplin’ has been positive. [8] [4] [9] The novel became a New York Times bestseller. [10] Dumplin' was adapted into a Netflix movie of the same name in 2018. [11] The novel was the first of a trilogy and was followed by Puddin’ (2018) and Pumpkin (2021). [12]
In 2017, Murphy released her third YA novel titled Ramona Blue. [13] Nivea Serrao, for Entertainment Weekly , commented that "First came Side Effects May Vary‘s Alice, then came Dumplin’s Willowdean, and now there’s the titular Ramona Blue. Julie Murphy has a knack for crafting memorable YA protagonists". [14]
Her first middle grade novel, titled Dear Sweet Pea, was published in 2019. Nivea Serrao, for Entertainment Weekly, commented that "the best-selling author of Dumplin’ [...] and Ramona Blue has broken out in YA fiction with a message. And her books continue to resonate for so much more: their plucky characters, their irresistible sweetness, their delightful sense of humor. Now the author is returning with a new novel that carries her signature appeal, this time in the middle-grade space". [15] In 2019, Disney Channel optioned the rights to Dear Sweet Pea, and it is on the Disney Channel Original Movie development slate. [11]
In 2020, Murphy retold the origin story of the superhero Faith Herbert from Valiant Comics in the YA prose novel Faith: Taking Flight. Kayleigh Donaldson, for SyFy Wire , wrote that "the message being sent is clear: To the rest of the world, it is impossible to be both fat and happy. [...] That's what makes characters like Faith and writers like Murphy so desperately necessary. They're a potent rebuttal to decades of systemic fatphobia through the act of creative joy". [16] Murphy's sequel, Faith: Greater Heights, was then released in 2021. [17]
During Murphy's childhood, her family struggled financially and lost their home the week she graduated from high school. Because of this, she had to delay going to college. [18]
She lives in Texas with her husband. [19] Murphy is openly bisexual. [20] [18]
Dumplin' series:
Faith Herbert Origin Story series:
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