Julie Murphy (author)

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.

Her next young adult novel, titled Dumplin', was published in 2015. Critical reception for Dumplin’ has been positive.{{cite web|last1=Lewis|first1=Megan|title=Dumplin' by Julie Murphy: EW Review|url=http://www.ew.com/article/2015/10/02/dumplin-julie-murphy-ew-review|publisher=Entertainment Weekly|accessdate=24 November 2015}}{{cite web|last1=Hong|first1=Terry|title=Dumplin' by Julie Murphy: SLJ Audio Review|url=http://www.slj.com/2015/11/reviews/books/dumplin-by-julie-murphy-slj-audio-review/|publisher=School Library Journal|accessdate=24 November 2015}} The novel became a New York Times bestseller.{{Cite web|last=Penn|first=Farrah|date=January 21, 2021|title=Julie Murphy Is About To Take On 2021 One Book At A Time|url=https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/farrahpenn/julie-murphy-interview-pumpkin-cinderella|access-date=2022-02-15|website=BuzzFeed News|language=en}} Dumplin' was adapted into a Netflix movie of the same name in 2018. The novel was the first of a trilogy and was followed by Puddin’ (2018) and Pumpkin (2021).{{Cite web|last=Grochowski|first=Sara|date=May 20, 2021|title=Noteworthy YA Series Come to an End This Season|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/86427-noteworthy-ya-series-come-to-an-end-this-season.html|access-date=2022-02-15|website=PublishersWeekly.com|language=en}}

In 2017, Murphy released her third YA novel titled Ramona Blue.{{Cite web|last=von Essen|first=Leah Rachel|date=2020-09-29|title=6 YA Books That I Needed as an Anxious Queer Teen|url=https://bookriot.com/ya-books-for-anxious-queer-teens/|access-date=2022-02-15|website=BOOK RIOT|language=en-US}} 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".{{Cite web|last=Serrao|first=Nivea|date=May 27, 2017|title='Ramona Blue' Author Wanted to Give Her Teenage Self Her Own 'Chasing Amy'|url=https://ew.com/books/2017/05/27/julie-murphy-ramona-blue-interview/|access-date=2022-02-15|website=EW.com|language=en}}

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".{{Cite web|last=Canfield|first=David|date=February 13, 2019|title=Exclusive: 'Dumplin' author Julie Murphy previews delectable new novel 'Dear Sweet Pea'|url=https://ew.com/author-interviews/2019/02/13/julie-murphy-dear-sweet-pea-preview/|access-date=2022-02-15|website=EW.com|language=en}} In 2019, Disney Channel optioned the rights to Dear Sweet Pea, and it is on the Disney Channel Original Movie development slate.{{Cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2019/10/disney-channel-option-rights-julie-murphy-dear-sweet-pea-1202754687/|title=Disney Channel Options Rights To Julie Murphy Novel 'Dear Sweet Pea'|last=Ramos|first=Dino-Ray|date=October 8, 2019|work=Deadline|access-date=January 26, 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191008184647/https://deadline.com/2019/10/disney-channel-option-rights-julie-murphy-dear-sweet-pea-1202754687/|archive-date=October 8, 2019}}

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". Murphy's sequel, Faith: Greater Heights, was then released in 2021.

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.

She lives in Texas with her husband.{{cite web|url=http://www.newyorkteenbookfestival.com/authors/2015/3/21/julie-murphy|title=Julie Murphy (bio)|publisher=New York Teen Book Festival|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151126034022/http://www.new/|archivedate=26 November 2015|url-status=dead|accessdate=25 November 2015|df=dmy-all}} Murphy is openly bisexual.{{Cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/Bo0INAjHXB8/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/Bo0INAjHXB8 |archive-date=26 December 2021 |url-access=registration|title = Login • Instagram}}{{cbignore}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.dallasnews.com/arts-entertainment/books/2018/12/07/author-julie-murphy-talks-about-dumplin-now-on-netflix-and-her-struggles-growing-up/|title=Author Julie Murphy talks about 'Dumplin'{{'}} (now on Netflix) and her struggles growing up|last=Friend|first=Amber|date=December 7, 2018|work=The Dallas Morning News|access-date=January 26, 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200126221443/https://www.dallasnews.com/arts-entertainment/books/2018/12/07/author-julie-murphy-talks-about-dumplin-now-on-netflix-and-her-struggles-growing-up/|archive-date=January 26, 2020}}

Dumplin' series:

1. Dumplin' (2015){{cite web|last1=Heppermann|first1=Christine|title=Young adult roundup: 'The Rest of Us Just Live Here,' more|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/books/ct-prj-young-adult-roundup-rest-just-live-here-20151119-story.html|publisher=Chicago Tribune|accessdate=24 November 2015}}{{cite book|title=Dumplin'. (review)|url=http://www.booklistonline.com/ProductInfo.aspx?pid=7533318&AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1|publisher=Booklist|accessdate=24 November 2015}}{{cite news|last1=OZIRNY|first1=SHANNON|title=Review: New YA fiction from Julie Murphy, Erin Bow, Chantel Guertin, Erin Bowman, Robert Hough and Nicola Yoon|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/books-and-media/book-reviews/review-new-ya-fiction-from-julie-murphy-erin-bow-chantel-guertin-erin-bowman-robert-hough-and-nicola-yoon/article26541391/|publisher=The Globe and Mail|accessdate=24 November 2015}}
2. Puddin' (2018)
3. Dear Sweet Pea (2019), children's novel
4. Pumpkin (2021)

Faith Herbert Origin Story series:

1. Faith: Taking Flight (2020){{Cite web|date=2020-08-30|title=The joy of Faith: Taking Flight and the power of the fat heroine|url=https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/the-joy-of-faith-taking-flight-and-the-power-of-the-fat-heroine|access-date=2022-02-15|website=SYFY Official Site|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|date=October 3, 2019|title=In 'Faith: Taking Flight,' Julie Murphy Celebrates The Plus-Size Superhero|url=https://www.bustle.com/p/in-faith-taking-flight-julie-murphy-celebrates-the-plus-size-superhero-18846194|access-date=2022-02-15|website=Bustle|language=en}}
2. Faith: Greater Heights (2021){{Cite web|last1=Thomas|first1=Leah Marilla|last2=Freedman|first2=Adrianna|date=2021-10-01|title=There Are Legit So Many Good New YA Books to Read in 2021|url=https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/books/g34992387/best-ya-books-2021/|access-date=2022-02-15|website=Cosmopolitan|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|last=Brown|first=Alex|date=2021-11-05|title=End the Year with a Bang! New Young Adult SFF for November & December 2021|url=https://www.tor.com/2021/11/05/end-the-year-with-a-bang-new-young-adult-sff-for-november-december-2021/|access-date=2022-02-15|website=Tor.com|language=en-US}}

Stand-alones:

• Side Effects May Vary (2014){{cite web|title=Side Effects May Vary (review)|url=http://bookverdict.com/details.xqy?uri=Product2014-02-01-4354782.xml|publisher=School Library Journal|accessdate=25 November 2015}}{{cite book|title=Side Effects May Vary (review)|url=http://www.booklistonline.com/ProductInfo.aspx?pid=6432747&AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1|publisher=Booklist|accessdate=25 November 2015}}{{cite web|last1=Whyte|first1=Marama|title='Side Effects May Vary' author Julie Murphy talks 'intimidating' 'Fault In Our Stars' comparisons|date=28 March 2014|url=http://www.hypable.com/julie-murphy-side-effects-may-vary-interview/|publisher=Hypable|accessdate=25 November 2015}}
• Ramona Blue (2017){{cite web|last1=Ratzan|first1=Jill|title=RAMONA BLUE: A teenage girl stops treading water|url=http://bookpage.com/reviews/21247-julie-murphy-ramona-blue#.WRnKq1XyuUk|publisher=Book Page|accessdate=15 May 2017|archive-date=16 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190216153459/https://bookpage.com/reviews/21247-julie-murphy-ramona-blue#.WRnKq1XyuUk|url-status=dead}}

• If the Shoe Fits (2021), Meant to Be #1 series
• A Merry Little Meet Cute (2022), with Sierra Simone

• "April May June" (2014)
• "Dear God" (2014)
• "House of Screams" (2014)
• "Jennifer" (2014)
• "Ramona Drowning" (2014)
• "The Secret Language of Light" (2014)
• "One Summer" (2015)
• "The Record Keeper's Duty" (2015)
• "You Say Goodbye, I Say Hello" (2015)

• Dumplin' (2018), film directed by Anne Fletcher, based on young adult novel Dumplin'

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