Julie Murphy (author) explained

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Caption:Murphy at the 2017 Texas Book Festival.

Julie Murphy (born November 8, 1985) is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the books Side Effects May Vary (2014), Dumplin' (2015), Ramona Blue (2017), and Puddin (2018).[1] Murphy wrote her first novel, Side Effects May Vary, during National Novel Writing Month.[2]

Career

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.[3] [4] The novel became a New York Times bestseller.[5] 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).[6]

In 2017, Murphy released her third YA novel titled Ramona Blue.[7] 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".[8]

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".[9] In 2019, Disney Channel optioned the rights to Dear Sweet Pea, and it is on the Disney Channel Original Movie development slate.[10]

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.

Personal life

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.[11] Murphy is openly bisexual.[12] [13]

Bibliography

Young adult novels

Dumplin series:

  1. Dumplin' (2015)[14] [15] [16]
  2. Puddin (2018)
  3. Dear Sweet Pea (2019), children's novel
  4. Pumpkin (2021)

Faith Herbert Origin Story series:

  1. Faith: Taking Flight (2020)[17] [18]
  2. Faith: Greater Heights (2021)[19] [20]

Stand-alones:

Novels

Young adult short stories

Adaptations

Notes and References

  1. News: 'Dumplin' by Julie Murphy: EW Review. EW.com. 2018-07-25. en.
  2. Web site: Xaykaothao . Doualy . Doualy Xaykaothao . Get Cracking On That Novel — NaNoWriMo Is Almost Over! . NPR . 28 November 2013 . NPR . 25 November 2015.
  3. Web site: Lewis. Megan. Dumplin' by Julie Murphy: EW Review. Entertainment Weekly. 24 November 2015.
  4. Web site: Hong. Terry. Dumplin' by Julie Murphy: SLJ Audio Review. School Library Journal. 24 November 2015.
  5. Web site: Penn. Farrah. January 21, 2021. Julie Murphy Is About To Take On 2021 One Book At A Time. 2022-02-15. BuzzFeed News. en.
  6. Web site: Grochowski. Sara. May 20, 2021. Noteworthy YA Series Come to an End This Season. 2022-02-15. PublishersWeekly.com. en.
  7. Web site: von Essen. Leah Rachel. 2020-09-29. 6 YA Books That I Needed as an Anxious Queer Teen. 2022-02-15. BOOK RIOT. en-US.
  8. Web site: Serrao. Nivea. May 27, 2017. 'Ramona Blue' Author Wanted to Give Her Teenage Self Her Own 'Chasing Amy'. 2022-02-15. EW.com. en.
  9. Web site: Canfield. David. February 13, 2019. Exclusive: 'Dumplin' author Julie Murphy previews delectable new novel 'Dear Sweet Pea'. 2022-02-15. EW.com. en.
  10. News: Disney Channel Options Rights To Julie Murphy Novel 'Dear Sweet Pea'. Ramos. Dino-Ray. October 8, 2019. Deadline. January 26, 2020. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20191008184647/https://deadline.com/2019/10/disney-channel-option-rights-julie-murphy-dear-sweet-pea-1202754687/. October 8, 2019.
  11. Web site: Julie Murphy (bio). New York Teen Book Festival. https://web.archive.org/web/20151126034022/http://www.new/. 26 November 2015. dead. 25 November 2015. dmy-all.
  12. Web site: Login • Instagram. https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/Bo0INAjHXB8 . 26 December 2021 . registration.
  13. News: Author Julie Murphy talks about 'Dumplin (now on Netflix) and her struggles growing up. Friend. Amber. December 7, 2018. The Dallas Morning News. January 26, 2020. live. 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/. January 26, 2020.
  14. Web site: Heppermann. Christine. Young adult roundup: 'The Rest of Us Just Live Here,' more. Chicago Tribune. 24 November 2015.
  15. Book: Dumplin'. (review). Booklist. 24 November 2015.
  16. News: OZIRNY. SHANNON. Review: New YA fiction from Julie Murphy, Erin Bow, Chantel Guertin, Erin Bowman, Robert Hough and Nicola Yoon. The Globe and Mail. 24 November 2015.
  17. Web site: 2020-08-30. The joy of Faith: Taking Flight and the power of the fat heroine. 2022-02-15. SYFY Official Site. en-US.
  18. Web site: October 3, 2019. In 'Faith: Taking Flight,' Julie Murphy Celebrates The Plus-Size Superhero. 2022-02-15. Bustle. en.
  19. Web site: Thomas. Leah Marilla. Freedman. Adrianna. 2021-10-01. There Are Legit So Many Good New YA Books to Read in 2021. 2022-02-15. Cosmopolitan. en-US.
  20. Web site: Brown. Alex. 2021-11-05. End the Year with a Bang! New Young Adult SFF for November & December 2021. 2022-02-15. Tor.com. en-US.
  21. Web site: Side Effects May Vary (review). School Library Journal. 25 November 2015.
  22. Book: Side Effects May Vary (review). Booklist. 25 November 2015.
  23. Web site: Whyte. Marama. 'Side Effects May Vary' author Julie Murphy talks 'intimidating' 'Fault In Our Stars' comparisons. 28 March 2014. Hypable. 25 November 2015.
  24. Web site: Ratzan. Jill. RAMONA BLUE: A teenage girl stops treading water. Book Page. 15 May 2017. 16 February 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190216153459/https://bookpage.com/reviews/21247-julie-murphy-ramona-blue#.WRnKq1XyuUk. dead.

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