Julie Murphy

Julie Murphy is a #1 New York Times bestselling American author. A former librarian, she wrote her debut novel, Side Effects May Vary (2014), during National Novel Writing Month while working in a Texas library.

She is best known for the young adult novel Dumplin' (2015), adapted into a 2018 Netflix film starring Jennifer Aniston, and its sequels Puddin' and Pumpkin. Her other work spans picture books, middle-grade fiction, and adult romance, including the Christmas Notch series co-written with Sierra Simone and Let Them Stare, co-written with Jonathan Van Ness.

She was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, and lives in Texas.