YA author Julie Murphy, who wrote SIDE EFFECTS MAY VARY and has a new book, DUMPLIN’, coming out this year from Balzer + Bray, meets me in Texas to talk epic homecoming mums, unlikeable characters, and how she thought Twilight was a boy band.
Listen to her full interview here, or download on iTunes or Stitcher!
Julie Murphy Show Notes
ANNA AND THE FRENCH KISS by Stephanie Perkins
Drop Dead Gorgeous (film)
TITHE by Holly Black
WICKED LOVELY by Melissa Marr
Kristin Travenio (Irving County Library YA librarian)
Blue Valentine (film)
“Jolene” by Dolly Parton
Alessandra Balzer at Balzer + Bray