Your Local Libraries Matter Now More Than Ever with Julie Murphy

Getting Curious with Jonathan Van Ness

Sony Music

Science, Self-improvement, Comedy, Education, Society & Culture

4.9 • 21.5K Ratings

🗓️ 28 May 2025

⏱️ 54 minutes

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#1 New York Times Best Selling Author Julie Murphy stops by to talk with JVN about the recent attacks on local libraries, investing in independent bookstores, why exposure to Queer voices is paramount for young readers - plus! The two go all in on their new YA book Let Them Stare. Julie Murphy is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of books for all ages including Dumplin’ (now a film on Netflix and one of TIME Magazine's 100 Best YA Books of All Time), Dear Sweet Pea, and If the Shoe Fits. She is also the co-author of the Christmas Notch series with Sierra Simone. Julie has been featured by Good Morning America, Teen Vogue, The New York Times, Vanity Fair, and more. When she’s not writing or reliving her reference desk glory days, she can be found watching made-for-TV movies, hunting for the perfect slice of cheese pizza, and planning her next great travel adventure. Julie is also the founder of Bittersweet Books, a story production and intellectual property company. To learn more about Bittersweet, visit bittersweet-books.com. Full Video Episodes now available on YouTube. Julie Murphy is on Instagram @andimjulie Follow us on Instagram @gettingbetterwithjvn Jonathan on Instagram @jvn Senior Producer, Chris McClure Producer, Editor & Engineer is Nathanael McClure Production support from Julie Carrillo, Anne Currie, and Chad Hall Our theme music is also composed by Nathanael McClure. Take the online quiz and introduce Ollie to your pet. Visit https://ollie.com/BETTER today for 60% off your first box of meals! #ToKnowThemIsToLoveThem Curious about bringing your brand to life on the show? Email [email protected]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	I can't believe I wasted that answer on Draco Malfoy, but there are so many others that I truly
0:03.7	really love.
0:04.0	That is like the time when, yeah, I'm not going, whatever.
0:06.4	Okay.
0:08.3	Hi, better babes, and welcome back to getting better.
0:10.8	I'm Jonathan Van Ness, and today we have an incredible guest, someone who I love so dearly,
0:15.2	Julie Murphy.
0:16.3	She is a prolific author. She's an incredible writer. And she is the woman who I co-wrote, Let Them Stare With.
0:22.4	But Julie has done something that so many people have not done yet and have struggled to do, which is finding their voice.
0:28.4	In such a busy, chaotic world, finding our voice, it can be really hard, it can be really overwhelming.
0:33.3	I certainly feel that she helped me find mine.
0:35.4	So that's our guest today.
0:36.3	Julie, how you doing?
0:37.3	Hi, babe. How you doing?
0:38.8	Good. I'm so glad you're here.
0:40.2	Thank you for having me.
0:41.6	So I feel like we've told this story a lot lately, but I'll just say that I fell in love with your a list of these, because you wrote not only Dumplin, but also Dear Sweet Pea.
0:57.0	What are, like, what are your other, like, the other books that just people may know you for?
1:01.4	Like, you're top ten.
1:02.5	Yeah, so probably if the shoe fits, it's a book I wrote with Disney.
1:05.6	Yes.
1:06.2	It's a Cinderella retelling with a plus-size Cinderella that they had me do. And then also probably my romance novels with my bestie, Sierra Simone.
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