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ⓘ About Julie Murphy
Julie Murphy is an American author born in 1985. She works at an academic library when she’s not writing. Julie Murphy resides in North Texas where she lives with her husband, her dog, and their pet cat. She also tries to catch stray cats in her spare time. Her first novel is called Side Effects May Vary and was published in 2014. Her second novel is called Dumplin’ and was published in 2015. Her fifth novel was published in 2017 and is called Ramona Blue. Alice is the main character in Side Effects May Vary, Murphy’s debut novel. Alice is a sixteen-year-old girl that has just recently been diagnosed with leukemia. Even though it’s helpful to stay positive, the doctors confirm that the prognosis is grim and the likelihood of her recovering is very little.
All Book Series by Julie Murphy
The Undergrads: Student Union
Latest in the series · book 7 of 7 · published 2026
Worth Fighting For
Latest in the series · book 5 of 5 · published 2025 Anthology · Jesse Q. Sutanto
The Other F Word: A Celebration of the Fat & Fierce
Book 3 of 9 · published 2019
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Julie Murphy?
Julie Murphy is an American author born in 1985. She works at an academic library when she's not writing. Julie Murphy resides in North Texas where she lives with her husband, her dog, and their pet cat.
Which Julie Murphy series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Dumplin' series, the earliest of Julie Murphy's multi-book series: it opens with Dumplin' (2015) and runs to 3 books across 2015–2021, ending with Pumpkin (2021). Julie Murphy's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Julie Murphy written?
Julie Murphy has 34 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2014 and 2026. 18 of them belong to 6 named series — the largest being the Christmas Notch series with 5 books — and 16 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Julie Murphy's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Julie Murphy's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Dumplin' (2015–2021, 3 books), Faith Herbert Origin Story (2020–2021, 2 books) and Meant To Be (2021–2025, 5 books), plus 3 more.
How are Julie Murphy's books organised into series?
This guide splits Julie Murphy's 34 books into 6 named series and 16 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Christmas Notch (5 books, 2022–2024); Meant To Be (5 books, 2021–2025); Dumplin' (3 books, 2015–2021); Faith Herbert Origin Story (2 books, 2020–2021); The Undergrads (2 books, 2026), plus 1 further series.