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Julie Murphy has us flying through wild plot lines in FAITH: TAKING FLIGHT. It wasn’t until I got towards the end Faith: Taking Flight by Julie Murphy that Google told me the story originated in the 90s. I was shocked and almost a bit relieved to find out that the main character, Faith Herbert, is […]
Dumplin’ author Julie Murphy‘s first middle grade title, Dear Sweet Pea, was just released last week, but it’s already going places– like to the Disney Channel! As Disney Channel works to reincorporate a regular slate of original movies like it did in the late 90s and early 2000s, it looks like Dear Sweet Pea is […]
We have your chance to win the novel that started it all: DUMPLIN’ by Julie Murphy! Heartfelt, body positive, and funny, Dumplin’ has taken over Netflix in a pair of red heels. But before there was a movie to cheer for, there was Julie Murphy‘s beloved YA novel from which the movie was adapted! The […]
Drag queens, Jennifer Aniston, and more: Go behind the scenes of DUMPLIN! Julie Murphy‘s hilarious, body positive YA novel Dumplin’ has been adapted into a Netflix original film that drops on the streaming service this Friday, so Epic Reads got the behind-the-scenes gossip before the big release! The book and movie tell the story of Willowdean […]
DUMPLIN is set to shine on-screen very soon! Last month, it was announced that Netflix acquired the adaptation of Julie Murphy‘s bestselling YA novel Dumplin and now, we finally have a release date! The story follows Willowdean Dickson (Danielle MacDonald), a plus-sized Texas teen with a sharp wit whose protest entry into a beauty pageant […]
Get the details on how Dolly Parton is returning the love she receives in DUMPLIN! Dolly Parton plays a major role in Julie Murphy‘s novel Dumplin, which follows Willowdean Dickson, a plus-sized Texas teen with a sharp wit whose protest entry into a beauty pageant to spite her mother shakes up the social hierarchy in her […]