Julie Murphy & Alessandra Balzer: An Evening about Young Adult Writing and Publishing, moderated by Siobhan Vivian

February 27, 2020 - 7:30pm to 9:00pm
Young Adult author Julie Murphy joins her editor Alessandra Balzer in a conversation with Siobhan Vivian

Julie Murphy is the New York Times bestselling author of the young adult books Side Effects May Vary, Dumplin’, Ramona Blue, and Puddin’. Dumplin’ was recently made into a Netflix film starring Jennifer Aniston. Her new book, Dear Sweet Pea, will be out in October 2019. A former librarian, she lives in North Texas.

Alessandra Balzer is copublisher of the HarperCollins Publishers’ young adult imprint Balzer + Bray. In addition to Murphy, her imprint’s authors include Angie Thomas (The Hate U Give), Emily Danforth (The Miseducation of Cameron Post), and Ben Philippe (The Field Guide to the North American Teenager). 

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