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Julie Berry
@julieberrybooks.bsky.social
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I write books. I own a bookstore. (NYT Bestselling author of Lovely War and a bunch of others. Owner, Author’s Note @authorsnote.bsky.social)
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I'm excited to join @booksofwonder.bsky.social on a "YA to Die For" panel tomorrow (Weds 10/29) at 5 pm Eastern Time, including Barb Rosenstock, Wendelein Van Draanen, Tom O'Donnell, & E.C. Myers. We will discuss our deathly dangerous YA novels. Join us at www.crowdcast.io/c/ya-to-die-... .
October 29, 2025 at 1:35 AM
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Bostonians! Join me Saturday at the Boston Book Festival. My panel, THRILLER: MISSING PERSON! (bostonbookfestival2025.sched.com/event/27cJK) features Channelle Desamours (NEEDY LITTLE THINGS) and Tiffany D. Jackson (THE SCAMMER). 12:15 at Teen Central, moderated by Shoshana Flax.
Boston Book Festival 2025: Thriller: Missing Person!
View more about this event at Boston Book Festival 2025
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October 22, 2025 at 8:32 PM
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Oct #NotesfromtheHornBook w/ #5Qs for @julieberrybooks.bsky.social abt IF LOOKS COULD KILL @simonkids.bsky.social @simonteen.bsky.social: "I always want to take the social, psychological, + spiritual worldview of my characters seriously + at face value" www.hbook.com/story/five-q... 📸: Travis Tanner
Five questions for Julie Berry
From the October 2025 issue of Notes from the Horn Book.
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October 15, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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The If Looks Could Kill Monster Tour heads to San Francisco Bay area w/ stops at Mrs Dalloway'sThurs, Towne Center Books Fri, & Book Passage Sat. Join the fun as we wrap this month+ on the road.
#IfLooksCouldKill #Medusa #JackTheRipper #Medusify @simonteen.bsky.social #BookTour #AuthorTour
October 8, 2025 at 2:54 AM
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Hey #ColumbusOH! Join me tonight at 6:30 pm at The Book Loft of German Village for a reading & book talk about Medusa, Jack the Ripper, and IF LOOKS COULD KILL. Can't wait.

@simonteen.bsky.social #IfLooksCouldKill #columbusohio #Medusa #JackTheRipper
October 6, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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Visiting #LexingtonKY and Joseph Beth Booksellers for the first time today re the If Looks Could Kill Monster Tour. So excited. If you know people there, please send them our way! #booktour #authortour #IfLooksCouldKill @simonteen.bsky.social
October 4, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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Washington DC area, join me tonight at 6 pm at Cleveland Park Library! #IfLooksCouldKill @dcpubliclibrary.bsky.social l
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with Politics and Prose Bookstore!
October 2, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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Oh yes! We love @kalynnbayron.bsky.social at @authorsnote.bsky.social and we’ve been very excited for #MakeMeAMonster. Happy Book Birthday!
October 1, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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East Coast Road Trip phase begins today! We're driving to Philly now for school visits and events that begin tomorrow. If you're anywhere near these bookstores & libraries, please join come say hi! #IfLooksCouldKill #booktour #Medusify
September 29, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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#IthacaNY, join me tomorrow at @buffalostreetbooks.bsky.social Books for a reading & signing of IF LOOKS COULD KILL at 2 pm Sat September 27, 215 N Cayuga Street. Support indie bookstores & order signed copies. #ithacany #BookTour #iflookscouldkill #medusify
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If Looks Could Kill with Julie Berry
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September 26, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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This has been a pretty good day. #IfLooksCouldKill #NYTBestseller @simonteen
September 26, 2025 at 3:15 AM
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If you're within reach of Keene NH, Maynard MA, or Concord NH, please come say hi at one of my book launch events! Monday at The Toadstool Keene NH, Tuesday at Maynard Public Library, and Wednesday at Gibson's Bookstore in Concord NH.
September 22, 2025 at 9:49 AM
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I was interviewed by @writersdigest.bsky.social about my writing life and about IF LOOKS COULD KILL. www.writersdigest.com/julie-berry-... @simonteen.bsky.social
Julie Berry: Revision Is a Writer’s Most Potent Weapon
In this interview, author Julie Berry discusses her hopes for readers with her new YA fantasy, If Looks Could Kill.
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September 17, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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Here’s a tongue-in-cheek listicle I wrote of #truecrime pairings w/ literary myth retellings on @crimereads.bsky.social arguing that our worst criminals can’t stack up to mythic rage & opining on if a jury of moms would convict or acquit. Spoiler: beware the Mom Jury. crimereads.com/true-crime-a...
True Crime as Myth’s Copycat
Compared to the heroes and heroines of most of Greek mythology, our most shocking modern criminals, though they leave swaths of destruction, are still milquetoast wannabe, practically plagiarists o…
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September 16, 2025 at 9:38 AM
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Q&A with Julie Berry about her new YA novel, IF LOOKS COULD KILL.
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September 15, 2025 at 10:42 AM
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"...a YA thriller unlike anything you’ve read before...blends mythology & true crime, reimagining Medusa’s legend in a deadly clash with Jack the Ripper. Dark, fast-paced, and utterly addictive, it’s the must-read of the fall." @parademag.bsky.social @simonteen.bsky.social parade.com/books/forget...
Forget What You Did Last Summer — This Fall, Myth and True Crime Collide in YA Thriller 'If Looks Could Kill'
This fall, Julie Berry’s 'If Looks Could Kill' blends myth, true crime, and suspense in a gripping YA thriller readers won’t want to miss.
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September 14, 2025 at 10:08 PM
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My People .com article dropped today. "When Medusa Meets Jack the Ripper: Serial Killers in a Mythic Ripper Retelling." people.com/medusa-meets... @simonteen.bsky.social
When Medusa Meets Jack the Ripper: Serial Killers in a Mythic Ripper Retelling (Exclusive)
Author Julie Berry breaks down why we're so fascinated by stories of murdered young women and fantastical beasts, and what happens when we flip the script.
people.com
September 13, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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Los Angeles area readers, join me tonight (Thursday) at
Annabelle's Book Club in Studio City CA at 7 pm and Saturday at 2 pm at Once Upon a Time Books in Montrose CA for a reading and signing of IF LOOKS COULD KILL! @simonteen.bsky.social
September 11, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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Author Newsletter out. First time in... I don't want to say how long. :) Announcing the launch of IF LOOKS COULD KILL, and recapping recent travels. #booklaunch #booktour mailchi.mp/3f8f3796b095...
September 6, 2025 at 11:40 PM
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The Nerd Daily interviewed me about IF LOOKS COULD KILL. thenerddaily.com/julie-berry-...
Q&A: Julie Berry, Author of 'If Looks Could Kill' | The Nerd Daily
We chat with author Julie Berry about If Looks Could Kill, which is a true-crime-nail-biter-turned-mythic-odyssey pitting Jack the Ripper against Medusa. A defiant love song to sisterhood, a survivors...
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September 5, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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Folks, this is the book tour I'm embarking on in less than a week. I am wildly excited. Details are at bit.ly/IfLooksCould... and the events page of my author website. Come say hi! Can't wait to see you on the road. @simonteen.bsky.social
September 2, 2025 at 10:40 AM
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Weekend reading - I've come to expect a lot from @julieberrybooks.bsky.social but her new YA novel is off the charts. Jack the Ripper meets Medusa? Yes, please!
Book in the bow of a boat with blue lake & several other boats in the background. Book has a red cover with white title font: IF LOOKS COULD KILL by Julie Berry and shows Medusa with angry eyes in shades of red.
August 23, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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Elated to share a starred review for IF LOOKS COULD KILL from @The Horn Book. "Berry's call to awareness of misogyny in its many forms is strong and clear."

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August 21, 2025 at 1:37 PM
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Federal agents violently detained a food delivery driver as he emerged from a D.C. coffee shop Saturday morning.

The incident captured on video showed the officers throwing him to the ground and beating him before sweeping him away in an unmarked vehicle. wapo.st/45Egtkc
August 17, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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I loved chatting with Anne Bogel on the Modern Mrs Darcy podcast about what it's like to own @authorsnote.bsky.social, how to find great reads amidst the clamor of blurbs and endorsements, and my upcoming release, IF LOOKS COULD KILL. modernmrsdarcy.com/489-episode/
The satisfaction of sinking into a good book
Anne talks with author Julie Berry about writing and discovering smart books with big heart.
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August 12, 2025 at 9:39 PM