Julie Murphy (born November 8, 1985[1][2]) is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the books Side Effects May Vary (2014), Dumplin' (2015),[3][4][5] Ramona Blue (2017), and Puddin' (2018).

[7] Murphy's literary debut was the young adult (YA) novel Side Effects May Vary which was published by Balzer + Bray on March 18, 2014.

[13] Nivea Serrao, for Entertainment Weekly, commented that "First came Side Effects May Vary‘s Alice, then came Dumplin’s Willowdean, and now there’s the titular Ramona Blue.

Nivea Serrao, for Entertainment Weekly, commented that "the best-selling author of Dumplin’ [...] and Ramona Blue has broken out in YA fiction with a message.

Kayleigh Donaldson, for SyFy Wire, wrote that "the message being sent is clear: To the rest of the world, it is impossible to be both fat and happy.