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Julie Berry @julieberrybooks.bsky.social · 7d

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

Julie Berry @julieberrybooks.bsky.social · 8d

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

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Julie Berry @julieberrybooks.bsky.social · 10d

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

Julie Berry @julieberrybooks.bsky.social · 12d

Washington DC area, join me tonight at 6 pm at Cleveland Park Library! #IfLooksCouldKill @dcpubliclibrary.bsky.social l
@simonteen.bsky.social
with Politics and Prose Bookstore!

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Julie Berry @julieberrybooks.bsky.social · 14d

Oh yes! We love @kalynnbayron.bsky.social at @authorsnote.bsky.social and we’ve been very excited for #MakeMeAMonster. Happy Book Birthday!

Kate Messner @katemessner.com · 15d

Another almost-October release - @kalynnbayron.bsky.social's latest YA, MAKE ME A MONSTER from @bloomsburybooksus.bsky.social! Haven't read this one yet but I'm looking forward to it - happy book birthday! bookshop.org/p/books/make...

Make Me a Monster

Check out Make Me a Monster - Featuring colored endpapers and a designed case! New York Times bestselling author Kalynn Bayron is back with a Frankenstein-tinged horror roma...

bookshop.org

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Julie Berry @julieberrybooks.bsky.social · 15d

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

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Julie Berry @julieberrybooks.bsky.social · 18d

#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

Order processing times may take up to 3 business days--if you need your order sooner, please call us to confirm! The website imports into our system every 12 hours.

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Julie Berry @julieberrybooks.bsky.social · 19d

This has been a pretty good day. #IfLooksCouldKill #NYTBestseller @simonteen

Julie Berry @julieberrybooks.bsky.social · 20d

It was delightful to see you! ♥️

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Julie Berry @julieberrybooks.bsky.social · 21d

It was amazing to see you! Thank you so much for coming. ♥️

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Julie Berry @julieberrybooks.bsky.social · 23d

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.

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Julie Berry @julieberrybooks.bsky.social · 27d

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.

www.writersdigest.com

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Julie Berry @julieberrybooks.bsky.social · 27d

Thank you, Kate!

Julie Berry @julieberrybooks.bsky.social · 29d

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…

crimereads.com

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Deborah Kalb @deborahkalb.bsky.social · Sep 15

Q&A with Julie Berry about her new YA novel, IF LOOKS COULD KILL.
tinyurl.com/bdz2ykp8
@julieberrybooks.bsky.social

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Julie Berry @julieberrybooks.bsky.social · Sep 14

"...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.

parade.com

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Julie Berry @julieberrybooks.bsky.social · Sep 13

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

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Julie Berry @julieberrybooks.bsky.social · Sep 11

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

Julie Berry @julieberrybooks.bsky.social · Sep 6

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...

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Julie Berry @julieberrybooks.bsky.social · Sep 5

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...

thenerddaily.com

Julie Berry @julieberrybooks.bsky.social · Sep 2

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

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Kate Messner @katemessner.com · Aug 23

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.

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Julie Berry @julieberrybooks.bsky.social · Aug 24

Oh, Kate! This makes me so happy. Can’t wait to hear your thoughts when you’re done. ♥️♥️

Julie Berry @julieberrybooks.bsky.social · Aug 21

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."

www.hbook.com/story/bookre...

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · Aug 17

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

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