I will be reading from one of my novels.

Julie will be hosting a table for Mystery Writers of America-Northwest Chapter for this event. She will be giving away bookmarks and a few copies of her books.

I am ecstatic to share that Bend, Don't Break has been shortlisted for the prestigious Eric Hoffer Book Award Grand Prize. Why I am so honored, and what I love about this award, is that it honors "freethinking writers and independent books of exceptional merit."

Come join me at the Author Event Network’s tent, where I will be selling and signing my books.

I’m looking forward to discussing the business of writing at this SinC webinar.

I’ll be selling and signing all of my novels. See you there!

The fourth book in the Jade Harrington series, The Paine Society, releases May 19, 2026.

Looking forward to reading Bend, Don’t Break at this event and hanging out with this amazing community of writers.

No One Will Save Us, narrated by A’rese Emokpae, is now available on Spotify.

No One Will Save Us is a finalist for the National Indie Excellence Award for African American Fiction.

Bend, Don’ t Break, narrated by Earphones-award winner, A’rese Emokpae, is now available on Spotify.

Bend, Don’ t Break, narrated by Earphones-award winner, A’rese Emokpae, is now available on Audible and Apple.

No One Will Save Us has been nominated for the 2025 Next Generation Indie Book Award for Fantasy.

No One Will Save Us is the winner of the 2025 Independent Press Award for African American Fiction.

Signed copies of No One Will Save Us and Bend, Don’t Break will be available at several bookstores. Please visit the Queen Anne Book Company (Seattle) Third Place Books-Seward Park (Seattle), Third Place Books-Ravenna (Seattle), and Third Place Books-Lake Forest Park.

Seattle Book Review reviewed Bend, Don’t Break: “For readers who appreciate historical fiction that centers Black voices and experiences, this book is a must-read. It is a testament to the strength that resides in every Black woman’s story—past, present, and future.”

Midwest Book Review reviewed Bend, Don’t Break: “An absorbing, thought-provoking, emotionally engaging, and deftly scripted multi-generational historical novel.”

Julie’s new standalone novel, Bend, Don’t Break, releases on February 4, 2025.

Julie’s new standalone novel, Bend, Don’t Break, will be released on February 4, 2025.

No One Will Save Us, narrated by A’rese Emokpae, is now available on Audible and Apple.

Kirkus Reviews reviewed No One Will Save Us: “…action-packed, historically accurate, and engaging…”

Julie’s first standalone novel, No One Will Save Us, releases on June 19, 2024.

Julie’s first standalone novel, No One Will Save Us, will release on June 19, 2024.

Julie graduates from the University of Southern Maine’s Stonecoast MFA Creative Writing program with a concentration in popular fiction.

Join me for a night of mayhem, murder, and mystery (my favorite kind of nights), when I and thirteen amazing noir fiction writers read excerpts from our works. You can register at: http://noiratthebar.online/ I hope to see you there! 5PM PAC/8PM ET