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 Lynne
Murrayauthor of Bride of the Living Dead Click here to listen to or download a 44-minute Pearlsong Conversation with author Lynne Murray in which she talks about her books, writing— and reading—life-sized fiction, and the role of fat-positive novels in empowering women. Lynne Murray's website | Lynne Murray's Pearlsong Press newsroom page | About Bride of the Living Dead | Author's blog for Bride of the Living Dead | Read an excerpt | Media Kit (PDF) Lynne Murray is the author of the
award-winning Josephine Fuller, sleuth of size, mystery series. her
humorous essays, interviews and reviews have appeared in magazines and
newspapers. She lives in San Francisco.
"I knew I wanted to write a novel featuring a fat heroine with a take-no-prisoners attitude when the book hit the wall. I threw the novel I was reading when I reached a page where the book's heroine sneers at a fat character. It was one fat joke too many. I had to do something. "I wasn't sure how to create a fat fictional character who refused to be ignored or disrespected. It turned out that what I had to do was to become a self-accepting woman of size in the process of writing about one. "Larger Than Death, the first book in the mystery series featuring Josephine Fuller, a sleuth of size who doesn't apologize, won the National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance (NAAFA) Distinguished Achievement Award. "In Bride of the Living Dead (Pearlsong Press, June 2010), I set out to write a romantic comedy about love and marriage. I conjured up a rebellious, plus-sized heroine whose idea of dressing up is wearing a monster movie T-shirt and jeans to go to the movies. Yet Bride of the Living Dead finds our heroine trapped into a formal wedding with her anorexic, perfectionist older sister planning the whole thing. "My humorous short pieces have appeared in magazines and newspapers. Many of these articles, including the most fun one of all — an interview of Darlene Cates, star of What's Eating Gilbert Grape? — are available on my website at www.lmurray.com. "I came to San Francisco to go to SF State University. I received a B.A. in psychology, but also got captivated by the City and ended up staying. It was great fun using the San Francisco Bay Area as the perfect setting for a romantic comedy in Bride of the Living Dead. "I share an apartment with a small group of extremely mellow cats, who are all either rescued or formerly feral."
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Praise for Lynne Murray "Murray brings a refreshing
approach "Finally! Great character,
terrific concept. Josephine Fuller is...self-confident, self-accepting,
strong. Wonderful!" "Josephine Fuller is truly
a woman of substance: wry, perceptive, richly alive, and unapologetically
independent." "Lynne Murray has developed
a bold and gritty heroine. The fresh, sassy voices "Larger Than Death
has more twists and turns than the curves of its "With plenty of action & a
bit of humor thrown in, Large Target provides "This modern mystery makes
for "Jo is highly likable and
finely drawn." "Make room for Josephine
Fuller, "Large Target
is an enjoyable novel "Investigator Josephine
Fuller is "At Large is
filled with hilarious dialogue, comfortable old friends and a great "Josephine Fuller charms
the reader "This one is a winner, the
kind of read you don't want to put down "A large dose of fun
carefully entwined "Typical good humor and
panache." "Frequent humor, a
titillating subject matter, and crazy characters "Both size and sass...Jo's
dinner "A Ton of Trouble
is a ton of fun." |
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Praise for Lynne Murray