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Born and raised among the sprawling cornfields of rural Pennsylvania, Kelly Murphy now writes from her child-sized apartment in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. Her articles have appeared in Brokelyn, Brooklyn Based, Chic Today, NCTE’s The Council Chronicle, and various other publications. Kelly graduated from Penn State with a degree in English and currently works in publishing.

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	Historical Heartthrobs: 50 Timeless Crushes—From Cleopatra to Camus by Kelly Murphy (Goodreads Author), Hallie Fryd (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 3.43 avg rating — 186 ratings — published 2014 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	I SHOULD HAVE BEEN A SERIAL KILLER 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Nikki's World: Nikki Celebrates Holi by Priya Puri Pezzano, Kelly Murphy (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator), Tim Murphy (Illustrator) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mountain Biking Southern California Trails: mountain biking, hiking, horseback riding trails liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Peyton Manning Adult Coloring Book: NFL Star and Broncos Legend, Great Quarterback and Super Bowl Winner Inspired Adult Coloring Book 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Rich writing as always. Could’ve been a bit shorter ;)
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3.5 or 3.75 maybe? I struggled with this book at first, in that it felt like in trying to write for everyone, it was writing for no one. As someone who’s more “in recovery” than “sober curious,” I often felt isolated and like this book was much more ...more
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