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Julie Long

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Born

in Fairfield, Iowa, The United States

February 20

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Fiction, Humor and Comedy, Chick Lit

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Jonathan Tropper, Nick Hornby, Richard Russo

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November 2008

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Julie Long was born in Fairfield, Iowa, a typical Midwestern town (the kind with a bandstand in the middle of the square) that just happened to become the center of the Transcendental Meditation movement. This fact inspired Julie to write her novel, ROOVILLE. It also prompted Oprah to visit Fairfield and dub it "America's most unusual town."

For several years Julie lived in Southern California (where she never did find the center of town) before opting for the rural life in Western Pennsylvania. Today she lives on a farm outside of Pittsburgh with her husband, extended family and Wilson the bulldog.

In addition to writing ROOVILLE, Julie co-authored the humor book, BABY: An Owner's Manual, the eater's guide A Mouthful of Truth, and the busin ...more

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	Rooville 3.66 avg rating — 59 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	Baby: An Owner's Manual: Operating Instructions No Baby Should Be Delivered Without by Steve Tague, Julie Long (Goodreads Author) 3.95 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 2003 — 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
	Heartvines by Jay Sturner (Goodreads Author), Jason Sturner (Goodreads Author), Shanin Abreu (Photographer) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2019	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
	A Mouthful of Truth: The real deal on food and eating by Albert Eiler, Julie Long (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2010	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
	Vancouver Island 2007 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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	Fat, Dumb and Lazy : A Simple Story for Those Who Seek Change (and Even Those Who Don't) (Paperback)--by Brian Long [2010 Edition] ISBN: 9780984318506 by Julie Long (Goodreads Author), Unknown Author 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
	Fat, Dumb and Lazy: A simple story for those who seek change by Brian Long, Julie Long (Goodreads Author) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2010 — 3 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
	The Homestead Quarterly - Winter 22-23: Inspiration for Your Homestead Journey by Amber Benge, Rebecca Desnos, Bailey Van Tassel 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
	Heart if by Land, Soul if by Sea: Poetry and photographs celebrating the beauty of the Midwest and the Emerald Coast by Kimberly Ealey, Linda Cedillos, Jada Farrington (Photographer) 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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