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Julie Gray is a developmental editor and native Californian living in Tel Aviv. Her book, The True Adventures of Gidon Lev was one of the Kirkus Review's Best Books of 2020. Julie appreciates a good gin and tonic and loves Middle Eastern food, which is convenient, given her location. She's currently writing "They Do Things Differently Here," a memoir about making the move from Hollywood to Israel and the hilarity that ensued. Julie's writing can be found in The Times of Israel, the Jewish Journal, Moment Magazine, the Huffington Post, the NY Post, the Sanskrit Literary Journal, and MovieMaker magazine among others.

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	The True Adventures of Gidon Lev 4.46 avg rating — 138 ratings — 4 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
	Just Effing Entertain Me: A Screenwriter's Atlas 4.86 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2013 — 4 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 am Not Myself: A Year Grieving Suicide 3.75 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2011 — 4 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

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Love in the Time of DeSantis: The War on LGBTQIA Rights

"Life is a narrow bridge. The important thing is not to be afraid." ~ Rabbi Nachman of Breslov

In the past several weeks, Gidon and I have received dozens of terrified messages on our social media accounts and emails from young people in the LGBTQIA community in the United States. These messages can be described in one word: scared. Young people are writing to Gidon, asking him if they should flee

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Care for the Carer: An Alzheimer's Memoir

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“Never trust the teller, trust the tale. The proper function of a critic is to save the tale from the artist who created it.”
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“If writers wrote as carelessly as some people talk, then adhasdh asdglaseuyt[bn[ pasdlgkhasdfasdf.”
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