Children's Biographies & Memoirs BIOGRAPHY
Julie Ryan McGue is an American writer, a domestic adoptee, and an identical twin. In her books, essays, and blogs, she explores the topics of finding out who you are, where you belong, and making sense of it. Her award-winning memoir, Twice a Daughter: A Search for Identity, Family, and Belonging (She Writes Press),... released in May 2021. Her work has appeared in multiple journals, anthologies, and online sites, such as Writer’s Digest, Story Circle Network Journal, Brevity Nonfiction Blog, Adoption.com, Adopting.com and Severance Magazine. Her collection of essays titled Belonging Matters: Conversations on Adoption, Family, and Kinship (Muse Literary) released in November 2023. Her third book, Twice the Family, another memoir and prequel to Twice a Daughter (She Writes Press), released in February 2025. Julie splits her time between northwest Indiana and Sarasota, Florida. read more |
