Julie Kibler

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Julie Kibler

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Julie Kibler is the bestselling author of Home for Erring and Outcast Girls and Calling Me Home, which was an IndieNext List pick, Target Club Pick, and Ladies' Home Journal Book Club Pick, published in fifteen languages. She has a bachelor's degree in English and journalism and a master's degree in library science and lives with her family, including four rescued dogs and cats, in Texas. ...more

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Published on April 29, 2015 18:54
Average rating: 4.19 · 52,642 ratings · 7,178 reviews · 4 distinct worksSimilar authors
Calling Me Home

4.26 avg rating — 46,594 ratings — published 2012 — 57 editions
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Home for Erring and Outcast...

3.68 avg rating — 6,033 ratings — published 2019 — 14 editions
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come rugiada nel buio

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Calling Me Home: A Novel

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“The heart is a demanding tenant; it frequently makes a strong argument against common sense.”
Julie Kibler, Calling Me Home

“When you fall in love, every kind of reason flies out the newly opened window of your brain.”
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“The heart is a demanding tenant”
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Stephanie Fitzgerald Thanks, Julie!😃


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Julie Kibler Zetta wrote: "Hi Julie! I'm enjoying the Southern Lit group. Are you?"

I spent some time trying to figure out how to navigate it yesterday. I've been on Goodreads for a while, but haven't spent much time in the groups yet. Was poking around, checking things out, and experimenting with getting my feet wet!


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Zetta Hi Julie! I'm enjoying the Southern Lit group. Are you?


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Julie Kibler Patricia wrote: "HI Julie--- thank you for signing on as my friend and I want to be one of the first to wish you well on debut novel and hope for future sucess"

Thank you, Patricia!


Patricia Graham HI Julie--- thank you for signing on as my friend and I want to be one of the first to wish you well on debut novel and hope for future sucess


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Julie Kibler Thanks for the request!


Christine Hatfield thanks for being my friend


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